Ribbon Cutting to be Held for Pope County Public Health Clinic in Golconda
Southern 7 Health Department announces it will host a ribbon cutting for its Pope County Public Health Clinic in Golconda on April 11 at 10:00 AM. This comes following the move of the clinic last year. Its new location is 106 N. Market Street in Golconda. This event is open to the public.
The Department has provided health services to residents of Pope County for more than 20 years. The new location brings opportunities for future expansion of clinic services without increasing costs to residents.
“Southern 7 is very pleased to be able to offer expanded services to the residents of Pope County,” said Rhonda Andrews-Ray, S7HD Executive Director/Public Health Administrator. “Many service gaps exist in rural communities such as Pope and additional services are always welcomed.”
As a result of the move, two programs are returning to Pope County; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and Family Case Management (FCM). It has been more than 10 years since Southern 7 has been able to provide WIC and FCM programs in Pope County due to previous state budget cuts.
WIC is a food assistance program for Women, Infants and Children that helps pregnant women, new mothers and young children eat well and stay healthy. Services offered: a WIC EBT card to purchase healthy foods, information about nutrition to help families eat well and be healthy, information and help about breastfeeding, help in finding health care & other services in your area.
Family Case Management Program serves pregnant women, infants and high risk children by offering prenatal assessment / plan of care & prenatal education, infant assessments / care plan & referrals to other service providers as needed, follow up services provided to all High-Risk infants, developmental screenings to infant & children, perinatal depression screenings & referral for services an needed.
WIC/FCM hours of operation at the Pope County Clinic are Tuesdays from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Call 618-683-8022 for information. For assistance other days of the week, WIC/FCM clients can call the Vienna office on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM at 618-658-5011 or the Hardin office on Wednesdays from 9:15 AM to 3:45 PM at 618-285-6215 with any questions.
In addition to WIC and FCM, all programs and services offered by Southern 7 Health Department will also be available at the clinic. Nursing staff are available to provide a variety of health screenings and other general nursing services. Please call for more information or to schedule an appointment.
To learn more about the ribbon cutting, or for services provided by Southern 7 Health Department, call 618-634-2297.
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