Updates from the Cedar County Health Department

Monthly blood draw option

Beginning on April 1, the Cedar County Health Department is suspending the monthly Public Blood Draw schedule. As you may know, the health department alternates the offering of this discounted testing between El Dorado Springs and Stockton in an effort to provide low cost health choices to those with little or no health insurance coverage. It is important that we limit close contact as much as possible for non-essential services as we strive to curb the spread of COVID-19 and keep our communities as healthy as possible.

WIC Program Services (Women, Infants, And Children)

•As of March 25, 2020 the WIC Program services will be administered ONLY BY PHONE until further notice. If you currently have an appointment for services, you will be or have been contacted with instructions to receive VOUCHERS without interruption to the best of our ability. Nutrition education will be given by phone, followed by vouchers that will be received by mail.

• SPECIAL NOTE TO NEW CLIENTS: All NEW WIC applicants will be enrolled by TELEPHONE ONLY, as all in-person contact requirements have been waived at this time.

• If you require assistance, enrollment or help of any kind, please call Jill at (417) 876-5477 or (417) 276-6416. Thank you for your understanding.

Water sample changes

• Because of COVID-19 and in an effort to reduce close person to person contact, the temporary schedule for water sample kit pick-up and drop-off in Stockton are as follows: The office of the Cedar County Health Department at the Stockton Health Complex in Stockton will be open Monday and Thursday from 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. unless it is an observed holiday.  ALSO, as we are working in conjunction with the City of Stockton, and Mayor Mary Norell, sample kits may be picked up at the drive-thru window of Stockton City Hall during their regular business hours.                

SPECIAL NOTE PLEASE: Water samples MUST be returned to the Cedar County Health Department at the Stockton Health Complex AND PLEASE be sure to read ALL instructions when preparing samples for testing to ensure accurate results. There is a $10 fee that will need to be submitted along with a requisition that also must be accurately completed to accompany the water sample. If we may be of assistance with any questions that you may have, please call (417) 276-6416 of (417) 876-5477. Thank you for your help in keeping everyone safe.

Birth and death certificates will continue to be available upon request at the El Dorado Springs site.

In-home services will continue as usual.

We are currently also suspending all immunizations, pregnancy testing, TB testing, STD testing and fingerprinting until further notice as we focus our efforts on COVID-19.

Thank you for your understanding during this time. We will keep the communities informed when normal operation resume. For more information, please call (417) 876-5477 or (417) 276-6416.