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Welcome to Ste. Genevieve County Health Department

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Welcome to Ste. Genevieve County Health Department. Our website has been redesigned to better serve your need for public health information. Check back often for updated news on our events as well as timely health bulletins. If you have any questions, please contact us through the website, or call our office. Our services are designed to help you be informed health consumers. We look forward to your feedback.

 

Day Care and the Winter Cold:

 Some tips to keep the children healthy and safe.

  

With the beginning of the New Year, cold wet weather is settling in for winter.  It has been especially cold here in recent weeks and the cold and flu season is well upon us.  The Ste. Genevieve County Health Department and its Environmental Department have some helpful tips to keep children healthy and safe in Day Care environments.

 

Read more: Day Care and the Winter Cold:

   

February is Earthquake Awareness Month

Preparedness Tips to Survive

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Three of the largest earthquakes experienced in the continental United States occurred in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in 1811-12. Southeast Missouri continues to experience over 200 measurable minor earthquakes each year. Occasionally, residents can feel some of those minor earthquakes. Because a New Madrid Seismic Zone earthquake cannot be predicted, it is important to take steps to learn about earthquakes and to protect yourself.



The following preparedness tips can help you survive an earthquake:

Read more: February is Earthquake Awareness Month

 

HPV Vaccine Now Available

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 Thanks to a collaborative effort by Ste Genevieve County Health Department, Jefferson County Health Department, The Missouri Foundation for Health, and Merck Pharmaceuticals, the HPV vaccine, Gardasil, is now available free of charge to all females ages 9 - 26 regardless of income or insurance status. The vaccine is available on Wednesdays and Fridays, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm at the Ste Genevieve County Health Department.

 

Read more: HPV Vaccine Now Available

   

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