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What Does A Community Health Department Do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Community health nurses provide services to help prevent disease. These services can include clinics that address adult health, immunizations, communicable diseases, and sexually transmitted diseases. Provision of clinical and environmental diagnostic services include water testing, private water testing, and infectious disease testing. The Health Department also provides a safe environment by regulating and implementing city and county ordinances, continuously monitoring food service establishments, and educating the public on general sanitation.

Health Department staff provide resources to the community through health statistics, educational pamphlets, local resource referrals. Presentations on a variety of health topics are also offered.It is the responsibility of the health department to develop plans to maintain the public’s health. Emergency plans are prepared for any event involving a health response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n




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List of Health Departments in Region 7<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Austin Public Health Department:<\/b>
7201 Levander Loop 
Austin, TX 78702
512-972-5000

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Hays County Health Department
<\/b>401 Broadway Street #A
San Marcos, TX 78666
512-393-5520 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Waco-McLennan County Public Health District
<\/b>225 West Waco Drive 
Waco, TX 76707
254-750-5450<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Bell County Health Department
<\/b>201 North 8th Street
Temple, TX 76501
254-773-4457

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Brazos County Health Department 
<\/b>201 North Texas Avenue 
Bryan, TX 77803
979-361-4440<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Milam County Health Department
<\/b>209 South Houston 
Cameron, TX 76520
254-697-7039<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williamson County Public Health District 
<\/b>100 West 3rd Street
Georgetown, TX 78626
512-943-3600<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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