General Info

The Saint Louis County Department of Health offers a variety of programs to prevent diseases and injuries, promote wellness and protect people from environmental hazards. It provides immunization services to protect children against infectious diseases. The department also offers nursing, consulting and crisis intervention services for at-risk pregnant women and infants. The Saint Louis County Department of Health additionally provides in-home nursing assessment, case management and educational services. It also offers communicable disease, animal and mosquito control programs. The department provides advocacy training in schools to promote the development of healthy lifestyles. It offers smoking cessation, emergency preparedness and pregnancy prevention programs. The Saint Louis County Department of Health provides mental health care, crisis intervention, counseling, psychological testing, psychiatric evaluation and medication management services. It also operates laboratories that monitor and test air pollution, environmental radiation and the quality of milk and water quality. The department is located in St. Louis.