Communicable Disease and PreventionThe Communicable Disease and Prevention Division provides programs that prevent childhood illnesses; assist in control of unintended pregnancies; and limit the spread of infectious diseases through early investigation, identification, and treatment. |
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Programs and Services |
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Fees and Charges
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Family and Child Health fees (excluding Immunization vaccine) are assessed on a sliding fee scale based upon client income.
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Fees are not assessed for services related to an epidemiological investigation and/or follow-up activities.
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South Central Public Health District does not refuse client services due to inability to pay.
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Aids Case Management
Confidential services are available through South Central Public Health District for HIV-positive persons, those living with AIDS, and their loved ones who live in south central Idaho.
The HIV/AIDS Case Manager can provide case management tailored to the needs of the individual seeking help. Confidential referrals to local physicians, dentists, mental health counselors and other health professionals can be made, as well as assistance with housing and medications. 
A physician who specializes in the treatment of infectious diseases provides a private clinic once a month for our clients who are HIV positive or living with AIDS. An annual HIV/AIDS retreat is also available.
For more information, please contact the public health nurse in your local public health office. You may also contact the HIV/AIDS Case Manager at (208) 737-5969 in the Twin Falls office.
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Disease Reporting & Control
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has adopted regulations that contain the official requirements governing the reporting, control, and prevention of reportable diseases and conditions.
Click Here for more information on reportable diseases; Idaho laws, how to report a case, and a list of reportable diseases and time frame to report them.
Family Planning
We promote pregnancy preparedness, reproductive health, and healthy behaviors that reduce risks to individual and family health. Services include clinics that offer examinations, pregnancy testing, counseling, education, referral, and contraceptives. HIV/AIDS counseling and testing, and confidential sexually transmitted disease diagnosis and treatment, are also available. Services are by appointment.
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HIV Testing & Counseling
Some choices we make can put us at risk for becoming infected with HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). No one is immune to HIV, but we can protect ourselves by staying informed about what activities put us at risk for this deadly infection and avoiding those activities.
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Immunizations
Thanks to immunization, diseases that were once commonplace are now only distant memories for most Americans. While some diseases are more commonly associated with the very young, the elderly, or the sick, unvaccinated people of all ages are susceptible to serious, debilitating, and potentially deadly vaccine-preventable diseases.
The germs responsible for vaccine-preventable diseases such as chickenpox, pneumococcal disease, influenza, and hepatitis A and B do not distinguish between young and old, rich or poor, or racial or cultural heritage.
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Refugee Health Services
For information about refugee health services, contact the College of Southern Idaho Refugee Center at 736-2166. Health screenings are available at South Central Public Health District, and include immunization updates, physical examinations, tuberculosis and other communicable disease screenings, as well as physician referral.
Reproductive Health
We promote pregnancy preparedness, reproductive health, and healthy behaviors that reduce risks to individual and family health. Services include clinics that offer examinations, pregnancy testing, counseling, education, referral, and contraceptives. HIV/AIDS counseling and testing, and confidential sexually transmitted disease diagnosis and treatment, are also available. Services are by appointment.
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Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening
Sexually transmitted diseases include HIV / AIDS, chlamydia, herpes, gonorrhea, etc. Diagnosis, treatment, and referral services for sexually transmitted diseases are offered at the Bellevue, Burley, Jerome, and Twin Falls offices of South Central Public Health District. Contact these offices for an appointment or information.
Fees
Charges are based on income and family size using a sliding fee schedule.
No one will be refused services because of inability to pay.
Appointments
Services are by appointment as hours are flexible and may change.
Please call for an appointment.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Fact Sheets
Tuberculosis Clinic
South Central Public Health District offers diagnostic, treatment, and consultation services for clients with tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis has been considered by many as a disease of the past. Each year an average of two cases of active TB are diagnosed in south central Idaho. An average of 91 clients per year are seen in the public health TB clinic.
Monthly TB clinics offer education, preventative therapy, and treatment of active disease cases. Clinics are staffed by Ronald Fullmer, M.D., and fees are based on income. South Central Public Health District also offers supervised medication administration for treatment of all cases of active TB.
For more information, contact your physician or local South Central Public Health District office.
Tuberculosis Fact Sheets
West Nile Virus
West Nile virus is transmitted to people, birds, and horses by the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus can cause serious illness in people of any age, but especially those over the age of 50 or those with other underlying medical conditions.
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