Please be a part of Tama County Public Well being & Residence Care on Nov. 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at their workplace, 129 W. Excessive Road, Toledo, to have a good time 55 years of service within the county. Burgers (grilled by the Tama County Cattlemen), chips and kolaches will likely be served. Contributed Photograph.
The Tama County Well being Service (TCHS) originated November l8, l966 as a pilot dwelling health-training program with a grant from the Workplace of Financial Alternative.
In February of l967 TCHS acquired phrase from the Social Safety Administration workplace in Kansas Metropolis that they’d met the {qualifications} for participation within the Well being Insurance coverage Advantages Program (Medicare). TCHS continued to be a part of a multi-county company till l974 when every county shaped impartial well being companies.
After forming as an impartial well being service, TCHS shaped its Governing Board, the Board of Well being. An Advisory Board appointed by the Board of Well being was shaped to help with steering and analysis of the Company.
Over its fifty-five 12 months historical past, TCHS (now often known as Tama County Public Well being & Residence Care) has needed to make modifications to remain related with present world happenings. Grant funding was acquired to begin completely different new applications that match the wants of the problems happening in that point. In 1989 TCPH&HC acquired a Well being Promotion grant to carry a Well being Truthful within the County. In 1990 a grant to increase adolescent little one well being. In 1994 a Breast Most cancers Grant and a 3 12 months Cardiovascular Danger Discount Grant was acquired. In 2001 a Wellmark Well being Children Grant was acquired.
TCPH&HC has partnered with residents to begin a number of Coalitions to sort out points happening in our county. In 2004, SKIP Coalition was shaped to help households and make sure the security and well-being of youngsters recognized as being in danger for abuse. In 2005 the Teen Being pregnant Coalition was shaped to deal with what was chosen as a prime well being concern for Tama County throughout the Neighborhood Well being Wants Evaluation. In 2008 TCPH&HC assisted with the formation of the DEC (Drug Endangered Kids) Program. The Tama County Wellness Coalition was shaped in 2011. Within the spring of 2012 the Coalition acquired a small grant to evaluate the walkability of a pre-determined route locally.
In 55 years of service, there have been a number of Public Well being cases the place TCPH&HC have aided our County. In the course of the spring floods of 1993 quite a few DT’s got to flood victims.
In 2001 after 9/11, Bioterrorism grew to become a Public Well being Challenge. Workshops have been performed all through the County to companion with neighborhood companions to overview attainable threats. Funds have been acquired via the CDC to construct Public Well being Infrastructure. In 2003, our Company helped gather birds for the testing of West Nile Virus. In 2005, TCPH&HC held mumps vaccination clinics in response to an outbreak of mumps. In the course of the ice storm of 2007 the Tama County Native Emergency Planning Fee labored with different businesses to offer help for the shelters.
In the course of the floods of 2008, TPCH&HC gave 94 free tetanus photographs to flood victims and emergency staff. In 2009 & 2010, TCPH&HC hosted clinics to offer H1N1 vaccine. Roughly 3500 doses got in Tama County.
