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Public Health |
Other Health Care |
Hinds Co
MS
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Hinds County is a separate Public Health District
from the other nine geographically based Districts in the state.
The Mississippi State Department of Health operates several clinics
in the Jackson Metropolitan Area, including an HIV/STD clinic (Ellis
Avenue Clinic) which was opened in July 1995. |
Most low-income residents of Hinds County seek health
care at the several clinics operated by Jackson/Hinds Comprehensive
Health Center (JHCHC), which offers comprehensive services on a sliding
fee scale. There are 11 hospitals in Jackson with a total of 2,294
beds. |
Humphreys Co
MS
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Humphreys County is part of Public Health District
III, based in neighboring Greenwood, and there is a Health Department
Clinic in the town of Belzoni. |
There are two family practice clinics run by private
physicians in Belzoni as well as the Humphreys County Hospital. The
town of Isola has a rural health clinic, and a clinic was opened
in the small town of Louise in 1995. |
Richland Co
SC
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The Public Health Department in Richland County falls
within the four-county Palmetto District, based in Columbia. The
Public Health Department operates several clinics in the District,
including STD clinics at its offices in Columbia and in Lexington
County. |
Another source of healthcare for low-income residents
is Richland Primary Health Care, a not-for-profit care provider with
two clinics in Richland County. Planned Parenthood operates a clinic
in Columbia with reproductive services, including STD testing. There
is a VA medical center on the east side of Columbia, and emergency
room care is available from two private hospitals (Columbia Memorial
and Baptist). |
Orangeburg Co
SC
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The Health Department in Orangeburg is the headquarters
of the Edisto District. There are also three satellite clinics throughout
the County. |
In Orangeburg County, the federally funded Family
Health Center (FHC) is the main source of primary care. Operating
on a sliding-fee scale, FHC offers adult medicine, pediatric medicine,
urgent care, ob/gyn, and dental services. FHC also has a health educator
and social worker, a mobile unit, and operates seven satellite clinics
throughout the county. The Regional Medical Center is an acute-care
facility located in the city of Orangeburg; South Carolina State
University has the Brooks Health Center on its campus. |
Shelby Co
TN
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The Memphis/Shelby County Health Department operates
as a distinct Public Health Region in Tennessee. The Health Department
STD clinic is located in the Memphis central city; five satellite
clinics are operated in low-income areas throughout Memphis. |
There are five major hospitals in Memphis. The working
poor can access the Church Health Center, funded by donations from
150 local church congregations. Tenncare is the statewide program
designed to replace Medicaid and other health entitlement programs. |
Tunica Co
MS
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Tunica County is one of nine counties in Mississippi
Public Health District I, and there is one DIS responsible for the
county. The town of Tunica has a Health Department clinic that offers
WIC services and family planning, including STD testing, treatment,
and counseling. |
The Aaron E. Henry Health Center (AEH) operates a
clinic in the town of Tunica with full medical care on a sliding
fee scale. AEH also opened a school-based clinic in 1991, and has
health educators serving the county. Methodist Family Medical Center
has a full-time and a part-time physician, a nurse practitioner,
and also offers full medical services. African-American residents
go either to AEH or to Methodist, and white residents are said to
go to Memphis for health care. |
Montgomery Co
AL
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Montgomery County, as of October 1, 1995, is part
of Public Health Area (PHA) 8. In terms of STD epidemiology and follow-up,
it is part of PHA 12 with five other counties. The Health Department
STD clinic, known as the Specialty Clinic, is located in the Montgomery
County Health Department building. |
Due to the lack of public hospitals in the city of
Montgomery, a rotating "ER of the Day" arrangement, where
emergency room services are alternated daily among three private
hospitals, was instituted in the late 1980s. Lister Hill Health Center
and Montgomery Primary Health Care are community health centers offering
full services. The Montgomery Regional Medical Center and the Health
Department maternity clinic have instituted the "Gift of Life
Foundation" to provide prenatal and obstetric care to low-income
pregnant women in Montgomery. Montgomery AIDS Outreach operates clinics,
conducts HIV/AIDS counseling services, and does outreach activities
in and around Montgomery. |
Lowndes Co
AL
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As of October 1995, Lowndes County became part of
Public Health Area (PHA) 7. However it is also one of the six counties,
along with Montgomery, that comprise PHA 12 for STD services. The
local Health Department clinic is located in Hayneville, and the
Disease Investigator responsible for the county is based in Montgomery. |
The most utilized health care facility in Lowndes
County is the West Alabama Health Services (WAHS) center in Hayneville,
which offers comprehensive health and dental services. WAHS also
operates a school-based clinic in the town of Whitehall. Also located
in Hayneville is the Four Rivers Health Clinic. A private physician
has an office in Fort Deposit. |