PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION

BRAZOS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION

Community Health Nurses and Health Educators provide a variety of clinical, health counseling, and group education services, focusing on treating and preventing disease and promoting healthy lifestyles.

Community Health Clinics

Adult Health Clinic

Hypertension and diabetes screening, with appropriate referrals for positive screens or individual problems.

Community Health Clinic

Coordination with the Family Practice Residency Program of the Brazos Valley to provide non-complex, non-emergency medical services for adults, and also to provide non-emergency pediatric care, including well child care and sick care.

Immunization Clinic

Routine immunizations and tuberculosis skin testing for infants, children and adults.
Excluded: hepatitis B for anyone over 18 years of age & immunizations specifically required for foreign travel.

Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic

Testing, treatment and counseling for sexually transmitted diseases.
HIV counseling and testing.

Tuberculosis Elimination Clinic

Testing, treatment, and case management of tuberculosis disease.
Preventive treatment of tuberculosis infection.
Recommendations on regulations and/or control measures.
Collection of tuberculosis disease and infection statistics (reporting required by law).

Communicable Disease Clinic

Case investigation of communicable diseases.
Tracking of contacts; facilitation of preventive treatment, when appropriate.
Recommendations on regulations and/or control measures.
Collection of disease and infection statistics (reporting required by law).

CLINIC OFFICE HOURS FEES* CLIENTS

Adult Health
(screening only)
Friday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Sliding Scale Adults

Community Health Clinic

1301 Memorial Dr.
(Coordinated with Family Practice Residency Program)
Call (979)776-8440 for appointment Sliding Scale
Medicaid
Medicare Insurance Adults and Children

Immunization Clinic
(Brazos County Health Department)
Monday 8:30-11:30am
Tuesday 2-5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am-12:30pm
Friday 10am-12:30pm

Children's vaccines (2 months to 18 years of age):
Sliding scale
Medicaid

Adult vaccines:
Sliding scale
Medicare (flu shots only)
As of July 7, 2007, all adult immunizations (19 years of age and older) will cost $25
All ages ( with special exclusions)

Immunization Clinic
(Lincoln Center)
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.

Sliding Scale
Medicaid
Medicare (flu shots only) All ages (with special exclusions)

Special Immunization Clinics Outreach Clinics held throughout month at non-traditional sites/hours
Call for location and hours
Medicaid
Free All ages (with special exclusions)

Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
Monday 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday 3:45 - 5:30p.m.
Friday 7:45 – 9:00 a.m.

STARTING AUGUST 1ST, 2008:
Wednesday 3:45-5:15pm

$15 ($20 starting January 1, 2009)

Medicaid
Persons with known or suspected sexually transmitted disease

Tuberculosis Elimination Clinic Call for information or appointment (TB skin testing during regular Immunization Clinics)
Medicaid
$5 per test ($10 starting July 7, 2008)
If the the client does not return for a reading at the required time frame, the following visit will cost $15.00
Persons with known or suspected tuberculosis infection or disease

Communicable Disease Clinic Call for information or appointment Sliding Scale Medicaid
Free Persons with certain known or suspected communicable diseases

*Sliding Scale is based on weekly, monthly, or annual income, family size, and federal poverty levels. Community Health Services will not be denied due to inability to pay sliding scale fee (special exclusions apply to clinics coordinated with Family Practice Residency Program).

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Revised 06/20/2008

CLINIC	OFFICE HOURS	FEES*	CLIENTS
Adult Health (screening only)	Friday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon	Sliding Scale	Adults
Community Health Clinic 1301 Memorial Dr. (Coordinated with Family Practice Residency Program)	Call (979)776-8440 for appointment	Sliding Scale Medicaid Medicare Insurance	Adults and Children
Immunization Clinic (Brazos County Health Department)	Monday 8:30-11:30am Tuesday 2-5:30pm Wednesday 8:30am-12:30pm Friday 10am-12:30pm	Children's vaccines (2 months to 18 years of age): Sliding scale Medicaid Adult vaccines: Sliding scale Medicare (flu shots only) As of July 7, 2007, all adult immunizations (19 years of age and older) will cost $25	All ages ( with special exclusions)
Immunization Clinic (Lincoln Center)	Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.	Sliding Scale Medicaid Medicare (flu shots only)	All ages (with special exclusions)
Special Immunization Clinics	Outreach Clinics held throughout month at non-traditional sites/hours Call for location and hours	Medicaid Free	All ages (with special exclusions)
Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic	Monday 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Wednesday 3:45 - 5:30p.m. Friday 7:45 – 9:00 a.m. STARTING AUGUST 1ST, 2008: Wednesday 3:45-5:15pm	$15 ($20 starting January 1, 2009) Medicaid	Persons with known or suspected sexually transmitted disease
Tuberculosis Elimination Clinic	Call for information or appointment (TB skin testing during regular Immunization Clinics)	Medicaid $5 per test ($10 starting July 7, 2008) If the the client does not return for a reading at the required time frame, the following visit will cost $15.00	Persons with known or suspected tuberculosis infection or disease
Communicable Disease Clinic	Call for information or appointment	Sliding Scale Medicaid Free	Persons with certain known or suspected communicable diseases