Nurse practitioner and Community Health Nurses present on STD clinic day.

STD Clinic Tuesdays 9:00am to 12:30pm

• TB Clinic 1st Thursday of every month from 1:00pm to 4:00m
  
• Immunizations are free, must meet insurance type which is no insurance and underinsurance, by appointment only, Wednesday, 8:30am to10:45 & 1:30 to 2:30
  
• Family and professional education
  
• General health information & referral
  
• Elevated blood lead level (children) case management, counseling
  
• Health promotion/teaching by community health nurses for groups
  
• PKU, perinatal and hepatitis B case management
  
• Investigation of communicable diseases
  
• Follow up for animal bites and rabies
  
  

Offers screening for lead exposure for under or uninsured children in Allegheny County.

Allegheny County requires all children be tested for lead exposure at approximately 9-12 months old and then again at approximately 24 months old.

Children who have not had their blood tested at either of those required intervals must be tested as soon as possible before age 6 or prior to entering kindergarten, whichever comes first.

The health bureau's three main functions are to assess and monitor the population's health status, develop public policies to maintain and promote health and assure that the population has access to public health services. Clinics provide immunizations, STD/HIV testing, pregnancy testing, access to breast/prostate cancer screenings, and monitoring of chronic diseases. Lead screenings provided in certain situations, not by the clinic.

Clinics at Alliance Hall, 245 North Sixth Street, Allentown, PA 610-437-7660
Immunization and Early Pregnancy Testing, Sexual Transmitted Disease/HIV Testing, Tuberculosis testing when available
Clinic Hours: Monday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm; Tuesday, 1:00pm to 5:00pm; Wednesday, varies; Thursday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm; Friday, 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Tuesdays: STD/HIV Testing, 1:00pm to 5:00pm; no residency restrictions; FREE.
Wednesdays: Children's immunizations (hours vary - appointment required); must live within the Allentown city limits and be on Medicaid or have NO insurance. FREE.
Thursdays: STD/HIV testing and Early Pregnancy Testing, 2:00 to 4:00pm; no residency restrictions. FREE.
Fridays: Adult Immunizations, 1:30pm to 4:00pm; must live within the Allentown city limits. Eligible adults only. FREE

Health Bureau staff are available for Immunizations, HIV Testing and Counseling, and Tuberculosis Testing and Treatment. Most services provided at the Annex are free to York City residents.

Clinic Schedules
Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Immunizations (by appointment)
Mon: 8:30-11:00 a.m. & 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Tues: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Wed: 8:30-11:00 a.m.

HIV (AIDS) Testing and Counseling
Walk-in clinics for traditional testing
Tues: 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Fri: 9:00-11:00 a.m.

CD4 & Viral Load Testing
By appointment only

Tuberculosis Testing (by appointment)
Mon: 8:30-11:00 a.m., 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Tues: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Wed: 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Tuberculosis Treatment
By appointment only

Provides immunizations, free HIV testing, education, and information and referral for all health care issues/illnesses. Offers infectious disease investigation and consulting (including rabies and TB) and lead poisoning case management.

Provides medical care to patients. Features testing, immunizations, screenings, examinations, and treatment to all qualified patients.

Provides gynecological and reproductive health care services; as part of the state-funded Healthy Beginnings program provides eligible pregnant women with prenatal care, psychosocial services, nutrition education, and other support services.

Provides financial assistance to address lead hazards found in the home through a FREE Risk Assessment and Lead-Based Paint Inspection

Lead-based work could include:

Window Replacements

Door Replacements

• Paint Stabilization
• Minimal structural repair

Offers lead poisoning screenings.

Offers lead poisoning screenings.

Aimed at getting the lead out of Lancaster County through
* Lead screening
* In-home lead testing and remediation
* Healthcare and social service support
* Community education and outreach
* Public policy advocacy and education

Services include communicable disease reporting and investigation; epidemiology, informational and referral; chronic disease prevention and intervention; clinical services (including sexually-transmitted disease and tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, immunization, and HIV testing, counseling and education); family health programs and environmental health services (including animal bites and rabies information).

Offers the following services:
- Immunizations (all ages), offered by appointment Thursday, 9:00-11:30am & 1:00-2:30 pm. Immunization record must be brought along. Immunizations for measles, rubella, and mumps can be given between ages 12-15 months, others usually 2 months. The following immunizations are offered:
DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)
IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine)
Prevnar (Pneumocial vaccine for infants)
MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
Hepatitis B-Hepatitis A
Gardasil (Vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer and precancerous cervical lesions)
HIB (hemophilus influenza)
DT Booster or TD (for older children)
Varicella (chickenpox)
TDYS

- Tuberculosis Clinics provide confidential diagnosis, treatment (including medication), and follow-up. (Will do a free testing for persons who have been exposed to the germ). TB clinic by appointment
- HIV/AIDS antibody testing and pre- and post-test counseling. Free, confidential and anonymous. HIV clinic Tuesdays by appointment
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) home visiting, bereavement counseling, and referral services
- Lead Poisoning: Will provide lead testing, case management, nursing assessment, and arrangement of environmental inspection for children up to age six with a venous blood level at or above the level designated for case management by the Pa Dept. of Health. Provides general information on lead poisoning, including prevention, treatment and hazard reduction. Lead testing by appointment 3rd Thursday
- Investigation and control of reportable diseases. Educates patient regarding possible source, transmission, and prevention/control measures. Investigations include reportable communicable and non-communicable diseases and food and/or waterborne disease outbreaks
- Outbreak investigation of multiple cases of illness linked to a common source. Gathers information regarding symptoms, onset, activities, food and beverage history of ill versus non-ill persons. If threat of an outbreak that mass immunizations may prevent or limit, the center may quickly establish mass immunization sites among the non-immunized population.
- High risk infant follow-up program for families without health insurance, who have premature infants, or infants with congenital defects. Home assessment, health education, and growth and development monitoring are provided by a nurse.
- Information and referral services on Hepatitis C, AIDS, genetic disorders, cardiac, cleft palate, cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria, spina bifida, sexually transmitted diseases. If there is a program at the state level for specific disorders, the staff will assist local residents in accessing these services.
- PKU follow-up provided to infants with elevated phenylalanine levels. Nurse will act as a liaison between the family and the PKU Treatment Center.
- Rabies prevention. All animal bites are reported to the State Health Center. Both victim and owner are contacted and informed of protocol for confinement of the animal. If there is a risk of rabies, a nurse will assess and educate the parties involved regarding the need for rabies prophylaxis.
- Community Education Programs on such topics as: AIDS, diabetes, health risk education, high blood pressure, and nutrition. Farm and fire safety education programs for health fairs and parochial schools, including Amish schools. Health and safety educational programs for day care and HeadStart staffs and WIC parents.
- Provides information on West Nile Virus.

Offers an immunization clinic, tuberculosis clinic, hypertension screenings, HIV clinic, home visiting and communicable disease reporting and follow-up.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health's Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Program is comprised of four programs: the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP), the Lead Hazard Control Program (LHCP), the Lead Surveillance Program, and the Healthy Homes Program.
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program performs blood lead screening tests on children age six and under, focusing on children with the highest risk of being lead poisoned. They also provide:

• Referral for diagnostic services and medical treatment
• Investigation of lead hazards in the homes of lead-poisoned children
• Technical assistance to property owners and local health officials regarding the remediation of lead-based paint hazards
• Community, professional, and parent education regarding lead poisoning

Offers personal help and written information about lead poisoning, its prevention, and control.

Offers an immunization clinic, tuberculosis clinic, hypertension screenings, HIV clinic, home visiting and communicable disease reporting and follow-up.

Engages in community health assessment and quality assurance activities and provide other public health services, including community integration and outreach programs, to promote healthy behaviors.

Program support services includes communicable disease reporting and investigation, epidemiology, informational and referral, chronic disease prevention and intervention programs, communicable disease clinical services (including sexually-transmitted disease and tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, immunization, HIV testing, counseling and education and family health programs, along with environmental health services.

Provides free educational outreach presentations, one-on-one education in the home, screening, medical management, environmental investigations and hazard reduction.