Southern Seven Health Department

The mission of the Southern Seven Health Department is to promote a safe and healthy environment by providing preventive health care, family support services and child development programs. The seven counties served by Southern Seven Health Department, including Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and Union, cover 2,003 square miles, which is slightly larger than the state of Delaware. Southern Seven covers more geographic area than any other health department in the state of Illinois. According to the 2000 census, there were 72,483 people living in the seven counties. Southern Seven is located in Ullin, Ill.

Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center is nonprofit health and welfare agency that is funded by Cape Girardeau County. Based in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the organization provides an array of public health services and programs, including special supplemental food program for women, infants and children, immunizations, office visits and home visiting programs. Additionally, it endows with various other facilities, such as rural health clinic, pregnancy testing, communicable disease clinic and HIV/AIDS case management. Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center also offers community health survey, along with disaster and emergency management.

Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department was organized in 1960 after a referendum vote of the people of Franklin and Williamson counties in Illinois. The health department, based in Marion, Ill., offers awareness programs and information on emergency preparedness, environmental health, family services, health education, and HIV and AIDS. It prevents the spread of disease, and promotes healthy behavior and lifestyles among residents of the counties. It also offers nursing services by registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to people in their homes. The nursing services include blood tests, checking blood pressure, giving B-12 and other injections, prefilling insulin syringes, diet instruction, and instructions on medication. The department also provides home health aides for personal care, physical, speech and occupational therapies and social services.