Community & Public Health Dept

The state of Missouri s Department of Health and Senior Services is comprised of several boards, commissions, councils and committees, including the State Board of Health, State Board of Senior Services, Advisory Committee on Lead Poisoning, Board of Nursing Home Administrators, Council for Adolescent and School Health, Council for Public Health Nursing, Governor s Advisory Council on Aging, Governor s Council of Physical Fitness and Health, Missouri Arthritis Advisory Board, Missouri Folic Acid Advisory Committee, Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee and Silver Haired Legislature. The department provides services and information pertaining to community and public health, senior and disability services and regulation and licensure. The Department of Health and Senior Services is headquartered in Jefferson City, Mo.

The Division of Community and Public Health, also known as DCPH, is a part of the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. The division responds to various public health threats. It offers surveillance and disease investigation services. It operates an epidemiology office that serves physicians and institutions throughout the Missouri. The division provides burn care and pediatric emergency preparedness services. It works in collaboration with several local public health agencies. The division also administers a training program for local and state environmental public health specialists. The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services operates the Council for Public Health Nursing.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in Jefferson City is responsible for maintaining vital records such as birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates. These records are not open to the general public and can only be obtained by individuals or entities with a direct and tangible interest in the record. Copies of vital records can be requested at the local level or from the Bureau of Vital Records in Jefferson City, depending on the type of record and the time period. Local public health agencies can provide birth and death certificates from 1920-present, while the state level offers records from 1910-present. Delayed birth certificates for individuals who have reached their twelfth birthday can be requested at the state level. Additionally, under the Missouri Adoptee Rights Act, adoptees, birth parents, and lineal descendants of deceased adoptees can request non-certified copies of original birth certificates for genealogical purposes.Generated from the website