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Nursing

Services provided by the Nursing Division of the Health Department include the Well Child Clinic, Women's Health Clinic, HIV Prevention Counseling and Testing and administration of the following programs: Bureau of Children with Medical Handicaps (BCMH)/Good Ways to Good Parenting, Tobacco Use Prevention, Scioto County Unintentional Injury Prevention Project, Regional Child Passenger Safety Coordinator Project Region 9, and Abstinence/Teen Pregnancy Prevention.

 Joann Wright CRNP

Director:

AJoann Wright CRNP

Number of Employees:

11

Telephone:

(740) 353-8863

Fax:

(740) 354-7854

E-mail:

jwrightI@odh.ohio.gov

Hours:

 

Address:

605 Washington St.
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Divisions

Immunizations:

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner:

Audrey Dotson RN, CS, PNP

Telephone:

(740) 353-7854

Fax:

(740) 354-0552

E-mail:

cfhsdon@zoomnet.net

Address:

740 Second Street
Room 106
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Immunizations are given Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. - noon p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. No appoints are required; however, we will make special appointments for working parents. It is important that you bring an up-to-date shot record for each visit.

Women's Health Clinic:

Clinic Supervisor:

Joann Wright R.N.C., OB/GYN NP

Telephone:

(740) 353-8863

Fax:

(740) 355-7934

E-mail:

gynmama@hotmail.com

Address:

442 Second Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Services:
Provides Family planning services. Family planning is a preventive health service. Complete Women's health care services are provided, including pregnancy testing, birth control, pap smears, pelvic exams and breast exams, as well as referrals for mammograms.

Confidentiality policy: Everything done at the Women's Health clinic is strictly confidential. That means no one can receive information about you without your written permission. These policies apply to all our patients, regardless of age or marital status. Services are free or on a sliding fee. Medicaid and donations are accepted.

An evening and weekend clinic is available for single women of child-bearing age.

HIV Prevention Counseling and Testing
(serving Adams, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, and Scioto counties):

HIV Intervention Specialist:

Randy Parker

Telephone:

(740) 353-7055

Fax:

(740) 355-3422

E-mail:

testhiv@zoomnet.net

Address:

740 Second Street
Room 106
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Services:
Provide free and anonymous HIV testing and counseling to all who feel they are at risk.

HIV Prevention Counseling and Testing
(serving Brown, Highland, Pickaway, and Ross counties):

HIV Intervention Specialist:

Bobby Bratchett

Telephone:

(740) 355-6925

Fax:

(740) 355-3422

E-mail:

brat@zoomnet.net

Address:

740 Second Street
Room 202
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Services:
Provides free and anonymous HIV testing and counseling to all who feel they are at risk.

Bureau of Children with Medical Handicaps (BCMH)/Good Ways to Good Parenting:

Program Coordinator:

Marilyn Albrecht, RN

Telephone:

(740) 353_0552

Fax:

(740) 354-7854

E-mail:

Address:

740 Second Street
Room 106
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Services:
The BCMH program helps identify children with special health care needs, makes sure children with special needs are referred to appropriate doctors and other services and supports, helps families find and use the services they need for their child, gives health care information to families, and helps families know their rights and responsibilities in regard to the BCMH and other programs.

The Good Ways to Good Parenting program provides home visits to vulnerable parents with multiple children, one being challenged, and utilizes methodologies that build upon family strengths, teaches stress control, and child management.

Tobacco Use Prevention:

Program Coordinator:

Ruth Montavon, RN

Telephone:
Toll Free:

(740) 353-0552
1-888-339-6470

Fax:

(740) 354-7854

E-mail:

montavon@zoomnet.

Address:

740 Second Street
Room 106
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Services:
Tobacco prevention and cessation in schools, education to reduce children's exposure to second-hand smoke, provides a community resource center for tobacco prevention and cessation educational materials, and sponsors and chairs local chapter of tobacco-free Ohio.

Scioto County Unintentional Injury Prevention Project:

Program Coordinator:

Lisa Allen, RN

Telephone:

(740) 353-0552

Fax:

(740) 354-7854

E-mail:

Address:

740 Second Street
Room 106
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Services:
The Scioto County Unintentional Injury Prevention Project (SCUIPP) focuses on the prevention of unintentional injuries in children under 12 years of age, because unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death and disability in this age group. Specifically, motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause of death.

The program seeks to impact the community by using a combination of coordinated primary prevention activities and population-based strategies, such as increasing the availability of trained professionals and resources. Primary activities are coordinated with the River Cities Safe Kids Coalition and Operation Baby Buckle and include Bicycle Rodeos, bicycle helmet distribution, child safety seat checks and car seat distribution. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Child Passenger Safety Certification Course is hosted bi-annually, and results in an additional 40 Certified CPS technicians to teach and enforce child passenger safety in their communities.

Regional Child Passenger Safety Coordinator Project Region 9 (Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Scioto and Vinton counties):

Program Coordinator:

Lisa Allen, RN

Telephone:

(740) 353-0552

Fax:

(740) 354-7854

E-mail:

Address:

740 Second Street
Room 106
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Services:
Responsible for providing technical assistance concerning child passenger safety, coordinating and implementing the statewide Child Safety Seat Distribution and Education Program, conducting site visits and training with the counties within their region and conducting the five-day NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Certification Course within their respective regions.

The goal of the program is to develop, plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate a comprehensive, community-based injury prevention program targeting high-risk children and ultimately reducing the incidence of deaths and serious injuries to young children involved in motor vehicle crashes.

Abstinence/
Teen Pregnancy Prevention:

Program Coordinator:

Freda Corey, RN

Telephone:

(740) 355-6616

Fax:

(740) 354-7854

E-mail:

foorey@zoomnet.net

Address:

740 Second Street
Room 101
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Services:
Provide programs, information and educational opportunities to support and promote healthy, happy families. Operate and maintain the Family and Teen Educational Resource Center, which provides abstinence education, Baby Think It Over program, Baby Sitting program, Developing Assets for Youth program, educational materials and videos for parenting and life skills.
 
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