Public Health Nurse

Guide to Free Community Services

The Public Health Nursing Staff provides functions such as:

• Observe and report changes in home patients status during visits.
• Personal care assistance and dietary assistance to the elderly in their home.

Home Health Supervision Visits

During home visits, the public nurses will provide the following services:

• Dietary teaching as needed
• Environmental safety check
• Evaluate cardiopulmonary status, general health and nutrition
• Medication supervision and administration as needed

Communicable Disease & Foodborne Illness Investigation

The following are required for state reporting:

• Hepatitis
• Salmonella
• Tuberculosis, etc. 

Additional Services

• Camp Health Inspections-Annually
• Food Service Inspections