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The mission of Lewis County Public Health Agency is the promotion of
health, the prevention of disease, disability and injury, and the
provision of quality community health services throughout the lifespan of
Lewis County residents.
We operate a comprehensive public health program from the Children's
Services Building on the Lewis County General Hospital campus and at many outreach sites through out the county.
We have several programs all under the direction of Carol Paluck,
R.N., Interim Public Health Director. To learn
about each program, use the menu above to select your specific
interest.
Here is a brief description
of each program:
- Cancer Services
Program of Lewis & Jefferson
- Pays for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings for
qualifying women and men in Lewis and Jefferson Counties. [more]
- Children with Special
Needs - Focuses primarily on the education and health of children
with special needs, whether they are physical, behavioral, or psychological
needs. [more]
- Home Health Program
- Offers in-house services of nursing, physical therapy, and home health
aide to those who are homebound, require either skilled nursing or
physical therapy, and a physician has deemed it medically necessary. [more]
- Hospice Program
- This team of volunteers, physicians, nurses, and aides work to
provide holistic care of the terminally ill and their families in an
effort to improve the quality of their life. [more]
- Preventive Services
- Works together using different programs and initiatives to promote
healthy lifestyles and prevent disease. [more]
To read the
Annual Report, click here.
To view employment opportunities, click here.
Carol Paluck, Interim Public Health Director, Hospice Administrator,
and Prevent Health Programs Supervisor
Michael Wicks, Director of Patient Services and Home Health Supervisor
Randolph Myers, Finance Manager
Tammy Suiter, Hospice Patient Care Coordinator
John Ingham, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator and Arthropod Borne
Disease Coordinator
Laurie Stoffel, Children with Special Care Needs Coordinator/EIOD
Ellon Grunert, Cancer Services Coordinator
