LINCOLN LANCASTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Description
OVERSEES AND REGULATES A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES THAT AFFECT PUBLIC HEALTH (PERSONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL). INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, HIV TESTING, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, NUTRITION, DENTAL SCREENING & ACUTE DENTAL CARE, COMMUNITY HEALTH ED., MONITORING AID, WATER, SOLID WASTE, HAZARDOUS WASTE, DEVELOPING AND REGULATING CHILD CARE FACILITIES, ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES, COMMUNICABLE DISEASE TRACKING & CONTROL. ASSESS COMMUNITY HEALTH, ASSURES THE PUBLIC HEALTH (THROUGH DIRECT INTERVENTION OR IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES) AND DEVELOPS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH. MANY SERVICES ARE FREE OR ON A SLIDING SCALE.
Contact Information
Address:
3131"O" STREET
Lincoln
NE
68510
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 4:30 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/health/tele.htm
Main Phone:
Phone
402-441-8000
Other Phone(s):
Phone
402-441-8002 (Water Dept.)
Fax
402-441-8323
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
health@lincoln.ne.gov
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 864
List of Provided Services:
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Medical: Dentistry, Financial Medicine, Home Health Services, Immunizations
Counties Served: Lancaster
Written material: BROCHURES AVAILABLE IN MANY LANGUAGES; HAVE 70+ LANGUAGE LINES .
Eligibility: SOME SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE BY VIRTUE OF BEING A COUNTY RESIDENT. REGULATORY SERVICES AFFECT THOSE INDIVIDUALS, PROPERTIES OR BUSINESSES BEING REGULATED.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NO CHRGE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: THE PUBLIC IS ALWAYS FREE TO DISCUSS DECISIONS WITH SUPERVISORS, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THE HEALTH DIRECTOR
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish, Bi-lingual