Waco / Texas / United States
The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is governed by the City of Waco in Texas. It offers a range of health acre services for individuals. The district serves a population of more than 220,000 people. It provides health education, nutrition counseling, dental care, disease control and immunization services. The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District accepts Medicare and Medicaid health care plans. It manages a dental clinic that offers root canal treatment and tooth filling and extraction services. The district maintains birth and death records and conducts food safety classes. It administers the Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Supplemental Program, which includes breast feeding educational programs and provides health screening services. The district s environmental health division specializes in the identification of disease outbreaks. It works in affiliation with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District additionally offers an online list of reportable diseases.
