Welcome to our Jasper County Health Department website.  We have a lot of information to share on this site about our three departments - Nursing, Environmental Health and Behavioral Health.  We have also added many links for you to access with more health information.

Our health department has been providing health services to Jasper County residents since 1975.  We started with a staff of three and now have over 30 employees who are dedicated to providing services to our residents. In the 1980's we started a federal and a state program in Richland County, allowing us to serve those residents who qualify for WIC and Family Case Management. We continue to look for new programs that will provide preventive services to our residents.  We recently applied for 2 new grants and received one of them.

We are funded by many sources, including federal grants, state grants, fees, interest, and a health department tax levy.   The state grants make up 50% of our budget.  The fees make up 23% and includes permits, services and payments from school nursing contracts and occupational nursing contracts. The federal grants makes up 16% of our budget and local taxes account for 11%.  Most of our state programs do not pay us for the services we have completed for several months, so we face a big challenge with our cash flow.

We continue to work toward our mission statement to improve and enhance the health of all residents, and to promote activities that will lead to a more productive and satisfactory lifestyle, which in turn will produce a positive mental and physical condition.

I hope you gather lots of health information from our website.  Debbie Clark, Public Health Administrator