Working to ensure the health and welfare of all citizens in Jackson County, Missouri.
For more than 80 years the Jackson County Health Department has been dedicated to preventing disease, promoting healthy lifestyles and protecting our communities and environment.
The health department was established as a unit in January, 1925 and provided communicable disease control, examination and immunization of school children, and teaching home hygiene and care of the sick classes.
Today, serving over 250,000 residents, Jackson County Health Department continues its dedication to the prevention of disease and the maintenance of quality health for families and the community through education, immunization, inspection, and supportive care.
Jackson County Health Department provides public health services for disease prevention, health promotion, and protection of the environment.
