Breast Self Examination Instruction | Carter County Health Center

County health center responsible for preventing epidemics and the spread of disease, protecting against environmental hazards and injuries, promoting and encouraging healthy behaviors and responding to disasters and assisting communities in recovery. Provides birth certificates, death related records/permits, public facility health inspections, restaurant/food sanitation, blood pressure screening, breast examinations, mammograms, pap tests, cholesterol/triglycerides tests, diabetes screenings, vision screenings, hearing screenings, HIV tests, hypoglycemia screening, lead poisoning screening, sexually transmitted disease screening, tuberculosis screening, breast self exam instruction, birth control counseling, pregnancy testing, breastfeeding support programs, childhood immunizations, flu vaccines, general immunizations, HPV immunizations and meningitis immunizations.

Date of Last Formal Update

07/18/2024

Data provided by

United Way of Greater St Louis 211

Physical Address

1611 Health Center Drive, Van Buren, MO 63965

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

Voice

573-335-0649

Main

Application process

Apply in person

Fee

Free or reduced-cost (based on ability to pay)

Required documents

Proof of income Medical records

Eligibility

Female residents of Missouri Uninsured or without Medicare Part B Meets income guidelines (www.dhss.mo.gov/BreastCervCancer/Incomeguidelines.html). Females served, ages 35 to 64 .

Languages

English

Service area

Carter county in Missouri

Agency info

CARTER COUNTY HEALTH CENTER

County health center responsible for preventing epidemics and the spread of disease, protecting against environmental hazards and injuries, promoting and encouraging healthy behaviors and responding to disasters and assisting communities in recovery.