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San Luis Obispo County Emergency Medical Services
The SLO County Public Health Department has been designated by the County Board of Supervisors as the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA). The Public Health Department has contracted with the SLO County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Inc. (EMS Agency Inc.) to provide services to the local community. The goal of the EMS Agency Inc. is to continuously improve the quality of the local emergency medical care delivery system.
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Healthcare 411
Healthcare 411 is a news series produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. AHRQ’s mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Using the latest podcasting technology, these weekly audio and video programs feature AHRQ’s latest research findings as news and informational stories on current health care topics. |
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The mission of the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Preparedness & Response Program is to protect the public and ensure that the County’s first responders and health care system are prepared to respond to public health emergencies in an effective and coordinated manner.
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Prevents exposure to toxic substances, diseases, unsanitary conditions, and other environmental hazards through education and enforcement. Programs include hazardous materials management, food safety, water quality, recreational water and swimming pool monitoring, and solid waste facility oversight.
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Provides preventive health clinical services such as family planning, Immunizations , tuberculosis and sexually-transmitted disease control, Epidemiology , Communicable Disease Control and Prevention , Maternal Child Health Programs , Field Nursing Programs , California Children's Services , Child Health and Disability Prevention Program , Medical Therapy Program , Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program , Foster Care Program and outreach programs.
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County funded or supported health care services to include the County Medical Services Program, Law Enforcement Medical Care and subcontracts with Community Health Centers of the Central Coast and Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
County Medical Services Program (CMSP) The program authorizes medical care for eligible County residents between ages 21 and 64 who do not qualify for MediCal benefits, who do not qualify for other public Healthcare assistance programs, and who are unable to pay their medical care.
Law Enforcement Medical Care (LEMC): Medical care for juvenile wards while they are residing in the Juvenile Services Center and medical care for adults incarcerated in the County jail.
County contracts with:
Community Health Centers of the Central Coast: County funds to support primary medical care for County residents who have MediCal or Medicare, CMSP, or who are uninsured.
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Emergency Medical Services Agency, Inc.: County subcontract to monitor and report the performance of all County-designated ambulance providers, to perform all Division 2.5 duties of the California Health and Safety Code, and to develop a local emergency services system plan. | |
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The Health Promotion Division defines health as a positive dynamic state - not merely the absence of disease. Our efforts are directed at increasing a client’s - and the community's - level of well being. Our program consists of:
Tobacco Control Program - offers free cessation classes and free nicotine replacement therapies to the community. We also work with local jurisdictions on policies to restrict the use of tobacco.
Childhood Obesity Prevention - works with community partners in the HEAL-SLO collaborative to reduce the rate of childhood obesity. We also offer workshops on certain nutrition topics.
AIDS Programs - together with its key partner, AIDS Support Network, provides services to control the spread of HIV infection as well as progression to and health consequences of AIDS. Unfortunately, due to recent massive State funding cuts, some of these programs are being eliminated, such that HIV Testing and Prevention and Education will no longer be offered as of September 1, 2009.
WIC - Women Infants and Children is a national program which offers nutrition education and food vouchers to low-income women and their children - from pregnancy to the age of 5.
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| The Health Commission was formed in 1994 to serve as an advisory board to the County Board of Supervisors and the County Public Health Agency on matters of health care in the County. The Commission meets monthly in a public venue and is a cooperative effort among consumers, and indirect and direct providers of health care services. The Commission consists of 11 volunteer appointees who are residents of San Luis Obispo County, of which 6 are consumer representatives, 3 are direct providers (e.g., physicians, nurses and dentists), and 2 are indirect providers (e.g., medical office managers and hospital administrators). Go to the San Luis Obispo Health Commission... | |
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Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program
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