By Charlene Sims, info@linncountyjournal.com
MOUND CITY – In her report to the Linn County Commission on Monday, Dec. 9, county health part director Director Amanda Snyder told commissioners had submitted an abstract for the National WIC Conference to present how Linn County is using technology to modernize the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) experience for Linn County clients.
She said she hoped she would know by the end of the month whether her presentation was been approved.
Snyder also told the commissioner that she had been working with Brad Rhodes in the county’s information technology (IT) department to update the health department page on the county’s website.
In her report on department activity, Snyder said that the department had 228 client appointments. And that the women, infant and children (WIC) numbers continued to rise. She said that six new clients had signed up for WIC in the past week.
She added that the health department hosted the second WIC clinic in Blue Mound last week.
Snyder told the commissioners that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) mobile lab has visited the Pleasanton elementary and junior-senior high schools and will visit Jayhawk school district in the spring. She added that Parker and La Cygne Elementary schools had opted out of having the mobile lab come this year.
The KDHE website describes the mobile lab as an immersive, educational experience brought to K-12 public schools across Kansas. Featuring hands-on science experiences taught by professional educators and scientists, this onsite field trip is completely grant funded and available for a limited time.
Snyder reported that the mammogram bus is coming back to the health department on Feb. 18. She said that the health department will start taking appointment slots in the next one to two weeks.
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