Programs

Emergency Response
The purpose of Two Rivers Public Health Department’s Emergency Response Section is to collaborate with community partners to prepare for a successful response to any type of public health threat. A public health threat might be caused by a natural biological process such as influenza or a deliberate act of bioterrorism such as an Anthrax attack. Coordination with community agencies such as emergency management, hospitals, medical clinics, EMS, law enforcement, Medical Response Systems, Medical Reserve Corp, Red Cross, schools and many others is essential. 

Environmental
Environmental health is a key component of public health.  Nowhere is the need more evident than in rural Nebraska, where natural disasters, chemical spills, groundwater contamination and agricultural related diseases are an ever-present threat to the health of our citizens.  Some of the responsibilities of the Two Rivers Public Health Department are as follows:  indoor air quality, water pollution control, vector control, food safety, and healthy housing just to name a few.  If you feel you have an environmental issue, please contact the Two Rivers Environmental Coordinator, Heather Easton.

Public Health Nursing
The Public Health Nursing Program is contracted under the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services primarily to support cooperation and access between Medicaid recipients and dental, medical, vision providers.

Surveillance
One of the chief goals of public health agencies is to prevent the incidence of disease by promoting healthy communities, families and individuals.  Public health surveillance is the ongoing collection, analysis and interpretation of health-related data essential to the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health practice.  Infectious disease surveillance includes but is not limited to foodborne illness, vaccine-preventable diseases, influenza, vector borne diseases, and animal related diseases such as rabies and West Nile. 

Wellness
The relationship between health, regular physical activity, nutrition, and psychological well-being has been incorporated into the term “wellness”.  Two Rivers Public Health Department strives to achieve a healthy environment for all, and has recently launched a “Winners of Wellness” program for school employees working in the Two Rivers District.  Participants are encouraged to exercise regularly, track fruit and vegetable intake, and attend educational sessions on stress relief and healthy cooking classes.   To complete a personal health risk assessment for yourself, please click on the health risk assessment link under statistics.  The survey will take about half an hour, and will discuss areas of strengths and weaknesses upon completion.  Feel free to print the results and share them with your physician.