The Purchase District Health Department plays a pivotal role in our community by providing environmental, preventive, curative, and health maintenance services. Overall, the goal of the health department is to have citizens of the Purchase District adopt habits and behaviors that support a long and productive life span. This goal can be achieved by direct health care, health education, counseling, and enforcement of laws that protect an individuals’ health and the environment. Public health is the eradication and control of infectious disease, regulations that promote clean water and food, partnerships that improve parks and walking paths, disease management, and access to doctors and dentists. Many people are unaware of the wide range of areas that public health encompasses. Unlike doctors and nurses who treat individual patients, public health professionals identify the causes of disease and disability and implement large-scale solutions. For example, instead of prescribing medication for high blood pressure, public health professionals examine the links between obesity, diabetes, and heart disease and use the data to influence policy aimed at reducing all three conditions. Public health initiatives and successes impact every individual every day.
It’s important to the Purchase District Health Department that any individual who needs health services can get quality, cost-effective care. This helps provide the best possible care to individuals, regardless of their race, color, religion, age, sex, economic status, handicap status, political beliefs, or national origin.
Free covid-19 testing and vaccines are available to the community and vary by location. The testing and vaccine schedules are updated monthly and are available on the health department’s website at www.purchasehealth.org. The Purchase District includes Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, and McCracken counties.
If you are passionate about making your community and region a better place to call home, the Purchase District Health Department may have a career opportunity for you. The health department is currently looking for entry-level and supervisory positions. Each career opportunity provides room for advancement and comes with full benefits, including a generous amount of sick time, vacation time, and holidays. Student loan forgiveness may be available to eligible individuals. An endless amount of growth opportunities await!
