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Mesa
County Health Department is responsible for preventing and controlling
infectious and chronic diseases , promoting the access of health services, promoting
maternal and child health and encouraging planned pregnancies, promoting mental
health and the prevention of mental illness, promoting healthy behaviors and encouraging
the public to take responsibility for their own health, and preventing injuries.
Free and low-cost health clinics and nursing services to residents of all ages
and incomes are offered the residents of Grand Junction. Supplementary services
are provided in Clifton, Fruita, Palisade, and Collbran. Mandated services are
not denied if the inability to pay arises.
The Mesa County Health Department
offers the following services through their clinics specializing in the following:
Birth Control, Butterfly Program, Colposcopy and Cryotherapy Services, Emergency
Birth Control, Pregnancy Testing, Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Testing
and Counseling, Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs (HCP), Pediatric
Neurology, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation, Immunizations, Adult, International Travelers,
and Flu. Additional Health Services are offered through the Hemophilia Clinic,
Genetic Counseling Clinic, Throat Cultures, and Tuberculosis Clinic
Contact information:
Mesa
County Health Department
510 - 29½ Road
Grand Junction, CO 81504
Phone: (970) 248-6905
Fax: (970) 246-6971
E-mail: healthinfo@mesacounty.us
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