Nursing Programs
Public health nurses (PHN) provide services throughout Shelby County to appraise, protect and promote good health and the well being of our residents. This is accomplished through direct health care services, population based screenings, education, outreach and health promotion activities.
BCMH (Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps)
BCMH links families of children with special health care needs to a network of quality providers and helps families obtain payment for the services their children need.
Communicable Disease Control
An essential public health service, communicable disease control personnel report, investigate and work to prevent spread of infectious diseases in Shelby County. Shelby County health care providers must report all positive reportable diseases to the Health Department. An epidemiologist is on contract to perform early surveillance,provide statistical reports, and assist in disease investigations.
Health Promotion
The Sidney-Shelby County Health Department provides services, such as car seat technicians, who provide car seat safety checks to parents. This is done by appointment. The Ohio Buckles Buckeyes Program, administered by the health department, provides car seat education and a car seat for those who are eligible.
The nursing and environmental health staff provide health promotion activities at health fairs for schools or businesses. Dermascans, Blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol screening are available at a nominal fee. Please fill out the Health Fair Request Form and mail to:
Sidney-Shelby County Health Department
202 West Poplar Street
Sidney OH 45365
The Nursing staff also have bike helmets available for a nominal fee. The helmets are fitted, along with education on proper use. See our Bike Helmet Information Sheet
Help Me Grow
Help Me Grow can help nurture your child's health and development for success in life. Help Me Grow is a program for Ohio's expectant parents, newborns, infants and toddlers that provides health and developmental services so children start school healthy and ready to learn.
Immunizations
The health department provides routine children and adult vaccinations to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases. A series of vaccines is usually required. This helps to build the immunity to the disease for which the vaccine is given.
The health department provides international travel vaccines, adult, children, and infant immunizations to residents of Shelby County .Click on the Center for Disease Control website to view the childhood immunization schedule, the adult schedule and information on international travel vaccines. Charges exist for the adult and international travel vaccines along with an administration charge.
Immunization Clinic hours are:
The 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
The 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month: 9-11 am and 4-6 pm
Newborn Home Visit
A Public Health Nurse with newborn and breastfeeding expertise will make a home visit within one week of the birth of the infant –the visit is voluntary. At the visit, the mother and infant are assessed and provided with newborn and breastfeeding education. Questions the mother may have are answered, referral to other recommended programs or agencies are made.
School Health
Public Health Nurses provide students with mandated vision and scoliosis screenings. Sidney City and county schools provide the student’s green health record with the school nurse completing and updating the record, and assist in kindergarten registration and assessment activities. Several schools contract for specific clinic hours staffed by the PHN. Health education in the classroom is completed by the PHN with topic such as Puberty/body changes, communicable diseases, and health related topics. Health Fairs for the staff is available upon request.
