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Good Neighbor Community Health Center provides primary preventative health care for all ages.

25/07/2025

Limited supplies; one backpack per patient. Call now to schedule your appointment!

23/07/2025

Heading outside? Remember your sunscreen! It's one of the most important ways to protect yourself against skin cancers, including melanoma.

21/07/2025

The heat advisory for our area begins again at noon today (Monday, July 21). Please take a moment to visit East Central’s page to learn the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and how to help! Stay hydrated and take frequent breaks if you must be outside!

HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...Heat index values up to 105 expected. If you feel faint or weak while exercising or working in the heat, STOP all activity and get to a cool place!
For more information on heat stroke and heat exhaustion, visit our website at https://ecdhd.ne.gov/our-programs/emergency-preparedness/heat-stroke-and-heat-exhaustion.html

18/07/2025

Got questions about your sexual and reproductive health? We've got answers. Visit our Health Education and Knowledge Check page to learn more! You may win a $25 gift card! (Available only to those 14 - 21 years old). https://goodneighborcommunityhealthcenter.com/our-services/srh-adolescent-education.html

17/07/2025

To keep your child safe outdoors, dermatologists recommend the following tips:
☀️Keep your baby in the shade. Shade is the best way to shield your baby from the sun, especially if he or she is younger than six months old. Keep your baby in the shade as much as possible, and if you can’t find shade, create your own using an umbrella, canopy or the hood of a stroller.
☀️Dress your baby in sun-protective clothing, such as a lightweight, long-sleeved shirt and pants. In addition, make sure your baby always wears a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses with UV protection.
☀️Minimize sunscreen use on children younger than six months old. However, if shade and adequate clothing are not available, parents and caretakers may apply a minimal amount of broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 to their children’s skin. Sunscreens containing titanium dioxide or zinc oxide are less likely to irritate a baby’s sensitive skin. Remember to reapply your child’s sunscreen every two hours or immediately after swimming or sweating, as there is no such thing as “waterproof” sunscreen.
☀️Stay safe on hot days. In addition to sun protection, stay safe on hot days by making sure your baby does not get overheated and drinks plenty of fluids. If your baby is fussy, crying excessively or has redness on any exposed skin, take him or her indoors immediately.

14/07/2025

Make an appointment with one of our providers at (402) 562-7500 in Columbus or (402) 721-0951 in Fremont.

Did you know that the HPV vaccine should be given to children ages 9-12 for the best protection when they get older? Schedule your child's HPV vaccine appointment today and protect them for their future!

11/07/2025

Our friends at East Central District Health Department want to remind you to protect yourself against mosquitos and West Nile Virus!

All the recent rain has left behind lots of standing water and mosquitos. Lower your chances of getting sick with West Nile Virus by following a few simple rules. For more information about WNV and how you can protect yourself, visit https://ecdhd.ne.gov/our-programs/west-nile-virus.html

09/07/2025

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A Brief History of Good Neighbor...

The East Central District Health Department (ECDHD) is a state-approved district health department that provides public health services to its four-county service area of Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte counties in Nebraska. The ECDHD was formed in 1999 as the Platte-Colfax County District Health Department and at that time only served Platte and Colfax counties.

In December of 2002, ECDHD applied for a Community Health Center grant and was awarded Community Health Center status in April of 2003. Good Neighbor Community Health Center was formed and is considered a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Nebraska. FQHC is a federal designation given by the Bureau of Primary Health Care at the federal Department of Health and Human Services. FQHCs are located in, or serve, a federally designated medically underserved area/population. The Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992 and 1995 granted medical malpractice liability protection through the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) to HRSA-supported health centers. Good Neighbor Community Health Center is an FTCA Deemed Agency.

For more than 10 years Good Neighbor Community Health Center, together with East Central District Health Department, operated out of the original site at 2282 East 32nd Ave. on the eastern edge of Columbus. By 2007, the growth in patient numbers necessitated that the original facility be expanded or replaced. The eight-year process that followed resulted in the construction of the current facility at 4321 41st. Ave.

Columbus: New Building Timeline

2007 ECDHD and GNCHC Boards of Directors begin to explore options for expanding their facility, either by putting on a sizeable addition or building from the ground up.

2009 It is decided to build a new facility rather than add on due to a variety of factors. A Building Committee is formed, the board of directors begin to save for a capital development project and bids are let for the project. (The bid is ultimately awarded to Leuder Construction Company of Omaha, NE).

2011 After an extensive search for property, the East Central District Health Department purchases 8.6 acres of a former cornfield near the Columbus Community Hospital.

2012 ECDHD/GNCHC learn they have been awarded a $5 million grant from HRSA to fund 80% of the construction costs for the new site.

2013 Construction on the new building begins.

2015 The 29,400 square foot, $6.7 million project is completed. The new building doubles the size of the previous facility and allows staff and programs, which had been housed in three different Columbus locations, to be together in one building. The majority of the new building is devoted to patient space, including medical and behavioral health care, dental care and the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program along with x-ray facilities, dental operatories and a FEMA safe room.

New Access Point: Fremont

By 2012 the need for a new health care access point was clearly indicated by data that had been gathered as part of the Three Rivers Health Department’s Community Health Improvement Process in 2003, 2007 and in 2012. In Spring 2012 Good Neighbor Community Health Center was petitioned by 25 community agencies to consider expanding services to the tri-county Dodge, Saunders and Washington area to address the health care needs of low-income and uninsured individuals who had no access to care. The decision was made to locate the proposed Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Fremont, the largest municipality in the three-county service area.