Ray County Health Department

02/11/2026

02/10/2026

🚗 Join us in March and become a child passenger safety technician (CPST) to help support our mission of protecting children in and around vehicles! 🚦

🚨Why is this important? What’s the purpose?👇

🚑 An average of 3 children were killed and an estimated 429 children were injured every day in motor vehicle crashes in 2022. 🏥

👶 When car seats, booster seats, and seat belts are USED CORRECTLY, the risk of injury, hospitalization, and death for children is greatly reduced. CPSTs educate others and provide resources on the safe transportation of children in motor vehicles! 🫶🏻

12/17/2025

We were feeling festive and decided to do a little team building… of gingerbread houses! 😜🎄

Now we need your help— please help us decide the winner of the RCHD gingerbread house decorating contest by liking the picture of your favorite masterpiece! 🏠🖌️

12/10/2025

❄️’Tis the season! 🤧

❄️Did you know — along with flu, RSV activity typically peaks in the winter months. ☃️

❄️RSV is the most common cause of hospitalization in infants in the US. To help prevent respiratory illness, an RSV antibody is recommended for infants entering their first RSV season and children under 24 months of age at risk for severe RSV disease. 👶

❄️Although they’re administered similarly to vaccines, infant RSV antibodies are not vaccines & they do not activate the immune system. Rather, the antibodies themselves protect against disease. 🦠 

❄️We still have infant RSV antibodies available! Please call our office at 816-776-5413 with any questions. 📞

11/11/2025

We will be closed Tuesday, November 11, 2025 for Veterans Day.

10/29/2025

Missouri WIC participants can continue to redeem WIC benefits in November!

Keep on shopping, Missouri WIC!
Missouri WIC participants can continue to redeem WIC benefits in November! Missouri WIC families should continue to attend appointments and shop with their WIC cards.

10/24/2025

Below is the latest update from the state agency regarding Missouri WIC:

Missouri WIC families should continue to attend appointments and shop with their WIC cards until further notice.

Missouri WIC is still working with USDA to determine the status of November WIC benefits.

10/13/2025

Reminder: we are closed today. Normal business hours resume Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

10/03/2025

We offer safe sleep education and cribs through our Safe Cribs for Missouri Program! Please contact us to learn about keeping your baby’s sleep environment safe! 👶💤

You can also learn more at healthychildren.org/safesleep.

10/01/2025

‼️Reminder

💉We’ll be at Wood Heights City Hall today from 2 to 3pm with flu vaccines!

👋Don’t forget your insurance cards and we’ll see ya there!

10/01/2025

Please see this important update regarding the Evenflo Revolve360 Slim and call the number below if you have any questions or concerns about your car seat!

09/18/2025

See you this afternoon in Orrick!

We’re headed to Orrick Fire Department TOMORROW 9/18 with flu vaccines! Call us at 816-776-5413 with any questions!