Ray County Health Department

05/22/2026

05/20/2026

Heads up— we’ll be in Lawson today at the community center from 1-3pm for our outreach clinic! Come see us to:

🍎Find out if you’re eligible and sign up for WIC;

💉Receive childhood/adolescent immunizations;

🚙 Or even get your child’s car seat checked for safe installation!

05/06/2026

🩺⚕️Happy Nurses Week to these special ladies! We are so grateful to have you as part of our team! ⚕️🩺

03/26/2026

We have free Naloxone available to anyone during normal business hours— no questions asked!

You can also find other Naloxone distribution locations here 👉 https://getmissourinaloxone.com/pick-up-today

03/11/2026

🚙🚙Come see us THIS FRIDAY 3/13 to make sure your littles are riding safely in their seat! We’ll have multiple techs available for car seat checks from 10am-12pm!

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.