Health Department

Annual Report

Vision

St. Clair County Health Department is the trusted local public health expert.

Mission

To promote and protect public health through assessment, planning, and response so that the public can achieve optimal wellbeing.

About Us

In October, 1942, the St. Clair County Board of Supervisors established the City and County Coordinated Health Department. Since that beginning, the present day St. Clair County Health Department has evolved with the mission reflected in Michigan’s Public Health Code to continually and diligently endeavor to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote the public health through organized programs, including:

• prevention and control of environmental health hazards
• prevention and control of diseases
• prevention and control of health problems of particularly vulnerable population groups
• development of health care facilities and health delivery systems
• regulation of health care facilities and health services delivery systems to the extent provided by law.
  

To this end, St. Clair County Health Department will assure the accessibility of appropriate, and quality personal, public, and environmental health services to St. Clair County residents and their families.

Local authority and control is provided to the Health Department by the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners. The Board has appointed a six member Board of Health who meet monthly and serve in an advisory capacity and as a review board for department activities and policies. The board members are:

Pictured Back row: John Jones, Monica Standel, Pastor Arnold Koontz, Howard Heidemann. Front row: Cheryl Smith, Dr. Annette Mercatante, Marie Muller.

Marie J. Muller, Chair (Member since 2/98)
Term Expires: 12/31/21

John Jones, Vice Chair (Member since 6/10)
Term Expires: 12/31/21

Cheryl Smith, R.N. (Member since 3/17)
Term Expires: 12/31/20

Monica Standel (Member since 2/15)
Term Expires: 12/31/20

Pastor Arnold Koontz, Secretary (Member since 7/16)
Term Expires: 12/31/20

BOC Member
Howard Heidemann, Commissioner (Member since 1/13)

Organizational Chart:
Health Department Organizational Chart

St. Clair County Health Department will provide service without discrimination to anyone in St. Clair County seeking its services. No one will be denied service because of inability to pay.

Health Department Awarded Accreditation Status

The St. Clair County Health Department has been awarded Accreditation status by the Michigan Department of Community Health based on the 2018 recommendation of the MI Local Public Health Accreditation Commission. This designation is awarded to local health departments that fully meet all essential accreditation requirements.

Our Locations

The Health Department provides services to county residents at the following locations:

Main Office 3415-28th Street Port Huron

Monday, 10:00 am - 6:30 pm (Environmental Health 8:00 am – 6:30 pm) Tuesday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm   Call our main office at (810) 987-5300 for appointments. For WIC appointments, call (810) 987-8222.   Blue Water Area Transit Public transportation system, includes bus routes and information. A direct route to the Main Office, please select Routes 2 and 9.

Administration, Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Response, Environmental Health, Health Education and Community Outreach, and Family and Community Health Services which includes: Adult Immunization Travel Program, Childhood Immunizations, Children’s Special Health Care Services, Clinic Services, Communicable Disease Control/Prevention, Hearing and Vision Screening, Lead Testing, Maternal Infant Health (MIHP), and Women, Infant, and Children’s Supplemental Food Program (WIC).

Teen Health Center 2215 Court Street Port Huron

Monday, 10:00 am - 6:30 pm Tuesday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm   On the campus of Port Huron High School. Entrance is located by the Court Street Pool and tennis courts off 20th Street. Mailing Address: 3415 28th Street Port Huron, MI  48060   Blue Water Area Transit Public transportation system, includes bus routes and information. A direct route to the Teen Health Center, please select Routes 1 and 3.

Medical clinic providing acute and chronic health care to adolescents, 10-21 years of age.

Notice of Privacy Practices

We are required by law to provide you with this written Notice of Information Practices. This notice is provided to you so that you know what our legal duties are and what we do to keep your protected health information (“PHI”) private. It will also tell you what your legal rights are concerning your PHI. We reserve the right to revise this Notice of Information Practices in accordance with applicable law, click here to view the entire notice.