Tuberculosis Screening (Children)

Provider: LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH - WHITTIER PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER

The center provides public health services for people of all ages in Los Angeles County. Services include childhood immunizations; flu vaccines; Hepatitis A immunizations for people with STD's or gay men; treatment and control of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); and AIDS/HIV testing and referral. Services are restricted to residents of SPA 7, which includes Bellflower, East Los Angeles, South East Los Angeles (San Antonio) and Whittier Health Districts.

A Nurse Only Clinic provides childhood immunizations and childhood TB screening.

STD services include testing, treatment, counseling and referrals; and pre-exposure (PrEP) and post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medication.

The tuberculosis clinic offers tuberculin skin tests, treatment, and evaluation of possible contacts to infected persons.
Resource Description

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Application Procedure
Most services are available by appointment. Walk in for HIV/AIDS and STD testing; call for registration information.

Limited same-day appointments may be available for PrEP and PEP services.

Appointments are required for immunization and TB screening at the Nurse Only Clinic; only a limited number of walk-ins may be accepted each day.
Fees
Services are free. There is a fee for release of medical health information, such as results or medical records. There is a $15 vaccine administration fee per patient for each visit to the Nurse Only Clinic and $30 for families of two or more; there are no fees for Medi-Cal patients.
Language
Arabic, Chinese-Cantonese, Farsi, French, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog (Philippines), Vietnamese
Fee structure
Fixed Fee, Free
Payment source
Medi-Cal
Application procedure
Appointment Required, Call to Apply, Walk in for Service

Address

7643 S. Painter Ave.

Whittier, California 90602 (Physical)

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Service hours
Nurse Only Clinic hours are Monday through Wednesday, 7:30am to 11:00am and 12:00pm to 4:00pm; Thursday and Friday, 7:30am to 11:00am. A limited number of walk-ins may be accepted each day.
Monday : 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Tuesday : 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Wednesday : 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday : 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday : 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Service/Intake and Administration (Health Center )

+15624645350

Service/Intake (Wellness Center)

+15627756104
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