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Health Promotion
Richland County Health Department promotes activities that increase the levels of health and well-being of individuals, families and communities.
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Working together promoting healthy lifestyles and living well.
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Cholesterol and Lipid Profile Screening
Richland County Health Department offers lipid profile screenings in the office by appointment.
Cholesterol is a soft, fat-like substance found in the bloodstream and in all your body’s cells. Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs. When your body has too much cholesterol in your blood, it can build up in the walls of your arteries. The arteries can become clogged and narrow, and blood flow is reduced. If a blood clot forms and blocks the blood flow to your heart, it causes a heart attack. If a blood clot blocks an artery leading to or in the brain, a stroke results.
Total Cholesterol is the measure of the total amount of different types of cholesterol in the blood. A lipid profile is the breakdown of the different types of cholesterol in the blood, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides.
Richland County offers lipid profile screenings for a minimal cost.
For more information regarding cholesterol go to:
American Heart Association
CPR/AED
Richland County Health Department offers Cardiopulmonary Respiration (CPR) with Automated External Defibrillator (AED) classes upon request to groups.
Each year more than 950,000 adult Americans die from cardiovascular disease, making it the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. At least 250,000 Americans die of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) before they reach a hospital. SCA usually strikes without warning. Many of these lives can be saved quickly by phoning 911, initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and providing defibrillation within minutes.
SCA is usually caused by an electrical malfunction that makes the heart quiver ineffectively. The treatment for this “quivering” is defibrillation. Defibrillation is the delivery of an electric shock that allows the heart to return to normal rhythm. Defibrillation is provided by an automated external defibrillation (AED). Survival rates have been shown to increase with early implementation of CPR and the use of an AED within the first 3-5 minutes.
Richland County Health Department offers CPR/AED training to groups as requested.
The following resources offer additional information:
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Babysitting Clinics
The babysitting clinic at the Richland County Health Department is a 3 hour class that teaches kids 11 and older to provide safe and responsible care of children. Skills taught at the class include diapering, feeding, safety, age appropriate activities, discipline, and leadership. Each child receives a certificate of completion at the end of the class.
*Registration required, class size is limited
Parenting Class
The parenting class at Richland County Health Department teaches helpful tips and instruction on:
- Feeding/nutrition
- Diapering
- Bathing
- Safety
- Car seats
- Sleeping patterns
- Growth and development
Information is taught by a Registered Nurse and Licensed and Registered Dietician.
*Registration is required
Foot Care
Richland County Health Department offers foot care services at Senior Citizen Centers for clients who are at risk and are unable to do themselves.
The following resource offers additional information:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Health Living)
For more information on Health Promotion contact us by phone or email or use our Request for Information form.
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