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The official Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services websiteWe had a fantastic day, beautiful weather and a lot of fun and laughter at our CommUNITY Fun & Safety Awareness event this past Saturday! We want to say thank you to all the vendors, all the donators, and all those who came out to learn about safety and have some fun too!
There were a little over 300 you attended the event, and that's not including the vendors. Everyone was able to eat free hot dogs, popcorn, sno cones, and to wash it all down, a bottle of water.
Here are some pictures from our day.
Welcome to the Webster County Health Unit!
Public health touches every person every day. From clean air and water to safe food to immunizations that protect us from disease, our staff provide excellent, customer focused, confidential programs and services at little to no cost.
We make it our mission to preserve and protect public health in our community.
We are a local public health agency, a Missouri political subdivision, and tax exempt as a government organization. Our annual operating budget is approximately $900,000 with income from personal property tax, state and federal grants and fees for service. Services are provided to all Webster County residents without discrimination and no one is denied services due to an inability to pay.