Grimes County Health Services Directory 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Emergency Numbers ............................................................................ 1 Police ............................................................................................. 1 Fire ................................................................................................ 1 Ambulance .................................................................................... 1 Sheriff’s Department ..................................................................... 1 Texas Highway Patrol ................................................................... 1 Other Emergency Numbers ................................................................. 2 Health Services ..................................................................................... 5 Ambulance/Emergency Medical Services ..................................... 5 Audiologists .................................................................................. 5 Chiropractors ................................................................................. 5 Counseling/Mental Health ............................................................. 5 Dentists .......................................................................................... 5 Diabetic Supplies .......................................................................... 6 DNA and Drug Testing ................................................................. 6 Fitness ........................................................................................... 6 Home Health Services ................................................................... 6 Hospitals ........................................................................................ 7 Massage Therapy .......................................................................... 7 Medical, Dental & Prescription Assistance ................................... 7 Medical Equipment ....................................................................... 8 Nursing Homes .............................................................................. 8 Occupational, Physical & Speech Therapies ................................. 8 Pharmacies .................................................................................... 9 Physicians and Clinics ................................................................... 9 Rehabilitation Services ................................................................ 10 Veterinarians ............................................................................... 10 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Local Government-Community-Social Services .............................. 11 Adult Protective Services ............................................................ 11 Birth Certificates ......................................................................... 11 Chamber of Commerce ............................................................... 11 Childcare Information ................................................................. 11 Child Abuse and Neglect Services .............................................. 12 Children and Youth ..................................................................... 12 City Offices Information ............................................................. 12 Civil Rights ................................................................................. 13 Clothing & Food ......................................................................... 13 Counseling/Mental Health ........................................................... 13 Crime Prevention ........................................................................ 13 Crisis Intervention ....................................................................... 14 Death Certificates ........................................................................ 14 Department of State Health Services........................................... 14 Diabetes Services ........................................................................ 14 Disability ..................................................................................... 14 Domestic Violence/Family Violence .......................................... 15 Environmental Agencies ............................................................. 15 Family Services ........................................................................... 15 Food and Drug Complaints ......................................................... 16 Funeral Homes ............................................................................ 16 Head Start Programs ................................................................... 16 Health Department ...................................................................... 17 Health Education/Schools/Colleges/Universities/ Wellness Programs .................................................................... 17 Housing ....................................................................................... 17 Human Services .......................................................................... 18 Law Enforcement Services/Crime Prevention Services .............. 18 Legal Services ............................................................................. 19 Medicaid/Medicare ..................................................................... 19 Mental Health .............................................................................. 19 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Newspapers ................................................................................. 19 Pollution Control ......................................................................... 19 Rape ............................................................................................ 19 Road and Weather Conditions ..................................................... 20 Senior Services ............................................................................ 20 Social Security ............................................................................ 20 State Offices Information ............................................................ 21 Suicide Prevention ...................................................................... 21 Transportation ............................................................................. 21 Unemployment ............................................................................ 21 Utility Assistance ........................................................................ 21 Veterans Services ........................................................................ 22 Welfare Information .................................................................... 22 Women’s Services ....................................................................... 22 Workers’ Compensation .............................................................. 22 State and National Information Services-Support Groups-Help Lines .................................................................................................... 23 Advocacy for Long Term Care Patients ...................................... 23 AIDS ........................................................................................... 23 Alcohol ........................................................................................ 23 Allergy Information .................................................................... 24 Alzheimer’s ................................................................................. 24 Arthritis ....................................................................................... 24 Cancer ......................................................................................... 25 Child Abuse/Family Violence ..................................................... 25 Child Health ................................................................................ 26 Children & Youth Services ......................................................... 26 Civil Rights ................................................................................. 27 Cystic Fibrosis ............................................................................. 27 Dental Services ............................................................................ 28 Diabetes ....................................................................................... 28 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Disability Services ...................................................................... 28 Domestic Violence/Family Violence .......................................... 29 Down Syndrome .......................................................................... 29 Drugs/Narcotics Abuse and Prevention ...................................... 29 Eldercare ..................................................................................... 30 Eye Services ................................................................................ 30 Headache ..................................................................................... 31 Health Information ...................................................................... 31 Hearing and Speech ..................................................................... 31 Heart ............................................................................................ 32 Kidney ......................................................................................... 32 Legal Services ............................................................................. 32 Liver ...........................................................................................