Food Recall Notice: Certain Imported Frozen Shrimp
On August 21, 2025, Southwind Foods, LLC announced a recall of multiple brands of frozen raw and cooked shrimp, including specific Great Value brand frozen shrimp sold at Walmart stores…
Safe Sleep Building Blocks Grant Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dent County Health Center Receives Safe Sleep Building Blocks Grant from Cribs for Kids, Baby Safety Foundation, and Safe Kids Worldwide Salem, Missouri – 08/20/2025 – Dent…
Urgent Health Alert: Possible Measles Exposure in St. Louis Check If You Were Affected
On May 4th, 2025, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced a possible measles exposure in St. Louis. An out-of-state resident visited the St. Louis Aquarium between 1-6PM. on…
Missouri Confirms First Measles Case in 2025: What You Should Know
On April 18th, 2025, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced its first measles case. Measles cases are rising again across the country. So far in 2025, over 800…
Speak Up For A Healthier Dent County – 2025 Community Survey Now Open
Your Voice Matters – Help Shape the Future of Health in Dent County👉 Click here to take the Community Health Assessment and read our full executive summary. Dent County is…
Lead Service Lines – Learn More
The City of Salem has recently sent out letters regarding their Lead Service Line inventory, which is a project designed to identify which water service lines in the city are…
Dr. Anil Gupta, MD, joins DCHC Team
The Dent County Health Center is pleased to announce a new member of our growing public health team: Dr. Anil Gupta, MD. Dr. Gupta is board certified in Addiction Medicine…
A New Year for WIC
The DENT COUNTY HEALTH CENTER has announced that a contract to continue to provide WIC services for federal fiscal year 2025 has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health…
Guidance for Respiratory Illnesses
September 4th, 2024 Now that school is back in session, respiratory illnesses have been on the rise around the country and in Dent County. Respiratory illnesses include, but are not…
Back to School Health Festival
View our Event on Facebook The Dent County Health Center, in cooperation with area healthcare partners, will be hosting a Back to School Festival on August 3rd, 2024 from 9am…