Services

The Russell County Health Department provides the following services to the public. Download our Services Brochure.

Vital Records

Certified birth and death certificates for a vital event that occurred within the State of Alabama are available upon request for a fee. You may print the application and take it to any local county health department in the State of Alabama or mail it along with the appropriate fee to:

Alabama Department of Public Health
Center for Health Statistics
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5625

Clinical Services

• ALL Kids - Application and Payment
• Family Planning - Counseling and Birth Control
• Women's Health – Annual with Pap Smear and Breast Exam
• Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (ABCCEDP)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) - Testing, Treatment, Counseling, and Partner Notification
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) - Application, Voucher Issuance, and Nutrition Counseling
• Medicaid Assistance Program (MAPS)
• Well Woman Alabama
• Seasonal Vaccinations – Influenza, COVID and Pneumococcal
• Clinical Laboratory Testing
• TeleHealth (remote monitoring for Patient First patients only)
• Fee Income Schedule (based on income)
• Nurse Practitioner- available on Tuesday and Thursday

Home Health Services

• Skilled Nursing Services
• Home Health Aide Services
• Medical Social Work Services
• Therapy Services- occupational, physical, and speech 

Bio Monitoring for Chronic Disease Management

People using Medicaid as their sole source of health insurance and with one of the following conditions are eligible for Bio Monitoring Case Management:

• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Congestive Heart Failure

Depending on your diagnosis, you could receive free monitoring equipment such as a glucometer, blood pressure monitor and/or a set of weight monitoring scales. A Registered Nurse will work with you and your doctor to achieve improved outcomes for your chronic disease. If you would like to participate in the program at no cost to you, or you would like information about this program, contact Rebecca Norris at (334) 358-2354 or 1-888-749-5694.

Environmental Services

• Food Service inspections and complaints
• Hotel inspections and complaints
• Camp inspections and complaints
• Jail and prison inspections and complaints
• Body art facility inspections and complaints
• Onsite sewage – applications and permits
• Large flow developments – applications and permits
• System Repair/Tank replacement – applications and permits
• Land applications, inspections, and permits
• Solid waste facilities and vehicles – applications and permits
• Septic tank pumper – applications and permits
• Public health nuisance complaint investigations
• Rabies control – testing and bite investigation
• Private well water testing
• Garbage exemption – applications

Some environmental services require a fee to be submitted prior to the service being performed. For more information on those services requiring a fee, review the Russell County Fee Schedule.