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Taney County Health Department reports higher vaccination, WIC use and outreach in 2024
Summary
Taney County Health Department director Lisa Marshall reported increased clinical appointments, more than 5,000 vaccines administered, strong WIC redemptions and growing community training and Narcan distribution.
Lisa Marshall, director of the Taney County Health Department, presented the department’s 2024 annual report and told the Branson Board of Aldermen the department saw expanded service volume and outreach across clinical, nutrition, environmental and community‑health programs.
Marshall said the department operates two locations — in Forsyth and Branson — and has about 40 staff. She told the board the clinical team provided over 2,600 immunization appointments that resulted in more than 5,000 vaccine doses administered in 2024, covering vaccines from tetanus to shingles. The WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutrition program had nearly 17,000 appointments in 2024 and generated “over a million dollars in those food redemption” that typically stays in local grocery stores, Marshall said.
Marshall highlighted other 2024 accomplishments: nearly 1,000 people trained through QPR suicide prevention sessions since 2022; distribution of more than 900 doses of naloxone (Narcan) since 2022; increased environmental‑health inspections (food, lodging, pools and temporary events); and revived in‑person pool‑operator training with nearly 100 participants. She also noted mid‑2025 inspection totals to date — about 375 food inspections, 174 pool inspections and 126 lodging inspections — and credited increased staffing after a contract change for much of the improvement.
Board members asked about medications and confidentiality. Marshall said the health department does not generally dispense medications from the county health department except that the women’s clinic medical director may prescribe birth control; she said certain state programs require services that protect patient privacy and could, in rare cases, be provided without parental notification to retain program funding.
Marshall said the department is reviewing workflow, billing and quality‑assurance steps and will continue outreach work to support clinical services, farmers‑market vouchers and community coalitions.
The board thanked the department for the update and the mayor noted the health department’s role across Taney County.
