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Caldwell County Health Department promotes child, adult and walk-in nurse clinic services
Summary
County health educators outlined well-child visits, immunizations, chronic disease screenings, and a nurse walk-in clinic that offers vaccinations and TB skin testing (placement and 48–72 hour reading). A $20 flat fee applies for TB skin tests; free vaccines are available for uninsured children under 18.
Bridal Flanagan, a public health educator at the Caldwell County Health Department, said the clinic provides comprehensive child-health services — well-child checkups, school and sports physicals, immunizations, growth and development screenings, vision and hearing checks, nutrition guidance and referrals — and that these services are available to children ages 2 through 18 without requiring insurance; low-cost or free care is available for eligible families.
Tyler Wunderlich described adult services, including routine physicals, chronic-disease screenings for blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol, adult immunizations and preventive counseling. "We provide judgment-free care," Wunderlich said, and added that many adult services accept a wide variety of insurance plans.
Flanagan described the nurse walk-in clinic as a quick option for vaccinations without an appointment, and said the department performs TB skin test placement and reading (placement during clinic hours except Thursdays, with a required return 48–72 hours later for reading). She said the TB skin test carries a $20 flat fee in many contexts and that free vaccines are available for uninsured children under 18.
Both educators encouraged residents to call the health department to schedule visits or to visit the clinic if calls are missed. They said staff can help with paperwork, documentation and referrals to specialty care when necessary.
