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Health Department
420 N Fairview
Burns, OR 97720
Phone: (541) 573-2271
Fax: (541) 573-8388
Business Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:30 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
(Excluding holidays)
RN Clinic Hours:
Tuesday – Thursday
9:00 am – 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Clinics vary by day of the week, call for further information.
Barbara Rothgeb, RN, BScN, Public Health Deputy Administrator, TB Coordinator, Public Health Nurse,
Dental Program, Inmate Care, Babies First! Coordinator, Cacoon Coordinator, Maternity Case Management
Email: barbararothgeb@centurytel.net
Desiree
Davis, Office Manager, WIC Coordinator, Vital Records, Deputy State Registrar
Email: desireed@centurytel.net
Marilynn
Scheen, RN,
Public Health Nurse, Family Planning,
HIV Coordinator, Immunization, WIC, & Well Child
Email: marilynns@centurytel.net
Kris Renfro – Office Assistant
Email: krissrenfro@yahoo.com
Ray Huff, Environmental Health Specialist
John Combs, RN, Environmental Health Trainee
Email: combsj@grantcounty-or.gov
541-620-0965
Health Officer: Scott Spence, MD |
Medical Examiner: |
Public Health Administrator |
The Harney County Health Department has many programs to offer Harney County residents. These include:
- Immunizations – offered for children and adults every Tuesday from 9-11 am
and 1-4 pm - Family Planning – women’s exams, STD checks, birth control, and pregnancy
tests - Women-Infant-Children (WIC) – A nutritional food program for income eligible pregnant or breastfeeding women, infants and children
- Babies First/CaCoon – home visiting programs for moms and babies
- Well Child Checkups
- HIV – testing and counseling
- Vital Records – Birth/Death records
- Communicable Diseases – testing and reporting
- Emergency Preparedness
- TB Program
- Dental Health
- Environmental Quality Inspections
- Business Licenses for Restaurants and Hotels
- Tobacco Preventions & Education Program
- File a complaint against violations of the Indoor Clean Air Act
Other Links
- For WIC: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/wic/index.shtml
- For Family Planning: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/fp/index.shtml
- For Immunizations: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/imm/index.shtml
- For Vital Records-Birth/Death Certificates: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/chs/order/index.shtml
- For Dental Program: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/oralhealth/index.shtml
- For HIV Program: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/hst/index.shtml
- For Communicable Diseases: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/acd/index.shtml
- For Babies First!/CaCoon:http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ch/bf1/index.shtml
- Tobacco Prevention
- Preparedness
If you are interested in any of these programs or just have a question, please feel free to call us at (541) 573-2271.
