Health Services

The two major programs operated within the Health Services Division are the In-Home Services program and the Women’s Health Services program. The In-Home Services program enables elderly persons to remain in their homes while receiving the care and attention they need. This program is operated in Barton, Bates, Benton, Cass, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Morgan, Pettis, Saline, St. Clair and Vernon counties. The Women’s Health Services program provides confidential and personalized care at affordable prices. Services include breast and pelvic examinations, pap smears, fertility counseling, birth control, and contraceptive counseling. A clinic is open 5 days per week in Appleton City with 11 mobile clinics in Bates, Benton, Cass, Henry, St. Clair, and Vernon counties. The Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Project is also operated by this division.

• Women’s Health Services Program

• Show Me Healthy Women

• In-Home Services

• Obesity and Tobacco Use Prevention Program

• Program Locations

Health Services Centers

For all Health Services inquiries contact: 660-476-2185,
Women's Health Services 660-476-2194 or 1-888-577-4640

Women’s Health Services Program

Women’s Health Services Program provides confidential and personalized care to all women, regardless of ability to pay.  Women’s Health Services is able to provide services by applying for grants through Title X Federal Program and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.  WHS also accepts donations and fees from clients using a sliding fee scale.  Though dwindling, some funds come through Medicaid billing.  The above funds enable participation in the “Show Me Healthy Women” program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and administered through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.  Its goal is to provide breast and cervical screenings to women age 35 and older not having insurance and limited income.  Many health services are provided to women including cancer screenings, clinical breast exams, sexually transmitted disease testing and/or treatment, pregnancy testing and options counseling, education of contraceptive methods with clients deciding on methods, and community education.  Clinics are done at our two permanent locations in Appleton City and Belton and our mobile clinics at the Clinton Christian Church, Bates County Health Department, Vernon County Health Department, and Benton County Health Department. A Harrisonville location is utilized for distribution of contraceptive supplies. The staff consists of a Medical Director, a Nurse Practitioner, a Licensed Practical Nurse, a Clinic Manager, a Billing Technician, a Medical Assistant and for the Belton Clinic: a Clinic Manager, a Spanish Translator, and a Registered Nurse.  There are 15-20 clinics held each month.

Show Me Healthy Women Program

The vision for the Show Me Healthy Women program is to improve the quality of life in Missouri through the cure and elimination of breast and cervical cancers. The program supports quality screening, diagnostic and treatment services in accordance with current medical standards. Our clinics provide, free of charge, pelvic exam and pap smears, clinical breast exams, and if any results are abnormal, we refer patients to diagnostic services.

To be eligible, women must be age 35 and older, not eligible for Medicaid, Medicare or have health coverage, and meet income guidelines. Income eligibility is based on Household Annual Gross Income of 200% above the federal poverty guideline.

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In-Home Services

In-Home Services offers clients the chance to receive the care they need while remaining in their homes. West Central Missouri Community Action Agency provides trained home-care aides to do tasks such as meal preparation, light housekeeping, personal care services, respite, advanced personal care and more.

Almost 285 home-care providers bring comfort to more than 50,000 elderly and disabled people in 41 Missouri counties. WCMCAA In-Home services has around 126 home-care aides and nurses bringing comfort to more that 450 elderly and disabled people monthly in 16 counties. The service allows clients to avoid the unnecessary expense of a long-term care facility.

West Central Missouri Community Action Agency In-Home Services is state-certified and fully insured. Funding sources include the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Medicaid, Area Agencies on Aging, United Way of Vernon County, Morgan County, Veterans Administration and private duty services.

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Obesity and Tobacco Use Prevention Program

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City funds the Obesity and Tobacco Use Prevention Program. Healthy practices and education concerning obesity and tobacco use is being provided in a program that is administered by West Central Missouri Community Action Agency. This is a joint effort between Health Services Division, Family and Community Development Division and Youth Services Division.

Services such as education classes and basic health screenings are provided to participants. The service is offered to Head Start parents, Outreach clients and women that come into the Women’s Health Clinic. To date we have served over 500 people in this program.

The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City strives to improve access and quality of health for the medically indigent and underserved individuals and communities by providing financial support and leadership directed toward all aspects of health in Kansas City, Missouri and a six county service area (Missouri: Cass, Jackson, Lafayette Counties; Kansas: Allen, Johnson, Wyandotte Counties).

The Foundation is committed to supporting high-quality activities that produce measurable improvement in access and quality of health. 

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