Clinical Services

Public Health Nursing

• DSHS: What Is Public Health Nursing? 
• Coordinate patient services for individuals/families, communities, and populations
• Apply interventions that impact health
• Oversee clinical activities
• Exert a strong leadership role in quality assurance
• Transfer knowledge and expertise to others
• Advocate for individuals and communities

Immunization Services 

• DSHS: Provide Vaccines to Eligible People
• Adult Safety Net Program - uninsured adults aged 19 and older
• Texas Vaccines for Children Program – children 18 years and younger with lack of insurance, “underinsured”, enrolled in Medicaid, and other groups of eligible children
• For more information on current vaccine recommendations, see Fall 2025 Vaccine Recommendations.

Emergency and Disaster Response – Clinical Team Role

• Plan, coordinate, and hold events to deliver large-scale vaccinations and/or preventive and therapeutic medications and/or treatments
• Participate in “shelter” clinical management and safety inspections
• Provide disease consultation, in collaboration with the local health authority and/or the chief medical officer
• Serve in “incident command” positions to support Bastrop County response/recovery events
• For more information on Emergency and Disaster Response, please visit the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management’s website.