2025 Year in Review
Introductions
2025 was a busy year for the Lincoln County Health Department. We’re happy to present our 2025 Year in Review. This year’s review is especially meaningful as we approach a significant milestone—60 years of service to Lincoln County in 2026.
In 2025, we continued to advance our mission of protecting health, preventing disease, and promoting wellness for all residents. Public Health is often most visible during times of crisis, but much of our work happens quietly and consistently through inspections, education, surveillance, outreach, and partnerships that strengthen the foundation of community well-being.
Highlights from 2025 include:
Launching our new and improved Community Resource Guide
Starting our Wellness Walkers group in partnership with the Lincoln County Ambulance District
Emergency response efforts to provide tetanus vaccines to residents impacted by flooding in Elsberry
Enhanced community engagement, with new outreach events, partnerships, and health education efforts
Public health is truly a team effort. We are grateful for the collaboration of local health systems, schools, first responders, nonprofit organizations, local government, and the many community members who work alongside us every day. We couldn‘t do this work without you.
As we reflect on the past year and look toward the future, we’re proud of how far we’ve come and energized by what lies ahead.
2025 Year in Review by the Numbers:
Staff:
In 2025 we had 28 full-time staff members and 5 part-time staff members, serving a population of 65,000.
Dental:
1,211 dental patients were served across treatment settings in 2025. We held 15 mobile school clinics and saw 363 students.
Maternal and child Health:
Our Public Health Educator gave 86 suicide prevention presentations to 1,460 students across the county. She also provided 67 car seats to families in need. 268 bike helmets were fitted to children ages 18 and younger.
Public information and outreach:
Our website had 41,597 visits in 2025, an increase from 29,495 in 2024. Our social media channels also accumulated more than 2 million impressions. Each impression represents an opportunity to provide health and safety information to our residents.
Nursing:
Our nursing team provided 3,031 vaccines to patients both in the office and at offsite clinics.
Environmental:
In 2025, our environmental team issued 174 septic permits. They also conducted 405 food establishment inspections, an increase from 361 in 2024.
WIC:
Our WIC team remained very busy in 2025, having more than 9,000 contacts.
Vital records:
Nearly 2,500 birth certificates were issued from our office in 2025.
Passports:
Throughout 2025, our Passport Office remained a busy resource for the community, processing 1,215 passport applications for both new passports and renewals. Our Passport Office continues to provide referrals to our nursing clinic for any needed travel vaccines.