The City of St. Joseph Health Department, at 904 S 10th Street, will be suspending all services on Thursday, December 5, 2013.

Included are WIC, pregnancy testing and case management, TB services, immunization services, HIV/STD testing and case management, vital statistics (including issuance of Missouri birth and death certificates), environmental services, and all but emergency animal control & rescue services.

All services will resume on Friday December 6, 2013.

Services are being suspended to allow staff to participate in an all-day training retreat focusing on public health emergency preparedness.