How we got here
In 1948, Butler County residents voted to establish a property tax to fund public health work. That vote created this department and still funds it today. It is why services here are answerable to county residents rather than to a hospital system or an insurer.
What we do
Public health work is broader than a clinic. The department runs clinical services, keeps the county’s vital records, inspects the places you eat and sleep, permits septic systems, investigates disease outbreaks, and plans for emergencies.
Prevent illness before it spreads
Promote longer, healthier lives
Protect the health of everyone in the county
Accreditation
Butler County Health Department is accredited by the Missouri Institute for Community Health. Accreditation means an outside body has reviewed how the department is governed, how it uses data, and how it delivers services, and found them to meet a published standard.
Planning documents
The assessment measures what is actually making people in Butler County sick. The plan says what the department intends to do about it.
2025 Community Health Assessment
What is making Butler County sick, measured.
2025 Community Health Improvement Plan
What the department intends to do about it.
Strategic Plan
How the department organizes the work.
Annual reports by year
Health services, environmental health, and vital records.
Equal opportunity
Butler County Health Department is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Services are provided on a non-discriminatory basis.