A guide to the Adair County Health Department — contact info, hours, and services. Compiled September 15, 2026 from the department’s own site; see our companion post for current notices.
1001 S. Jamison St., Kirksville, MO 63501.
Phone: 660-665-8491 (press 1 for clinic appointments)
WIC direct line: 660-785-3237
Administrative fax: 660-627-2913 | Clinic fax: 660-665-2991
Email: Lori.Guffey@lpha.mo.gov
Website: adair.lphamo.org
Administrative office: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm
Clinic services (appointment required): Monday & Wednesday 7:30am-3pm, Friday 7:30am-noon; no clinic Tuesday or Thursday
Vital records: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4pm
Founded March 15, 1979. The department’s stated mission is to “promote health, wellness, and protect the public from disease through health education, and providing professional, client-centered services in our clinics, homes, and community.”
Immunizations (more than 5,000 given annually), TB and STD testing, low-cost lab services, blood sugar and A1C testing, animal bite assessment and treatment, child safety seat inspections, Port-a-Cath flushes and injections, WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) programming, communicable disease investigation, and birth and death records (available from 1920 and 1980 respectively). The department also handles environmental health — restaurant inspections, food safety permits, and sewage oversight — and coordinates local emergency preparedness.
