Harold K. Bengsch
CURRICULUM VITAE

Harold K. Bengsch , MSPH, REHS/RS, CEHP, CHS-III

Born: September 23, 1935

 EDUCATION

  • Graduate: Billings High School
  • Billings MO – 1953
  • Graduate: Southwest Missouri State University ( Springfield , Missouri )
  • B.S. Agriculture – 1958 (Double Major)
  • Graduate: University of Missouri
  • School of Medicine ( Columbia , Missouri )
  • MSPH – Public Health – 1983
 

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES OF STUDY

  • Analysis of Atmospheric Organics: United States Public Health Services
  • Analysis of Atmospheric Inorganics: United States Public Health Services
  • Introduction to Microscopic Analysis: United States Public Health Services
  • Special topics in Microscopic Analysis: United States Public Health Services
  • Sampling and Identification of Aero-Allergins: United States Public Health Services
  • Column and Thin Layer Chromatography: National Center for Air Pollution Control
  • Medical and Biological Aspects of Air Pollution: National Center for Air Pollution Control

EXPERIENCE

Forty-five (45) years of continuous experience in the field of public health and completing 4 years as Greene County Commissioner.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Public Health Laboratory – Director
  • Environmental Health Services – Director
  • Department of Health Programs Management – Assistant Director of Health
  • Department of Public Health and Welfare— Director
  • Environmental Microbiology and
  • Chemistry
  • Epidemiology
  • Data Analysis
  • Community Health Planning
  • Community Health Assessment
  • Community Coalition Development
  • Health Systems Management
  • Environmental Health
  • Communicable Disease Control
  • Health Education
  • County Commissioner
 

POSITIONS/TITLES HELD

  •  Public Health Laboratory Technician February 9, 1959-September 8, 1965
    (Springfield/Greene County Departmentof Public Health and Welfare)
  • Public Health Bacteriologist September 8, 1965-September 16, 1967
    (Springfield/Greene County Department of Public Health and Welfare)
  • Public Health Laboratory Director September 16, 1967-November 1, 1969

    (Springfield/Greene County Department of Public Health and Welfare)

  • Superintendent of Public Health Sanitation November 1, 1969-January 1, 1974

    (Springfield/Greene County Department of Public Health and Welfare)

  • Chief of Environmental Hygiene January 1, 1974-March 22, 1983

    (Springfield/Greene County Department of Public Health and Welfare)

  • Assistant Director of Health March 22, 1983-June 27, 1983

    (Springfield/Greene County Department of Public Health and Welfare)

  • Director of Public Health and Welfare June 27, 1983 to March 26, 2004

    (Springfield/Greene County Department of Public Health and Welfare)

  • Greene County Commissioner District 1

CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for overall management of Greene County governmental functions as delegated under Missouri and County law and regulations.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS HELD

  • American Public Health Association
  • National Association of County and City Health Officials
    • Member of Task Force on Community Environmental Health Assessment
    • Member of Task Force on Public Health Accreditation
  • International Association for Food Protection (Past President)
    • Member – Publications Editorial Board
  • National Environmental Health Association
  • Mid-Continent Association of Food and Drug Officials
  • American College of Forensic Examiners International, Inc.
    • Member – Executive Advisory Board
  • Missouri Public Health Association (Past President)
  • Missouri Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians (Past President)
  • Missouri Association of Professional Sanitarians (Past President)
  • Missouri Association of Local Health Officials (Chair—Metro Section)
 

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • County Commissioners Association of Missouri
  • Missouri Association of Counties
  • National Association of Counties

PAST STATE APPOINTMENTS

  • Missouri Board of Health (Past Chair)
  • Missouri Department of Social Services—Medical Advisory Board on Medicaid MC+
  • Missouri Department of Health Task Force on Accreditation
  • Missouri Department of Health Task Force on Bioterrorism
 

PAST FEDERAL WORK GROUPS

  • Public Health Law and Policy: National Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
  • Genomic Competencies for the Public Health Workforce: National Center for Disease
  • Center for Environmental Health—Office of Genetics and Disease

CURRENT STATE WORK GROUPS

  • Homeland Security Advisory Council
  • Children's Justice Task Force (Co-Chair)

LOCAL COALITION/ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

  • Child Advocacy Center, Inc. (Board of Directors)
  • Community Partnership of the Ozarks (Board of Directors—Past Chair)
  • Caring Community (Advisory Board and Local Resource Team Member)
  • Missouri State University Advisory Boards
    • School of Public Health
    • College of Health and Human Services
    • Ozarks Public Health Institute
    • Biological Safety Committee
  • Good Community Committee
  • Ozark's Health Foundation
  • University of Missouri Extensions Council

PUBLICATIONS

C.V. Williams, H.K. Bengsch and G. Wiksten, 1962. A Screening Test for Determining the Sanitary Quality of Processed Poultry. J. of Milk and Food Technology, Vol. 25, No. 10: pp. 315-317

Harold Bengsch, 1965. MILK, A Food of Ancient Origin in a World of Modern Technology . The Missouri LPN, January: pp. 5-11

Harold Bengsch, 1972. The Nature of Shellfish and Ecological Factors Contribute to Their Role in Food Borne Human Disease . J. of Environmental Health, Vol. 34, No. 4: pp. 373-378

Harold Bengsch, 1988. Rules and Regulations of Milk Inspection. The Mid-Am Dairyman, October-November: pp. 1-3

Harold Bengsch, 1990. People Helping People—The Environment of Health Care . Ozarks Watch, Vol. IV, No. 1: pp. 5-7

Harold Bengsch, 1990. Lyme Disease (Borreliosis), Part I . Bulletin of The Greene County Medical Society, Vol. XLIV, No. 2: pp. 11-13

Harold Bengsch, 1990. Lyme Disease (Borreliosis), Part II—Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations . Bulletin of The Greene County Medical Society, Vol. XLIV, No. 3: pp. 11-13

Harold Bengsch, 1990. Lyme Disease (Borreliosis), Part III—Treatment and Prevention . Bulletin of The Greene County Medical Society, Vol. XLIV, No. 4: pp. 9-10 and 46-48

Lawrence A. Roth, H. Bengsch, C. Davidson and J. Dickson, 1994. Extended Incubation of LST and BGB Tubes and The MPN Estimate of Coliforms , J. of Food Protection, Vol. 57, No. 8: pp. 740-742

Harold Bengsch, July 1995. CHART: A Progress Report . Bulletin of The Greene County Medical Society, p. 23

Harold Bengsch, July 1997. Lead Poisoning: A Preventable Pediatric Health Problem . Bulletin of The Greene County Medical Society, pp. 10-11

Harold Bengsch, December 1997. Tuberculosis Control and Prevention: A Public/Private Partnership . Bulletin of The Greene County Medical Society, pp. 10-11

Harold Bengsch, April 1998. An Update on Public Health . Bulletin of The Greene County Medical Society, pp. 17-19

Harold Bengsch, June 1998. HIV Infection/Risk Behavior & Public Health Law . Bulletin , of The Greene County Medical Society, p. 25

Harold Bengsch, August 1998. Nutrition Supplements: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly . Bulletin of The Greene County Medical Society, pp. 17-18

Harold Bengsch, February 1999. Planning for the Future in Public Health . Bulletin of The Greene County Medical Society, pp. 17-18

Harold Bengsch, Allan Alphin, September 2000. An Opportunity for Community Health Improvement . Bulletin of The Greene County Medical Society, pp. 11-29

AWARDS

  • 1977 International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians
    SANITARIANS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
  • Safety Council of Southwest Missouri
    RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
  • Missouri State Senate
    • RECOGNITION OF SERVICE TO MISSOURI CITIZENS FOR LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC HEALTH
  • American Red Cross, Greene County Chapter
    SKILLED VOLUNTEER AWARD
  • Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
    SALUTE TO HEALTH CARE AWARD
  • Missouri Society of Professional Sanitarians
    SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
  • Missouri Association of Social Workers
    PUBLIC CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD
  • Missouri Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Missouri Bureau of AIDS Prevention and AIDS Project of the Ozarks
    RECOGNITION AWARD FOR PIONEERING EFFORTSIN AIDS EDUCATION AND SERVICE
  • American Critical Incident Stress Foundation
AWARD FOR APPRECIATION OF SERVICE
  • International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians
    • AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP
  •   American Academy of Family Physicians
    RECOGNITION AS ACTIVE TEACHER IN FAMILY PRACTCE
  • Missouri State University Alumni Association
    LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
  • Missouri Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians

    LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Community Foundation of the Ozarks
    HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
  • 2001 American Public Health Association
    MILTON AND RUTH ROEMER AWARD
  • American Heart Association
    MISSOURIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
  • Missouri Association of Local Public Health Administrators

    MENTOR AWARD 

  • Missouri Public Health Association

    W. SCOTT JOHNSON AWARD

  • Springfield Northside Betterment Association (NSBA)
    CIVIC CONTRIBUTOR AWARD
  • 2003 Greene County Medical Society Establishes Award called:
    HAROLD BENGSCH, PUBLIC HEALTH PIONEER AWARD
    (first award to be given to Ozarks Technical Community College for developing a “campus tobacco free project.” )
  • Missouri State University
    HONORARY DOCTORATE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (Only second to be bestowed in the University's history.)