Dubois County Health Department
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Located at 1187 S. St. Charles St., Jasper, IN 47546, the Health Department has the following hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
Under Indiana state law, every county must have a local Board of Health. A full-time Health Department was established in 1965. The Dubois County Commissioners appoint the seven-member board. The Board of Health serves in an advisory role, sets general administrative policies and can develop ordinances, which are enacted by the County Commissioners. They are also responsible for the review and approval of new programs and changes in existing programs.
The Board appoints a Health Officer, who is the executive officer of the Health Department and serves as the Secretary of the Board of Health.
The activities of the Dubois County Health Department focus on prevention of diseases, health education, environmental health, childhood immunizations and screenings, communicable disease control, as well as networking with other organizations.
The Health Department is comprised of the following divisions:
1. Public Health Nurse provides community health nursing and immunizations.
2. Clerk/Registrar collects and maintains all birth and death records.
3. Environmental Health promotes good environmental conditions, through food and sewage disposal inspections.
4. WIC Nutritional Program provides nutritious foods and nutrition education to women, infants and children.
PUBLIC
HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
The Dubois County Health
Department is committed to
maintaining plans and resources for public health preparedness efforts. Possible public health
threats include:
Ø Acts of Nature (Major Floods, Tornados / Earthquakes) – water supplies and septic systems may be compromised; responders and victims may need tetanus immunizations.
Ø Disease Outbreaks – various diseases might threaten the health of local citizens: Pandemic Influenza, seasonal influenza, Hepatitis A, fecal-oral diseases, etc.
Ø Accidents – chemical spills, airplane crashes, train accidents are a few of the types of accidents that might pose serious public health consequences.
Ø Terrorist
Acts – chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear and explosive devices could
be used by terrorists or
criminals to threaten the public health.
If you think there
is a public health emergency or threat in
1-812-481-7050 (regular business hours)
or 1-812-482-9111 (any time)
Centers for Disease Control
Indiana State Department of Health
Vitalcheck.com
DUBOIS COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
Richard Rudolph, DVM - Chair
Virginia Begle, RN - Vice-Chair
Gary Riddle, MD
Mary Burgeson, MD
Gregory Berger, DDS
Robert Johnson
Lovie Werne
Theodore Waflart, MD,- Health Officer
Donna Oeding - Administrative Director
481-7050 All Departments
481-7056 Immunizations
481-7055 Environmental Health
481-7060 WIC
481-7069 FAX
dchealth@psci.net
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