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== Agency Information == | == Agency Information == | ||
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Name: | '''Name:''' Jackson County - Health Department | ||
Category: | '''Category:''' Health | ||
Service Area: | '''Service Area:''' Jackson County | ||
Purpose: | '''Purpose:''' THE MISSION OF THE JACKSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LIVE, RECOGNIZING THAT THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS VITAL TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COLLECTIVE WELL BEING. WE WILL PROMOTE THE BEST ACHIEVABLE SCOPE AND QUALITY OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE CITIZENS OF JACKSON COUNTY VIA PROVISION OF SERVICES, EDUCATION AND THE EXPLANATION OF HEALTH CARE REGULATIONS. WE WILL STRIVE TO ACHIEVE SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAWS. | ||
Hours of | '''Hours of Operation:''' 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday-Friday except for holidays. Some services require an appointment. | ||
== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
Address: 801 West 2nd Street | |||
City: Seymour | |||
State: Indiana | |||
ZIP: 47274 | |||
Phone: 812-522-6474 | |||
Email: kmyers@jacksoncounty.in.gov | |||
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/jacksoncountyhealthdepartment/ | |||
Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/JCHealthDepartment | |||
Other: Vital Records/Environmental: 812-522-6474 Nursing Division : 812-522-6667 Provides birth and death certificates for Jackson County, genealogy searches, statistics, on-site sewage system plan reviews, permits and inspections, animal bite investigations, retail food establishment plan reviews, permits and inspections, food handler education, hazardous material response, mosquito control, water testing, housing inspections, vector control, environmental assessments, smoking cessation programs, children and adult immunizations, TB testing, school health program, communicable disease follow-up, public health education and flu clinic. Sharps Program: residents may obtain a safe, biohazard container for their sharps free of charge Smoking Cessation: 6 week class and nicotine replacement therapy (Patches); as scheduled; free to county residents. Speakers available for groups. | |||
== Contact Information == | |||
Name: Karla Hubbard | |||
Title: Administrative Medical Assistant | |||
City: Seymour | |||
State: Indiana | |||
ZIP: 47274 | |||
Phone: 812-522-6667 | |||
Email: khubbard@jacksoncounty.in.gov | |||
Name: Karen Lucas | |||
Title: RN-Public Health Nurse | |||
Email: klucas@jacksoncounty.in.gov | |||
Name: Shara Calhoun | |||
Title: RN-Public Health Nurse | |||
Email: scalhoun@jacksoncounty.in.gov | |||
Name: Kimberli Myers | |||
Title: Administrator/Office Manager | |||
Email: kmyers@jacksoncounty.in.gov | |||
Name: Kris McKinney | |||
Title: Vital Records Supervisor | |||
Email: kmckinney@jacksoncounty.in.gov | |||
Name: Paul Ramsey | |||
Title: Environmental Health Director | |||
Email: pramsey@jacksoncounty.in.gov | |||
Name: Larry Miller | |||
Title: Environmental Health Specialist | |||
Email: lmiller@jacksoncounty.in.gov | |||
Name: Whitney Kovener | |||
Title: Environmental Health Specialist | |||
Email: wkovener@jacksoncounty.in.gov | |||
Name: Lin Montgomery | |||
Title: Public Health Coordinator and Educator | |||
Email: | Email: lmontgomery@jacksoncounty.in.gov | ||
Name: Dr. Christopher Bunce | |||
Title: | Title: Health Officer | ||
Email: cbunce@jacksoncounty.in.gov | |||
== Program Information == | |||
Description: Children's Immunization Clinic is on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday by appointment. DTaP,IPV, HIB, MMR, Hepatitis B,and Prevnar vaccinations are given to infants as scheduled by the Indiana Department of Health. We administer second MMR's to children entering middle school,Tetanus (upon availability), adult Hepatitis A & B,TB testing, pregnancy testing,pre-marital certificates for proof of Rubella,Flu & Pneumonia shots (seasonal). Prenatal clinic for low-income women. Need to schedule an appointment. Home visits can be made by referrals for all ages. School nursing is done at Crothersville, Medora and St. John's. Immunization clinic is by appointment. DPT, oral polio, HIB, MMR, Hepatitis B and Prevnar. Vital Records Division is available to process birth and death certificates Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. Environmental Division inspects Jackson County food establishments, permits and inspects septic installations and inspects housing complaints. | |||
Updated July 2016 |
Revision as of 16:31, 12 October 2016
Agency Information
Name: Jackson County - Health Department
Category: Health
Service Area: Jackson County
Purpose: THE MISSION OF THE JACKSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LIVE, RECOGNIZING THAT THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS VITAL TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COLLECTIVE WELL BEING. WE WILL PROMOTE THE BEST ACHIEVABLE SCOPE AND QUALITY OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE CITIZENS OF JACKSON COUNTY VIA PROVISION OF SERVICES, EDUCATION AND THE EXPLANATION OF HEALTH CARE REGULATIONS. WE WILL STRIVE TO ACHIEVE SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.
Hours of Operation: 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday-Friday except for holidays. Some services require an appointment.
Additional Information
Address: 801 West 2nd Street
City: Seymour
State: Indiana
ZIP: 47274
Phone: 812-522-6474
Email: kmyers@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/jacksoncountyhealthdepartment/
Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/JCHealthDepartment
Other: Vital Records/Environmental: 812-522-6474 Nursing Division : 812-522-6667 Provides birth and death certificates for Jackson County, genealogy searches, statistics, on-site sewage system plan reviews, permits and inspections, animal bite investigations, retail food establishment plan reviews, permits and inspections, food handler education, hazardous material response, mosquito control, water testing, housing inspections, vector control, environmental assessments, smoking cessation programs, children and adult immunizations, TB testing, school health program, communicable disease follow-up, public health education and flu clinic. Sharps Program: residents may obtain a safe, biohazard container for their sharps free of charge Smoking Cessation: 6 week class and nicotine replacement therapy (Patches); as scheduled; free to county residents. Speakers available for groups.
Contact Information
Name: Karla Hubbard
Title: Administrative Medical Assistant
City: Seymour
State: Indiana
ZIP: 47274
Phone: 812-522-6667
Email: khubbard@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Name: Karen Lucas
Title: RN-Public Health Nurse
Email: klucas@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Name: Shara Calhoun
Title: RN-Public Health Nurse
Email: scalhoun@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Name: Kimberli Myers
Title: Administrator/Office Manager
Email: kmyers@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Name: Kris McKinney
Title: Vital Records Supervisor
Email: kmckinney@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Name: Paul Ramsey
Title: Environmental Health Director
Email: pramsey@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Name: Larry Miller
Title: Environmental Health Specialist
Email: lmiller@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Name: Whitney Kovener
Title: Environmental Health Specialist
Email: wkovener@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Name: Lin Montgomery
Title: Public Health Coordinator and Educator
Email: lmontgomery@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Name: Dr. Christopher Bunce
Title: Health Officer
Email: cbunce@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Program Information
Description: Children's Immunization Clinic is on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday by appointment. DTaP,IPV, HIB, MMR, Hepatitis B,and Prevnar vaccinations are given to infants as scheduled by the Indiana Department of Health. We administer second MMR's to children entering middle school,Tetanus (upon availability), adult Hepatitis A & B,TB testing, pregnancy testing,pre-marital certificates for proof of Rubella,Flu & Pneumonia shots (seasonal). Prenatal clinic for low-income women. Need to schedule an appointment. Home visits can be made by referrals for all ages. School nursing is done at Crothersville, Medora and St. John's. Immunization clinic is by appointment. DPT, oral polio, HIB, MMR, Hepatitis B and Prevnar. Vital Records Division is available to process birth and death certificates Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. Environmental Division inspects Jackson County food establishments, permits and inspects septic installations and inspects housing complaints.
Updated July 2016