Medical Services are available
Monday thru Thursday
8am to 5pm
Friday
8am to 12pm
See each site for their specific dates and hours
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JCHD is not open on the following holidays:
New Years Day
Martin Luther King Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving and the Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
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H1N1 FLU (SWINE FLU)
INFORMATION
THE STATE OF FLORIDA OPENS TOLL FREE SERVICE FOR
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON SWINE
FLU.
The Florida Flu Information Line is
800-342-3557.
The line will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
until further notice. After hours calls will be
handled by an automated service.
As Florida responds to swine flu, the Florida Department
of Health offers the following recommendations:
● People with
respiratory illness or fever should stay home from work
or school to avoid spreading infections including
influenza to others in the community.
● Avoid close
contact with people who are coughing or otherwise appear
ill.
● Avoid touching
your eyes nose and mouth.
● Wash hands
frequently to lessen the spread of respiratory illness.
● Symptoms of swine
flu are rapid onset fever, cough, fatigue, and in some
cases vomiting and diarrhea.
● If you think you
have the flu, please call your health care provider and
discuss whether you need to be seen in their office, an
emergency department, or stay home.
Swine flu is not transmitted by food and you cannot get
swine flu from eating pork products.
The State of Florida is receiving frequent updates from
the CDC, and working with local health departments to
monitor the situation and immediately follow up on
suspected cases. The Florida Department of Health
has created a webpage with information at
www.doh.state.fl.us and the CDC has a web page at
www.cdc.gov/swineflu.
What SHOULD
YOU do in a Flood?
Jackson County Health
Department would like to provide you with some dos and
don'ts regarding flood waters. This information is
provided by our Environmental Health Department.
flooded wells
(23.30kb pdf doc)
health issues
(23.14kb pdf doc)
TORNADO
WARNING
If you are at the Jackson County Health Department when
a tornado warning has been issued, a JCHD employee will
take you to a designated "tornado shelter" within the
building. Once you are situated in the shelter
area, if possible, assume a kneeling position, head
down, with hands covering your head. Wait until
the ALL CLEAR signal is announced and you will then be
taken back to your previous location.
If you are at the Jackson County Health Department
after there has been an actual tornado strike of our
facility, JCHD staff will evaluate injuries, administer
first aid, and take appropriate action.
TORNADO SAFETY RULES:
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In other buildings move to a small interior room or hallway
on the lowest floor and get under a sturdy piece of
furniture. Put as many walls as possible between you
and the outside.
● Be aware of flying debris.
Flying debris from tornadoes causes most fatalities and
injuries. Stay away from windows.
● Get out of automobiles.
Do not try to outrun a tornado in your car; instead, leave
it immediately for safe shelter.
● If caught outside or in a
vehicle, lay flat in a nearby ditch or depression and cover
your head with your hands.
Emergency contact information: 911 for fire, police
and ems
