Medical Services are available
Monday thru Thursday
8am to 5pm
Friday
8am to 12pm
See each site for their specific dates and hours
Community
Services in our area
Community information is provided
as a service but does not constitute an endorsement
by the Florida Department of Health
CURRENT EVENTS
in our area
Non-Department of
Health Current Events are provided
but do not constitute an endorsement
by the Florida Department of Health
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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 (SWINE) FLU INFORMATION
H1N1 CLINIC INFORMATION
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Beware Fraudulent H1N1 Email Not Sent by CDC
The Bureau
of Immunization wishes to bring to your
attention the following important information
forwarded to us by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Some providers
have reported receiving a potentially
fraudulent e-mail (57.69 pdf doc). The
e-mail appears to come from CDC but instead
points users to a fake website that may be
phishing for personal information.
Immunization partners are advised to avoid
clicking on embedded links to sites that are not
familiar to them. Immunization partners
should also consider advising providers of H1N1
vaccine that fraudulent e-mails may be going
around. If you receive such an e-mail or
have questions about the authenticity of e-mails
received from the CDC, please avoid clicking on
any embedded links. You may verify the
authenticity of any suspect e-mails with an IT
specialist in your agency or you may contact the
CDC to verify the sender is a CDC employee.
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There has
been a Non-Safety related
Voluntary recall of four distributed lots of
H1N1 vaccine due to lower than required potency
levels. NONE of the lot
numbers have been distributed in Jackson County.
Jackson County Health Department and Jackson
County providers are Unaffected by
this recall.
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Jackson County Health Department H1N1 Clinic Information
(32.18kb pdf doc)
Florida Flu Information Line
1-877-352-3581
On Monday August 24th, Florida Department
of Health launched a toll-free number to provide public
health information and updates
on H1N1 Swine flu. The information line is
available from 8 am to 8 pm EDT seven days a week.
Information is available in English,
Spanish and Creole.
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.
FLU AND
PNEUMONIA SHOTS AVAILABLE
The
Jackson County Health Department will begin providing
seasonal flu shots on September 18th at the main
facility on the corner of 4th Street and 5th Avenue in Marianna.
Seasonal flu shots are $35.00 and Pneumonia Shots are $45.00.
The flu vaccinations that are being offered at this time are for seasonal
influenza not H1N1 Swine
Flu.
Please call (850) 526-2412 for an appointment.
Cash, check, Visa, Master-card or Medicare Part B will be accepted.
Please bring your Medicare Card with you.
Top 3 reasons to get seasonal flu vaccine:
● Prevent seasonal influenza-related
death
● Prevent severe illness
● Protect other people
In the U.S. influenza results in approximately 200,000 hospitalizations
each year. Annually over 36,000 people in
the U.S.die from the flu and most are age 65 or older. More people die from
flu than from any other
vaccine-preventable disease. The Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Immunization, has materials
available promoting the importance of flu vaccination at
http://www.immunizeflorida.org/flu/index.htm
Please protect yourself and your family and get your seasonal flu shot.
If you have any questions, please contact the Jackson County Health
Department at 526-2412
or visit our web site at
www.jacksonchd.org.
PARENTS CHECK YOUR MEDICINE CABINET
On September 24, 2009, Tylenol voluntarily recalled
certain lots of Children's and Infant's Products.
For further information go to
www.tylenol.com and click on "learn more about what
products are being recalled".
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
