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HEALTH ALERT: Goshen Vital Records Office Closed
The Vital Records Office in Goshen is closed. Information on services and times for the Elkhart office may be obtained by calling (574)-523-2283.
HEALTH ALERT: METH HOUSES UNFIT TO LIVE IN
Once police find a meth lab in a home, it can no longer be lived in until it has been properly cleaned and inspected. Please see the article below for the listing of dwellings unfit to live in located in Elkhart County.
There is more information located in the left margin under Environmental Health Services page.
HEALTH ALERT: INFLUENZA CALL CENTER
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO OPEN
CALL CENTER FOR INFLUENZA QUESTIONS
INDIANAPOLIS—A call center will open this afternoon from 1-4 p.m. to answer questions regarding influenza infection, the Indiana State Department of Health announced today. Beginning next week, the call center will be open from 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. The call center telephone number is (877) 826-0011.
Five confirmed cases of variant influenza A have been identified in Indiana since mid-July. Laboratory testing is pending on potential additional cases. To date, all cases have had contact with swine. The State Health Department continues to monitor influenza activity statewide.
To avoid influenza and other respiratory infections, Hoosiers are reminded to follow these simple practices:
• Wash your hands frequently, including before and after touching animals.
• Never eat, drink, or put anything in your mouth when visiting animal areas.
• Older adults, pregnant women, young children, and people with weakened immune systems should be extra careful around animals.
• Cough or sneeze into your sleeve or elbow.
• If possible, avoid contact with those who are ill.
• Stay home if you develop influenza symptoms and contact your health care provider.
Additional information regarding influenza can be found at the Indiana State Department of Health website at www.in.gov/isdh/25462.htm.
HEALTH ALERT: Mental Health First Aid
Sometimes, first aid is not a bandage, or CPR, or the Heimlich, or calling 911. Sometimes, first aid is YOU!
Someone you know could be experiencing a mental illness or crisis. You can help them. You are more likely to encounter someone - friend, family member, coworker, neighbor, or member of the community - in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart attack. Mental Health First Aid teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to people with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self help care. Anyone can take the 12-hour Mental Health First Aid course - first responders, students, teachers, leaders of faith communities, human resources professionals and caring citizens. Sometimes, the best first aid is you. Take the course, save a life, strengthen your community.
Mental Health First Aid is a 12-hour training certification course which teaches participants a five-step action plan to assess a situation, select and implement interventions and secure appropriate care for the individual. The certification program introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews common treatments.
The training is offered by the Elkhart County Health Department and will be held on June 13, 14 2013 from 8:30am-4:00pm. Cost is $20.
For more information or to register for a Mental Health First Aid training contact certified instructors, Barb Welty, 574-523-2119 or Jim Starkey, 574-523-2118.
HEALTH ALERT: Widespread Flu Hits Indiana
Have you taken the flu vaccine yet? You still have time, but don't delay — influenza is rampaging across the United States, and the CDC is estimating this season's outbreak is about five weeks earlier than usual.
The flu is brining with it the usual fever, chills, aches, pains and general yuckiness you've come to expect. This year's vaccine is particularly well-matched to the strains of virus making the rounds, but you have to take the shot for it to help.
You can read lots more about preventing spread of the flu at Beat The Bug, sponsored by the Elkhart County Health Department.
"Dedicated to a Healthful Life and Environment"
Elkhart County Health Department began in 1949. The first staff included a part time Health Commissioner, Public Health Nurses who visited in schools and homes, Sanitarians who inspected restaurants and dairy farms, plus Vital Record Clerks who kept birth and death records. Today the department consists of approximately 100 employees working in five divisions.
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