Tucker County Health Department

Environmental:
Conducts surveillance, evaluation, permitting, and inspection of food service establishments, retail markets, bakeries, schools, child care centers, temp. food establishments, swimming pools, campgrounds, group homes, motels, lodges, parks, organized camps, individual on-site sewage disposal systems, water wells, and other facilities. Investigates nuisance complaints; conducts epidemiological investigations; disaster sanitation; insect and vector control; rabies, and west Nile investigations. Performs “Home Loan Evaluations” to evaluate if water and sewage systems of homes being sold are working properly. Health Services:
Communicable & Reportable Disease
Provides investigation of reportable disease
Prevention, education, and treatment when necessary
Fluoride for Children Program
Water tests for fluoride
Fluoride supplements for children with prescription
General Health
Blood pressure monitoring & education
Information on health related topics
Immunizations

Vaccine for children program
Adult Td and Tdap free of charge
Private pay Hepatitis B
Tuberculosis

PPD testing (call to schedule appointment)
TB follow-up and treatment
Chest X-Ray clinic free for positive ppd’s every 3 months (call to schedule appointment)
WIC

Nutrition education
Food Vouchers
Infant & children to age five
Pregnant Women
Breastfeeding
Postpartum

Threat Preparedness
Emphasis should be placed on involving the community in preparing for natural disasters; biological, chemical, or terrorist attacks; pandemic flu, mass casualties and immunizing the entire county. Family readiness
Business readiness
Mass prophylaxis
Surveillance
Medical Volunteer Registry