Skamania
County
Community Health Department
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Public Health services in Skamania County are provided through the
Community Health Department and the Community Development
Department. The Services are as follows:
Community Health
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Family planning (STD testing)
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Immunizations
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Communicable disease investigation and control
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HIV prevention
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Parent-Child health
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Emergency preparedness and response
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Tobacco prevention and control
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Health access
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Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program
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Oral Health
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News...News....News
12/2/09
H1N1 vaccine update
We are back in business!
The Health Department just got a shipment of vaccine. Please
feel free to come and get the H1N1 vaccination within the
following priority groups:
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6 months - 24 years old
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Pregnant women
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Health care workers
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Care givers of less than 6-month-old infants
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25-64 year olds with "chronic conditions" (asthma, diabetes,
heart issues, compromised immune system)
Feel free to call with questions, 427-3881
H1N1 vaccination is no charge.
Remember to continue to protect
yourself from seasonal flu and H1N1 by:
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Covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when you
cough or sneeze.
Throw the tissue in trash after you use it.
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Wash
your hands often with soap and water, alcohol based hand
cleaners are also effective.
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Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
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Stay home if you are sick until at least 24 hours after
you no longer have a fever or signs of a fever without
the use of a fever-reducing medicine.
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Avoid
close contact
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Washington State Department
of Health Contact for
flu information
Contact for H1N1 (swine flu)
information
www.flunewsswwashington.org
For more information visit:
www.flu.gov
For more information on
community health services, contact Skamania County Community
Health at (509) 427-3881.
Hours: Monday - Thursday
7:30am-5:30pm, except Holidays
Environmental Health: Community Development Department (website)
Contact information for the
Skamania County Community Health:
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Location (Clinical):
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Mailing Address:
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683 SW Rock Creek Drive
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PO Box 790
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Stevenson,
WA
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Stevenson,
WA
98648
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After hours Mental
Health, Public Health, and Environmental Health crisis/emergency
contact number: 1-800-435-2197
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