Infant Seasonal Flu Vaccine Available!!!-FCHD has a limited number of “Seasonal Flu Vaccine” injectable form for ages 6 to 36 months old. The cost for children is $22 or a medical card.
February 12, 2010, Footcare Clinic, 8AM-3PM, Fayette County Health Dept. $10
February 15, 2010, FCHD will be CLOSED in observance of President's Day
February 22, 2010, FCHD will be holding an H1N1 Injectable Clinic on Monday evening. Everyone is eligible. No script needed. This is a FREE clinic, but you must have an appointment. Call 618-283-1044.
February 26, 2010, Footcare Clinic, 8AM-3PM, Fayette County Health Dept. $10
February 22, 2010, FCHD will be holding an H1N1 Injectable Clinic on Monday evening. Everyone is eligible. No script needed. This is a FREE clinic, but you must have an appointment. Call 618-283-1044.
Please continue to monitor the media for updates on when and where clinics will be
offered.
Fayette County Confirmed Cases:2
*Confirmation of novel H1N1 flu infection can only be made by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or viral culture.
Illinois Confirmed H1N1 Hospitalizations:2931 as of 1/29/10
What is H1N1 (swine
flu)? Swine Influenza
(swine flu; a.k.a.
H1N1) is a respiratory
disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses
that
causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not
normally get swine flu, but human infections can and
do happen. Swine flu viruses have been reported to
spread from person-to-person, but in the past, this
transmission was limited and not sustained beyond
three people.
Signs &
Symptoms: H1N1 (Swine
influenza)-like illness activity is defined as any person that presents with a fever greater than 100F or 37.8C
plus a cough or sore throat who:
lives in an area where human cases of H1N1swine influenza have been identified;
has traveled to an area where human cases of H1N1 swine influenza have been identified; or
has been in contact with ill persons from these areas in the seven(7) days prior to their illness onset.
Good health
habits like covering your cough and washing your hands often can
help
stop the spread of germs and prevent respiratory illnesses like the flu.
Avoid close
contact. Avoid close contact with people
who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from
others to protect them from getting sick
too.
Stay home when you are
sick. If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will
help prevent others from catching your
illness.
Cover your mouth and
nose. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may
prevent those around you from
getting sick.
Clean your
hands. Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or
mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.
Practice other good health
habits. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of
fluids, and eatnutritious food.
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15 Hour Food Service Sanitation Management Ceritification Course-$100 Read more
February is Heart Month Diabetes itself is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke reports, Debbie Lay RN from the Fayette County Health Department Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. She stresses this important statistic, that if you have diabetes, you are at least twice as likely as someone who does not have diabetes to have heart disease or a stroke.Read more
Clinic Services Schedule
Tuesday 8AM-4:30PM
Adolescent /Adult Immunizations & TB Testing
Tuesday 8:30am-Noon
Lab Clinic, Cholesterol/Lipids Profile, and Other lab work
Friday (Clinic hours vary)
Children Immunizations/Lead screening/TB Clinic
SERVICES BY APPOINTMENT
CALL
618-283-1044
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