Hours of Operation
Walk-in Hours
Monday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Business Hours
Monday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Walk-in Hours
Monday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Business Hours
Monday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
News Releases
School starts August 16, 2010
Plan ahead!
Schedule early for all your children's school health needs.- Physicals
- Immunization
H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)
H1N1 is a novel virus that has not been seen in humans prior to the spring of 2009.
Symptoms
Symptoms include:
- fever of 100 degrees or greater,
- body aches,
- coughing,
- sore throat,
- respiratory congestion, and
- in some cases, diarrhea and vomiting.
Individuals who are experiencing symptoms should contact their doctor
To reduce the spread of disease, please take the following steps:
- Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer,
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with your hands,
- Cover you cough or sneeze,
- Stay home when you are sick, and
- Stay healthy by eating a balanced diet, drinking plenty of water, and adequate rest.
The ACIP and KDHE recommends that the following subset of the initial target groups receive priority for vaccination until vaccine availability increase:
- Pregnant Women
- Persons who live with or provide care for infants less that 6 months of age (parents, siblings, and daycare providers, etc.)
- Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel who have direct contact with patients or infectious material
- Children 6 months through 4 years of age
- Children and adolescents who have medical conditions* that put them at higher risk for influenza-related complications.
The Health Department is now serving the all residents of Geary County.
**Because the vaccine is given to counties by their population numbers, ONLY GEARY COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL BE VACCINATED.
Clinic Hours
Monday - Thursday8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Health Department will be closed on Thursday November 26 and Friday November 27 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
If you have any question, please feel free to contact the Health Department at (785) 762-5788.
To develop a personal preparedness plan, please go to www.pandemicflu.gov
For more information on the H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website.
More H1N1 links
- World Health Organization
- U. S. Food and Drug Administration
- KDHE H1N1 Multilingual resources
- H1N1 VIS (VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENT) TRANSLATIONS- CDC VIS for the 'H1N1 LAIV VIS' and 'H1N1 Inactivated VIS' have been translated and posted into the following languages: Chinese; Spanish; If you have populations whose language needs are not represented above, please contact Mike Parsons via e-mail at mparsons@kdheks.gov .
- THE H1N1 VACCINE CONSENT FORM IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THESE LANGUAGES- These are TEMPLATES; you can either use them as they are, OR, if you would like to add to them please email Mparsons@kdheks.gov for these in the MICROSOFT WORD version.
- KDHE HAS LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE IN ORDER TO HELP PEOPLE LOCATE PUBLIC H1N1 VACCINATION CLINICS BY COUNTY- http://www.kdheks.gov/H1N1/H1N1_vaccine_locations.htm