It appears that the County Building is getting a bit too crowded. Tuesday night Wes Burden from the County Health Department told his board that a commissioner and two county council members came to his office and said the prosecutor’s office needs more room and the logical expansion would be to move over to...
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  04/03/13 County Health Nurse Susan Lechlitner appeared before the County Commissioners Monday with quotes for a new vehicle for their department. The department needs a vehicle capable of hauling supplies and equipment to their outreach clinics.  Cargo space is needed for vaccines and the insulated chest to carry them in, paperwork and three...
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10/15/12 The Marshall County Health Department hosted a workshop Wednesday, Oct. 10th to discuss how it and area partners can work together to address health and medical issues within Marshall County, and how to acquire the support and resources needed in case of disaster. The purpose of this workshop was to bring together the...
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07/03/12 Last week members of the Marshall County Board of Health heard Jerry Fussell, Environmentalist discuss in detail three residents that have been deemed unsafe.   The first property is AT 534 Childs Street in Bourbon.  Town Board members Bill Keyser and Les McFarland appeared before the Health Board asking for assistance in taking...
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05/27/11 The wet spring has produced a LARGE number of nuisance mosquitoes.   Marshall County Health Officer Dr. Byron Holm urges county residents to take the following protective steps when they are outdoors to help protect themselves from mosquito bites: *Avoid being outdoors during prime mosquito biting times, dark to dawn, when possible. *Apply insect...
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05/03/11 Wes Burden from the Marshall County Health Department presented the Commissioners with a letter from the Indiana State Health Commissioner in reference to the vaccinations. The letter states: In Indiana, many community physicians are referring patients with adequate health insurance to local health department for vaccinations that re intended only for residents who...
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11/04/10 Diabetes is a deadly disease.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there are approximately 24 million Americans living with diabetes, of whom almost 6 million are undiagnosed.  In Indiana, an estimated 600,000 Hoosiers are living with this disease and it is the seventh leading cause of death in the state....
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10/26/10 The LAST walk-in clinic for the Marshall County Health Department will be conducted on Wednesday, October 27th from 4 to 6 p.m. at Plymouth High School. The Plymouth Community School Corporation sent home second notices to the parents of students who still need immunizations last week.   The exclusion date for students of the...
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10/13/10 The Marshall County Health Department will host two additional walk-in vaccination clinics for students in grades 6 through 12 and kindergarten. The walk-in clinics will be held on Wednesday, October 13th and Monday, October 18th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Health Department at 112 West Jefferson Street. Parents are required...
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10/06/10 The Marshall County Health Department will host a walk-in vaccination clinic on Wednesday, October 6th from 4 to 6 p.m. This walk-in clinic is for students in grades 6 through 12 and kindergarten students only.  The Health Department will only be giving T-Dap, Meningococcal, Varicella – the chicken pox vaccine, and kindergarten shots....
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