Our Mission
The Wayne County Health Department is
dedicated to
working with individuals,
other health care providers,
community
agencies and organizations,
and the community at large--to monitor, guard,
improve
and protect health and safety in our community.
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Healthy You
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Investigation of Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Saintpaul
Our Responsibilities
collect and assess community health data, develop policies and programs based on community need, and work with other providers to assure community health needs are being met.Plan for Prevention Health Needs of Community:
Monitor and Respond to Disease Outbreaks: collect information on all communicable disease cases and who their contacts are, to limit and prevent the spread of disease.
Plan for and respond to a disaster or bioterrorism event in our community: work with other agencies and health care and emergency response professionals to plan for a unified response to disaster.
Protect the Environment: inspect and license all food services, private sewage systems and private water sources.
Provide Clinical Preventive Services: immunizations and screenings are provided with a focus on individuals underserved by the private system.
Provide prevention education to help individuals stay healthy.
Assist targeted high risk groups in seeking medical and social services.
The Wayne County Health Department is working to improve health and safety in Wayne County.
Board of Health Meetings
The Wayne County Board of
Health consists of eight members
The regular schedule for Board meetings is
the third Tuesday evening of each month at
6:00 p.m.
Meetings are conducted in the conference room of the Wayne County
Health
Department.
Wayne County Health Department
405 NORTH BASIN ROAD
FAIRFIELD, IL 62837
Phone (618) 842-5166
Fax (618) 842-3305
TDD
(618) 842-6631