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Ripley
County Health Department
is comprised by three divisions. The Public Health Nurse Division is formed by
two staff members. Services provided at the Nurse Division include Immunization
Clinics, Free Pregnancy Test, Blood Sugar Screening, Blood Pressure Screening,
Communicable Disease Information, and Flu and Pneumonia Shots.
The Environmental Division is comprised of three Environmental
Health Specialist, one Public Health Coordinator, one Environmental Health Assistant,
and one Part-Time Environmental Office Staff. The Environmental Health Specialist
and Public Health Coordinator are responsible for Hazardous Chemical Spills,
educating the public on Environmental Health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness
/ Response, and forming part of the Local Emergency Planning Committee. Other
services provided by the Environmental Health Specialist include the inspection
of food investigating, animal bites, Sewage Disposal Systems, and Environmental
Complaints. The Environmental Health Assistant is responsible for Mosquito Control,
Animal Bites / Abuse, Swimming Pools, Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Complaints,
HAZ-MAT Spills, LEPC, and Public Health Emergency Preparedness. The vital records
division issues Birth Certificates and Death Certificates records starting from
1882.
Contact information:
Ripley
County Health Department
102 W 1st N St Ste 106
Versailles, IN. 47042-0423
Phone:(812) 689-5751
Fax: (812) 689-3909
E-mail: nurse@ripleycounty.com
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