Public Health

Due to a recent detection of extremely high lead levels in a commercial building located in West Salem, Polk  and Marion County Public Health is issuing the following alert:

Lead exposure can result in behavior and learning problems, especially in young children. Currently there is no evidence of human illness related to lead exposures at this facility. The facility has been closed and fenced off pending further inspection and clean-up of the interior by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).  

Welcome to the The Place for Youth Health: Parents Page

As a parent your role is important.

The Place for Youth Health in Polk County offers health services to you for FREE or at a low cost.

What we can do for you:

NOTICE

At this time, we are currently accepting appointments only (no walk-ins) for the following services:

Polk County Public Health provides the following document for your reference and convenience. Documents are provided in Portable Document Format (.pdf). PDF versions can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't already have Acrobat installed on your system, you may download the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which acts as a "plug-in" for your web browser, for free. Publications in Portable Document Format may be viewed, searched and printed out to look exactly like the original.

THERE ARE NO PERTUSSIS OUTBREAKS IN POLK COUNTY AT THIS TIME

Pertussis Update

Due to a continuing increase in the concern for pertussis in our area, Polk County Public Health would like remind community members about the importance of vaccination and early testing for pertussis. Any person with a new cough lasting more than a week should be tested, even if you have been vaccinated or have had pertussis before. Some people can still get pertussis even after receiving the vaccine. In nearly all of these cases the symptoms are much less severe and last for a shorter period of time. An outbreak is defined as two or more cases from different households clustered in time and space.