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.
Do you have a question about your health? Or a friends health? A questions about sex, STIs, STDs, HIV, birth control? Or maybe immunizations or flu shots? We can find the answers.
Type in your question below and a trained nurse will answer it (totally anonymously and privately) on Facebook within the next week.
Polk County Health Services are available to all regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and marital status. Our facilities are wheelchair accessible and materials will be made available upon request in alternative languages and formats. Interpreting services will be made available upon request.
Public Health Staff Recognized for
Life Saving Actions!
On Tuesday, May 13, the Public Health staff jumped into action when one of their own went into cardiac arrest. Immediately, staff members called for a nurse, called 911, and began CPR. Thanks to their valiant efforts, the staff member survived. Emergency Medical Services and Dallas Police arrived on the scene and rushed her to Salem Hospital where she is still recovering.
