Public Health Coordinator

DELYNN DRAPER-RUTHERFORD
Disaster Preparedness
(812) 282-7521

The office of the Public Health Coordinator has the objective of coordinating and collaborating with local emergency response personnel in order to develop a county disaster preparedness and emergency response plan for Clark County, Indiana.  This includes events that are both natural and man made.

Call for Volunteers! 

The Clark County Health Department needs the community's support with protecting our citizens health.    The North American Human Influenza Virus H1N1 (sometimes called Swine Flu) could affect you and your families, the virus is spreading rapidly throughout the United States.  The FDA hopes to approve a vaccine for H1N1 for mass distribution by late October.  In response the Clark County Health Department anticipates holding public clinics to provide vaccines for those who wish to be vaccinated.  These clinics will require the assistance of our citizens to quickly and efficiently vaccinate the community.

We are asking for volunteers from both the medical community and other skilled persons to assist in this enormous process.  If you are willing to help your community please complete the following forms and submit via email, fax, or US Postal Service these two forms:

• Volunteer Application Clark County

• H1N1 Mass Vaccine Clinic Volunteer Form

If returning forms by US Mail please sent the to the following:

How to prepare for Public Health Emergencies

Start by doing your part to prepare.  Take a look at these guidelines on the Clark County Health Department's Public Health Coordinator's web pages, and by visiting the links below.

For information on preparing for public health emergencies, look at the Indiana State Department of Health website's public health preparedness facts, including links to videos, instructions on dealing with suspicious packages, public directories, preparing an emergency kit and more.

More Information and Related Weblinks

The Department of Homeland Security
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security
The Centers for Disease Control Emergency Preparedness
The federal emergency Management Agency
The American Red Cross
The Environmental Protection Agency
READYAmerica