214 S. Wagner Ave.

Wapakoneta, OH 45895

Phone: (419) 738-3410

Fax: (419) 738-7818

Auglaize County Health Department

Auglaize County General Health District

This site is designed to bring you information on the programs, services and activities that we provide. 

Contact Info:

                          Phone:  419-738-3410

                          Fax: 419-738-7818

                          Email: information@auglaizehealth.org

 

Hours:             Monday—Friday

                          8:00 AM—4:30 PM

 

Location:         214 S. Wagner St.

Wapakoneta, OH 45895

Mission:  Provide the residents of Auglaize County with superior public services at the most reasonable cost.  This is a continuing obligation to which all other obligations are secondary.

Auglaize County to make a clean break from illness…

The Auglaize County Health Department is kicking off a hand washing campaign.

 

Hand washing is the single most important act you can do to prevent getting sick and making others sick.  The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 5,000 people die each year from food borne illnesses.  78 million become ill, and between 79,000 and 96,000 die from hospital infections each year. 

 

Page-sized posters that can be hung in restroom areas can be downloaded here:

 

Hand washing Poster

H1N1  Vaccine Clinics

 

School-Based H1N1 Vaccine Clinic Schedule

 

Everyone Welcome

3:30-6:00 p.m.

 

January 5, 2010-Waynesfield

 

January 12, 2010 - New Knoxville Cafeteria

 

January 19, 2010 - Minster Middle School Cafeteria

 

January 26, 2010 - New Bremen Elementary

 

February 2, 2010 - St. Marys McBroom Junior High

 

February 9, 2010 –Wapakoneta High School Cafeteria

 

*Please check each individual school’s website for more information

 

Please pre-register for the H1N1 vaccine @ https://h1n1vaccine.odh.ohio.gov/

 and bring copy.

SEASONAL FLU

The seasonal flu vaccine helps protect against influenza viruses circulating during this year’s flu season. At that time we will offer the seasonal flu vaccine at separate clinics, the locations, dates, and times of which will be publicized in newspapers, radio, television, and our website. There are other health care providers who now have the seasonal flu vaccine; please consider obtaining your vaccine from them if you don’t want to wait until our shipments arrive.

 

H1N1

The Health Department is receiving limited amounts of the H1N1 vaccine; we are using these doses to cover our most at risk residents as required by federal guidelines.  We do not yet know when we will have vaccine for the population of the county that is not included in the priority groups. When we do have sufficient supplies of H1N1 vaccine, we will open clinics in the county, and will publicize the dates, times, and locations of those clinics.

The priority groups for receiving H1N1 vaccine are:

Health care workers who have direct contact with sick patients

Pregnant women   

Household contacts and caregivers of infants less than 6 months of age

Persons age 6 months to 24 years

Persons 25-49 years of age who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk of serious consequences to flu illness

Other health care providers and pharmacies will be administering H1N1 vaccine also, and they are required to follow the federal guidelines as far as limiting vaccine to persons in the priority groups. 

 

For additional Information please follow this link to the CDC ( Center for Disease Control) website

                                                    www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu

SEASONAL FLU VACCINE

Available to anyone desiring protection. 

 

Supply is limited

 

$10.00 --- 6 mos. - 18 yrs.

$20.00 --- 19 yrs. and older

Medicare and Medicaid accepted

Immunizations are available during any of our regularly scheduled Immunization Clinics listed below.