Health Department

Personal Health
    (231) 922-4831
Environmental Health
    (231) 995-6051
Animal Control
    (231) 995-6080
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL-LOCATED H1N1 VACCINE CLINICS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO LIMITED VACCINE AVAILABILITY:

          CENTRAL GRADE SCHOOL - 11/6
          WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL - 11/9
          EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL - 11/12

WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO GET ALL POSTPONED SCHOOL CLINICS RESCHEDULED AND WILL POST DATES AS SOON AS THEY HAVE BEEN DETERMINED. 

  • WE STILL DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICS SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME.  WE WILL POST THE DATES AS SOON AS THE VACCINE IS READILY AVAILABLE, AT WHICH TIME WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THE CDC GUIDELINES FOR VACCINATING THE TARGET GROUPS AT MOST RISK.
  • ADULTS WISHING TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE AT THIS TIME SHOULD CONTACT THEIR PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE TO SEE IF THE VACCINE IS AVAILABLE, OR CHECK BACK HERE FOR POSTINGS OF FUTURE COMMUNITY CLINIC DATES.

WELCOME

to the Grand Traverse County Health Department.  It is our responsibility to protect the health of all Grand Traverse County residents through a wide variety of programs and services.  From Personal Health to Environmental Health to Emergency Management to Animal Control, we are here to keep this community safe and healthy...no matter what!  Our courteous and professional staff has the knowledge and experience to assist you with your needs, and an enormous amount of resources to keep you informed.  At the Grand Traverse County Health Department, we're helping you make healthy decisions. 



NOVEMBER HEALTH TOPICS


Below is a list of fact sheets on some of the most prevalent health issues during the month of October.

Second-Hand Smoke Fact Sheet

Smoking Cessation Fact Sheet

Smoke-Free Policies Fact Sheet



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November is "Kick Butts" Month

Parents: Food Safety Tips when Packing School Lunches

10 Essential Public Health Services

Watch a Video on How Public Health Affects You

Unemployed & Need Health Insurance?


Michigan's Strategic Plan for Tobacco Prevention & Reduction

Weekly Beach Report

Special Water Sample Test on Grand Traverse Bay

What's New with WIC

Babies Cry...What Will You Do?

Lead Poisoning Prevention

Find a Smoke-Free Restaurant

Take our Satisfaction Survey

Take our Needs Assessment Survey



        

Happening Now


FLU INFORMATON
Click here for the latest information on Seasonal and 2009 H1N1 Flu

                                       


2009 H1N1 VACCINE CLINIC CALENDARS
 NOW AVAILABLE

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY
SCHOOL CLINICS
 click here
for calendar


HEALTH DEPARTMENT  COMMUNITY CLINICS ARE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.


Call Our Flu Helpline:
231-922-2797

Email Us:
fluinfo@grandtraverse.org

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HEALTHalert

     
    

ALERT: Raw Alfalfa Sprouts

H1N1 Influenza A (Swine Flu)


Recent Recalls

No Scientific Evidence Linking Vaccines & Autism
                                           
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

About Norovirus

Cover Your Cough... Here's Why

         

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Flu.gov

Health Care Coverage


Community Resource Directory

Michigan Drug Prices

Michigan Department of Community Health

Centers for Disease Control 


 










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