Dr. Johnson began her duties as Health Officer in May of 2010. She is a graduate of Yale University School of Medicine and is certified with the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Johnson also holds a Masters Degree in Public Health and has public health experience working with the State of Connecticut Department of Health Services.
The Health Department can be contacted at (260-824-6489) and someone will assist you.
Brochures, handouts & checklists detailing the information below are available at the Wells County Health Department at 223 W. Washington Street, Bluffton, IN.
If you would like to help your community in the event of a public health emergency, register as an emergency volunteer with the Wells County Health Department by completing the Volunteer Registration Form and submitting it to the Health Department.
Whether it is an an extended power outage in your community, act of terrorism, or a pandemic illness, you must be prepared to make it on your own- at least for a period of time. Preparing for the unexpected is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and for your family.
Start simple.
Some essential items you need:
Plan in advance what you will do in an emergency. Use common sense and whatever you have on hand to take care of yourself and your loved ones. Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so plan how you will contact one another and review what you would do in different situations.
Create a plan to shelter-in-place. There are circumstances when you may need to stay put and create a barrier between you and potentially contaminated air outside. By sealing off a room or rooms with plastic sheeting and tape, you are creating a shelter-in-place, which may be a matter of survival if the environment outside is contaminated.
Know emergency plans at school and work. Talk to your children’s schools and your employer about emergency plans. Find out how they will communicate with families during an emergency. Talk to your neighbors about how you can work together.
Plan Check List
Be informed about potential threats, such as biological, chemical, explosive, and radiological attacks, and keep up recent incidents and illness outbreaks. By learning more about these threats, you are preparing yourself to react in an emergency.
Get involved in preparing your community for possible public health incidents.
Be Red Cross Ready!
Strategic National Stockpile- What it means to you
Emergency Supply List
Disinfecting Wells After an Emergency
Food & Water in an Emergency
Sanitizing with Bleach after an Emergency
Shelter-in-place Checklist
Terrorism: Preparing for the Unexpected
Pets in Disaster Safety
Wells County Emergency Management Agency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
FEMA
American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Indiana State Department of Health
www.72hours.org
www.ready.gov
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
