Happenings

 

 

Local Public Health Agency has Moved:

The Buchanan County  Public Health Department is now located at 1413 First Street West in Independence (former office of ISU Extension). Our phone number remains 319-332-0860 and our fax 319-332-0959. Our e-mail address is now publichealth@co.buchanan.ia.us and you will find us at www.buchanan.ia.us . While our new website is "under construction"  we will continue to post information here to protect your health, prevent the spread of disease, and promote your wellness.

H1N1 Influenza Information:  

We have vaccine available! Call for an appointment: 319-332-0860.

 

Iowa Public Flu Vaccination Site Locator (Buchanan County Health Center)
Click here for site address and link to Google Map for BCHC.

H1N1 vaccine is available to anyone 6 months of age and older:

• H1N1 vaccine is free from your local public health department. If you recieve it in a doctor's office, you may be charged an administrative fee. No one should be charging for the vaccine itself, as it is supplied by the federal government.
• Find our office: Come to the NW corner of the Buchanan County Health Center. Enter through the Dialysis Center door. Our office is inside the door on your left. See link above for directions.
• Second vaccination needed! If your child is 6 months through 9 years of age and received their first H1N1 vaccine, a second dose in 1 month will be needed (more than 28 days apart). Call or e-mail us for an appointment. We are administering second doses now!!!
  
  

Looking for Home Care? Our department is not Medicare certified. Click here to see a map of home care agencies that serve our county. We do provide Homemaking services on a sliding fee basis for those who have a medical need. Call us for more details.

 

Mission

• To preserve, protect, and promote the health of the residents of Buchanan County
  

From The Director

The Buchanan County Public Health Department is here to preserve the health of the public through the detection of issues which concern health such as natural disaster or unsafe practice consequences, protect the public from communicable diseases through surveillance and investigation, and promote the health of all through education, referral to services and health promotion programming. Our goal is to reach the highest level of health the county can reach. We hope this is your goal, too! Strive to be the healthiest you can be each and every day!

 

What is one of the most effective ways to protect yourself from disease?

Learn how to handwash correctly at:
Center for Disease Control & Prevention or Iowa Department of Public Health