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Thursday, November 19, 2009
33rd Annual
Great American Smokeout

Great American SmokeoutThe Great American Smokeout, sponsored annually on the third Thursday in November (November 19, 2009) by the American Cancer Society, challenges people across the nation to stop using tobacco and raises awareness of the many effective ways to quit for good.
This year marks the 33rd anniversary for this event which has provided an incentive for millions of people across the United States to quit smoking for a day to empower them to quit smoking for good.
Click here Adobe Reader is Required to View this resource for more resources and links for additional quit smoking information. Information Displays will be set up on Thursday, November 19th in honor of the Great American Smokeout at the following locations to provide resources and tips on quitting:

  • Hospital lobby of Allegiance Health
  • Lobby of the Jackson County Health Department
  • Jackson Crossing – near Michigan Secretary of State Office. Staff will be available from 1 pm – 5 pm to answer questions.

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INFLUENZA A (H1N1) FORMERLY KNOWN AS
SWINE FLU UPDATES

MICHIGAN UPDATE ON INFLUENZA A (H1N1)


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H1N1 Vaccine Status
We are out of seasonal flu vaccine and we have a limited amount of the H1N1 vaccine. 

For the week of November 16th, the H1N1 clinic will be open:
Monday, 11/16th, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m
Tuesday, 11/17th, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m
Wednesday, 11/18th from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday, 11/20th, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Immunization and H1N1 clinics will be closed on Thursday, 11/19th due to staff training. 

Because of the limited vaccine, we are only able to vaccinate the following target groups at this time:

Pregnant women
Caregivers of infants who are under 6 months of age
All children and adolescents 6 months through 18 years of age, healthy or with chronic health conditions, and
Health Care Workers and Emergency Medical Services Personnel

We regret having to limit our target group however, as soon as we receive more vaccine, we will extend the vaccine to the other target groups.

H1N1 vaccinations for the target groups are available through the Immunizations Clinic on a walk-in basis or through scheduled WIC appointments. The vaccine is free of charge.

Immunization Clinic Hours:
Monday 9 AM to 1 PM
*Tuesday 12 PM to 4 PM
Wednesday 9 AM to 4 PM
Thursday 12 PM to 4 PM
Friday 9 AM to 1 PM
*2nd Tuesday of each month - 12 PM to 6 PM

The Immunization and WIC Clinics are located at the Jackson County Health Department, 1715 Lansing Ave, Jackson, Michigan. For more information please call the Immunization Clinic at (517) 788-4468 or the Flu Hotline at (517) 768-2134.

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2008 Jackson County Community Report Card2008 Community
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WEST NILE VIRUS HOTLINE NUMBER

(517) 768-2184

The West Nile Virus Hotline Phone Number is available to anyone who has questions or concerns regarding West Nile Virus. You can leave a message if you would like to receive a call back from the Environmental Health Division of the Jackson County Health Department

For more information on the West Niles Virus click here (PDF)

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