8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Monday-Friday
Some clinic hours may vary.
Main Number:
(919) 496-2533
Dental Clinic:
(919) 496-8132
WIC:
(919) 496-6454
Environmental Health:
(919) 496-8100
Home Health:
(919) 496-2143
The Franklin County Health Department is coordinating with county and state initiatives to insure the readiness of Franklin County in the event of disaster.
Planning now on how you and your family would respond to any emergency, whether at home, school, work or in transit, will help you and your family remain calm, think clearly and react appropriately to any disaster scenario. Your plans should include the following:
- Phone numbers of a pre-designated contact person for family members to call should you become separated.
- Locations of emergency shelters.
- Locations of shelters for pets.
- How to be safe if you remain in your home during a disaster
Be sure to assemble an emergency preparedness kit and keep it in a convenient, readily accessible location. You should have one for your home, office and automobile. Self-preparedness not only increases you and your family's ability to survive, but also reduces the workload of first responders, emergency medical services, fire fighters and law enforcement.
Resources
Click on the topic(s) below for additional information:
Special Needs Registry
In addition,
the Franklin County Office of Emergency Services is building its special needs registry, trying to identify and list those who may need some extra care and assistance when power fails.
Those in need could be on oxygen or rely on regular breathing therapy, bed-ridden or just need the comfort of being checked on during bad weather or other emergency.
The registry is for any citizen who may have a need for service to protect his health and well-being.
Hurricanes: North Carolina and three other southern states lead the nation in the number of billion-dollar weather-related disasters since 1980.
Tornadoes: In North Carolina, tornadoes can occur with little or no warning throughout the year. The peak season, however, is March through May.
Flooding: Flooding can occur at anytime of the year and just about anywhere in North Carolina. In 2005, the National Weather Service issued 116 flash flood warnings throughout the state.
Winter Weather: Heavy snowfall and extreme cold can immobilize an entire region. Even areas that normally experience mild winters can be hit with a major snowstorm or extreme cold.
Click here for more information on Natural Disasters.
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Contagious diseases such as colds, the flu, whooping cough, bacterial meningitis, mumps, measles, rubella, smallpox or chicken pox, can be spread by coughs, sneezes, hand shakes or touching surfaces that are contaminated with tiny droplets from a person's nose or mouth. From www.readync.org
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services offers excellent tips on how to prevent contagious diseases from spreading.
From the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- N.C. Public Health
- Public Health and Preparedness Response
- North Carolina's Pandemic Flu Plan
- Epidemiology in North Carolina
From the United States Dept. of Health and Human Services
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