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The Stokes Family Health Center is working everyday to ensure our mission of healthy living for Stokes County residents. We do this by providing services such as: · Primary care · Family planning · WIC · Baby Love & Child Love · Stokes County Home Health · Carolina Access · Health Check Health Choice · Community health education · Environmental health To meet our community needs. Our staff welcomes your comments and input.
Our website will provide you with more information on the services we offer. |
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Our Mission
“To promote health and safe living, prevent disease, care for the sick, protect the environment and provide essential services to meet community needs.” |
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“Stokes County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability regarding employment or the provision of services”. |
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To report a communicable disease outbreak, an environmental health emergency or a public health threat after hours, weekends or holidays please call 1-877-514-9259 or dial 9-1-1.
CARE-LINE 1-800-662-7030 is a toll-free line that handles questions about health and human service issues. Online CARE-LINE is a searchable database for all health and human services in all levels of government and other agencies. |
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If you live in Stokes County, take the 2012 Community Health Assessment to help identify the major health issues facing Stokes County at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommunityHealthAssessment2012
Also attend community discussion events, read more by clicking here. |
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Measles Vaccine and Measles Information
Symptoms Measles is a highly contagious illness and unvaccinated populations are at highest risk of becoming sick when exposed to the measles virus. It can be spread through coughing, sneezing and contact with secretions from the nose, mouth and throat of an infected person. Initial symptoms of this illness may include a fever over 101 F degrees, runny nose, watery red eyes and a cough. After a few days, a rash will begin to appear on the face and spread over the entire body. Persons with measles are considered infectious four days before and four days after the rash appears. Although rare, complications can happen. These include in particular, pneumonia, infection of the central nervous system, and can result in death.
Prevention and Vaccination - If you believe you have the measles illness contact your healthcare provider or the health department stating you may have the measles before arriving at the healthcare facility. This will help prevent the spread of the highly contagious measles illness to others who may not be vaccinated. -Measles can be prevented by the combination MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine. It is important for all individuals 12 months of age and older to get vaccinated. -Stokes County residents who have not received a measles vaccine or who have not had measles previously or are unsure if you have completed the MMR series should contact the Stokes County Health Department at 336-593-2400 to receive a free vaccine. -Review your family’s immunization records to ensure all required or recommended vaccines were given. -If you are believe you have been in contact with the measles illness Stokes County Health Department encourages you to stay at home and avoid populated areas.
Further information can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/index.html http://www.epi.publichealth.nc.gov/cd/diseases/rubella http://www.immunize.nc.gov/family/vaccines/measles.htm
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