Disease Prevention and Control - Nobles County Community Services

Public Health staff provides information and education to enable residents to lead healthy lifestyles for themselves and their families. Services include:

- Emergency preparedness to prevent, protect against, and quickly respond to and recover from health emergencies. Emergencies include infectious disease outbreaks/pandemics, severe weather, natural disasters, power outages, incidents resulting in mass casualties, toxic chemical or radiological releases, and acts of bioterrorism.

- General education about communicable diseases and immunizations to groups and individuals

- HIV education and information

- Immunization services to children and adults that are not covered by insurance or Medical Assistance (MA)

- Seasonal flu information

- Tuberculosis screening, follow-up, and case management to individuals suspected of having or currently have active Tuberculosis