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Hillsborough County Health Department

Hillsborough County Health Department. PHP Class of ‘04. Our Staff…. Tonja Kendrick, Administrative Asst. Robert Rauch. Dessiree Fermin. Ryan Wootten. Ashley Rogers. Nohely Trinidad. The Many Aspects of the HCHD…. Environmental Health Food Safety Water Safety Living Conditions

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Hillsborough County Health Department

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  1. Hillsborough County Health Department PHP Class of ‘04

  2. Our Staff… Tonja Kendrick, Administrative Asst. Robert Rauch Dessiree Fermin Ryan Wootten Ashley Rogers Nohely Trinidad

  3. The Many Aspects of the HCHD… • Environmental Health • Food Safety • Water Safety • Living Conditions • Primary Health • Clinics • Specialty Care • Tuberculosis • Pediatrics • OB/GYN • Immunizations

  4. Sulphur Springs Clinic

  5. Iron Testing Device used to spin the blood sample (Right) Test being done with a simple prick of the finger (above) Reads the blood sample (above)

  6. Hemoglobin & Blood Glucose Testing Testing Hemoglobin levels (above)

  7. Immunizations Immunizations at this facility include, but are not limited to: DPT, Polio, Tetanus, and Influenza

  8. Immunizations All of the vaccines are held within the refrigerator seen in the picture. If the temperature in the refrigerator rises or drops by more than 2 degrees local authorities are automatically contacted.

  9. Pediatrics

  10. Specialty Care: TB Waiting room (below) TB Specialty building (above)

  11. Tuberculosis: Chest X-Ray Machine used to send X-rays digitally (Right) Chest X-Ray (above) X-Ray “Target” (Right)

  12. TB: Preventing Infection Ultraviolet lights- used to Reduce pathogens that spread TB

  13. TB: Sputum Testing Sputum Room (above)

  14. Specialty Care: STD’s/HIV/AIDS In the Health Department

  15. STD’s • Chlamydia • Hepatitis B • Syphilis • Genital Warts • Gonorrhea • Herpes

  16. Chlamydia Spreads by person to person contact, and mother to child during child birth Symptoms include Unnatural discharges from the body, but most people show no symptoms

  17. Hepatitis B • Found in the blood and body fluids. Commonly contracted thru unprotected sex. • Treatment consists about six months of antibiotics, but still the percent of complete recovery is ten to fifteen. • Some symptoms are jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, lass of appetite interittent nausea

  18. Syphilis Is spread sexually as well as non-sexually Symptoms: skin sores, called chancres, and severe rash- anywhere on the body Treated with antibiotics

  19. Genital Warts Spread by close physical contact Symptoms: bumps on the pubic areas Can be treated, but not cured

  20. Gonorrhea Spread from person to person by close physical contact. Hard to diagnose without proper testing being done. Can be cured with prescription drugs

  21. Herpes Can be spread sexually as well as non-sexually. Symptoms: sores on mouth and/or genitals. Cannot be cured, but outbreaks can be suppressed by medications

  22. HIV/AIDS The way people become infected with HIV include: sexual intercourse, exposure to infected blood (needles), contact with infected body fluids, and babies born with HIV and breast feeding. One-hundred fifty people test positive each year for HIV.

  23. Ryan White Established by government to provide financial aid to people with HIV/AIDS who are not able to afford proper treatment. Ryan White

  24. Migrant Camp

  25. Migrant Living Style

  26. Migrant Violations This Fan is being held up by a bed post… Beds are not allowed to rest directly on the floor.

  27. The End With a special thanks to: Ellen Kent Christian Reed Kathy Dunaj (Mom) And Tonja Kendrick

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