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Mission Statement: The departmental mission is to provide outstanding services in environmental health and animal control in order to promote wellness and prevent disease in our community. We will accomplish this through intellectual use of human resources, technology, education and common sense.

Please take a moment to complete the Plano Health Department and Animal Services Survey here.

H1N1 Influenza Information

The Department of Health and Human Services Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has announced a new resource for community and faith-based organizations: H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Community & Faith-based Organizations.

Community and faith-based organizations are essential partners in comprehensive state and local flu response, and this guide was created to support them this flu season. The guide provides specific action steps that community and faith-based organizations can take to help keep communities healthy during flu season, including:

Communicating important information about flu
Supporting vaccination efforts
Linking vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations to vital information and resources

Visit http://flu.gov/professional/community/ to download the guide.

Texas Department of State Health Services immunization hotline:
1-800-252-9152.

ALERT TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS REGARDING ANTIVIRAL MEDICATION FOR UNDERINSURED OR UNINSURED PATIENTS

Dial 2-1-1 for Flu Advice

2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Questions & Answers

2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) and You

Seasonal and Novel H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Parents

Texas Department of State Health Services 24 hour Nurse Hotline:

866 708-8795

A Consumer's Guide to Food Safety: Severe Storms and Hurricanes

Keeping Food Safe When The Power Goes Out

Food Service Award Winners 2009

Plano Health Department Newsletter

Summer 2009

Health-related complaints are appreciated. Please call 972.941.7143. If you need to contact one of our staff members or one of our Public Health Officers/Specialists, please click on the Staff section located at the left hand side of this page. Thank you.

Important Announcement: Please tune-in and check out " What's on Your Plate?" on "Plano Wired". In our continuing efforts to make "Plano Wired" the one stop shop for information about Plano, "Restaurant Scores" has now become " What's on Your Plate?" and will now be a weekly segment on the show.

Important Notice: The City of Plano Health Department only offers environmental health- related services. For medical and immunization services, please contact your family physician or your local County Health Department. Below are helpful phone numbers and websites:

Collin County Health Department
Phone # 972.424.1460
Web Site: www.co.collin.tx.us

Dallas County Health Department
Phone # 214.819.2000
Web Site: http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhservices/hhs_intro.html

Denton County Health Department
Phone # 940.320.1464
Web Site: www.dentoncounty.com