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| Public Health |
| Brian Letourneau, Director |
| 414 East Main Street |
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| Durham, NC 27701 |
| Phone: 919-560-7600 |
| FAX: 919-560-7664 |
| Hours: 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
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Communicable Disease Services
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Communicable Disease Control |
| Description: |
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Monitors communicable, infectious diseases in the community. Answers questions about infectious disease and infectious disease prevention. |
| Eligibility: |
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Durham County Residents |
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None |
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Monday - Friday, 8:00AM- 12:00PM, 1:00PM-5PM |
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No |
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560-7608 |
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Early Intervention Clinic |
| Description: |
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Provides medical treatment and social work services to people with HIV/AIDS in any
stage of the disease |
| Eligibility: |
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Durham County residents |
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None |
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Durham County Health Department
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:30-11am and 1-4pm;
Tuesday, 8:30-11am and 1-6pm |
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Yes |
| Contact: |
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560-7726 |
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Project StraighTalk (HIV/STD education) and Project STAND (Syphilis Termination and Awareness in Durham) |
| Description: |
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Project StraighTalk and Project STAND are programs provided by the Health Education Division of the Durham County Health Department on STD/HIV prevention, education, and community outreach. |
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Durham County Residents |
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None (group sessions need to be scheduled in advance) |
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Individuals or groups, Barber /Beautician Peer Educators, County jail, state and federal prisons, substance abuse services, detoxification centers, homeless shelter and the soup kitchen, community health fairs, outreach events. |
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No |
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560-7793 or 560-7768 |
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Resistance Against Pressure (RAP) |
| Description: |
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Resistance Against Pressure (RAP) is an abstinence and faith-based educational training for teens that teaches about handling peer pressure, increasing self-esteem, and preventing HIV and STDs, teen pregnancy and substance abuse. |
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Durham County Youth ages 12-18 |
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None |
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Faith-based organizations, civic organizations |
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RAP training sessions must be scheduled |
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560-7769 |
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STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) Control |
| Description: |
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Provides evaluation, treatment, education and case tracking of sexually transmitted diseases. |
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No Eligibility Requirements |
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None |
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Walk-in clinic;
NOTE: The last walk-in client is taken 1 hour prior to the end of each clinic.
Durham County Health Department, first floor
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8:30-12 and 1-5
Tuesday: 8:30-12, 1-5 , and 4-6:30pm
Friday: 8:30-12.
Clinic is closed each Friday afternoon and the first Wednesday of each month
Average waiting period is 15 minutes to 1 hour
Walk-in clients are seen on a first come first serve basis |
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Call 560-7601 for clinic information |
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HIV Testing and Counseling |
| Description: |
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Provides confidential counseling and testing for anyone who has been sexually active or has questions regarding HIV and/or AIDS |
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No eligibility requirements |
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None |
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Durham County Health Department
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:30-11am and 1-4pm;
Tuesday, 8:30-11am and 1-6pm
Average waiting period is 15 minutes. First come first serve |
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No |
| Contact: |
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560-7600 |
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Foodborne Illness |
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An investigation is initiated when a confirmed case of food poisoning arises and when several individuals have a common source of illness. An Environmental Health Specialist (EHS) interviews those persons affected or potentially exposed to determine foods consumed, symptoms experience, and time of onset of symptoms. Food service personnel are questioned as to methods utilized in food preparation. Food service establishments are examined to determine proper functioning of equipment and samples of related food are collected for laboratory analysis to determine if contaminated. Attending Physicians are consulted for input as needed. The specialist then compiles all the data and employs statistical methods to infer conclusions and determine the cause of the outbreak. The EHS ensuring that corrective measures are implemented makes follow-up compliance visits to the food service establishment involved |
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Durham County resident |
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None |
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Durham County Health Department, 8:30-5:00, Monday-Friday |
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No |
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560-7800 |
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TB (Tuberculosis) Control Program |
| Description: |
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The goal is to prevent and eliminate TB from Durham County. This program provides case management to all active cases of TB, all persons suspected of having TB and all contacts of active and suspect cases within the county. TB screening is provided to predetermined high-risk individuals. |
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Persons meeting program criteria. |
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Evaluation, treatment and preventive care is provided free of charge.
Some fees apply for certain eligible candidates. |
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Necessary for certain services (please call for further information) |
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Durham County Health Department
Monday through Friday, 8:30am until 4:30 pm / Closed 12noon-1:00pm |
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560-7633 |
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Pharmacy |
| Description: |
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Fills prescriptions for clinics only. NO OUTSIDE PRESCRIPTIONS are accepted. Consultation and counseling about prescriptions is provided. Drug interactions are screened, and condoms are provided to the public. |
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Durham County Health Department patients |
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No |
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Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm, Tuesday evening open until 7pm, Closed 12:30-1:00pm for lunch, Average waiting period is 10 to 20 minutes |
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No |
| Contact: |
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560-7632 |
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