Professionalism
All people are treated with respect, empathy and professionalism.
A Putnam County community that is free of preventable disease, live and work in a healthy environment, and have access to quality care.
We are able to achieve that vision by maintaining and protecting the health of our residents by providing services such as communicable disease control, immunizations, environmental health management and health education to promote a healthy lifestyle, prevent illnesses and chronic diseases.
We work with a variety of community partners to ensure that necessary services and programs are available to the county residents. In addition to providing services, our agency helps to facilitate efforts to assess and prioritize the county’s health needs and contributes to the efforts to address the identified needs to improve the health of our community.
All people are treated with respect, empathy and professionalism.
The Putnam County Health Department works in collaboration with community partners to identify community needs and opportunities to strengthen and broaden resources.
At the Putnam County Health Department, a skilled workforce provides exceptional quality services for all.
Kimberly Rieman, RN, MPH, CHES
Sherri Recker, RN, MSN
Beth Skulina, M.Ed.,REHS
Public Health is the science of improving the health of individuals, families and communities by promoting healthy lifestyles, preventing the spread of disease and protecting the environment and health and safety of the population.
The following 10 services represent the spectrum of public health activities that should be provided in any jurisdiction by the public health system, in which the local health department and other entities are involved, including the following organizations: healthcare, public safety, human service, charity, education, youth development, recreation, arts related, economic and environmental.
Ten essential public health services: