Director's Corner Archives

 

Dr.  Bonnie Sorensen

A Community Health Message - 02/23/10 (PDF - 26 kb) (posted: 02/23/10) - The County Health Rankings have been developed by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute through a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Community Health Message - 12/08/09  (PDF - 279 kb) (posted: 12/08/09) - We thank everyone for being patient and allowing our most vulnerable residents to be vaccinated first against the H1N1 flu virus. At this time, the Volusia County Health Department is opening up the free H1N1 vaccinations to anyone who wants to be vaccinated. You may visit one of our four health department clinic locations to be vaccinated. Public Health Update - 10/07/09 (PDF - 148 kb) - The following priority groups are recommended to receive 2009 H1N1 vaccine first: Pregnant women, People who live with or care for infants younger, than 6 months of age, Health care and emergency medical personnel, Anyone from 6 months through 24 years of age, Anyone from 25 through 64 years of age with certain chronic medical conditions or a weakened immune system. Public Health Update - 09/25/09 (PDF - 208 kb) - Text Version  - To-date, there have been 91 laboratory confirmed H1N1 swine flu deaths in Florida. The Volusia County Health Department has been notified of three H1N1 swine flu deaths locally. Let's Fight Flu Together - 9/8/09 (PDF - 208 kb) - As Public Health Officer for Volusia County, I strongly urge you to protect yourself and your family against possible influenza related death or illness by getting the flu vaccination. Public Health Update - 8/14/09 (PDF - 153 kb) -  As you know, the novel H1N1 Swine Flu virus is circulating in our community. The majority of the flu cases in Florida are H1N1 Swine Flu.  The Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are no longer counting individual cases, but are collecting reports of deaths, hospitalized pregnant women, those with life threatening illness, and outbreaks of influenza or influenza-like illness(ILI).