Henry County of Indiana

Public Health Nursing Division: (765) 521-7053
Environmental Health Division: (765) 521-7056 or (765) 686-2025
Vital Records: (765) 521-7058
Administration: (765) 521-7059

Office hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday 

Environmental Health Division

Food Protection Program 

Food Protection Program at the Indiana State Department of Health

• Routine Inspections of Retail Food Establishments
• Complaint Investigations of Retail Food Establishments
• Registration and Permitting of Retail Food Establishments including:
• restaurants
• retail food stores
• commissaries
• schools
• warehouses
• food vending machines
• mobile food vendors
• temporary food establishments at fairs and festivals
• bed and breakfasts 
• Housing and Neighborhood Health Childhood Lead Prevention Program at Indiana State Department of Health 
• Office of Air Quality at Indiana Department of Environmental Management 
• Education to the citizens of Henry County regarding home and environmental-related illness indoor air quality childhood lead poisoning prevention program radon monitoring and abatement sanitation inspections of occupied and vacant housing and other buildings

Vector-borne Disease 

Vector Control Section at Indiana State Department of Health

Environmental inspection and control

• mosquito control
• rodent control
• Water Quality and Hazardous Materials  
• Residential Sewage Disposal Section at Indiana State Department of Health 
• Environmental Health (Swimming Pools) at Indiana State Department of Health 
• on-site sewage system registration and permitting (septic system)
• on-site sewage system design review and inspections
• complaint investigation of illegal discharge of sewage
• public and semi-public swimming pool registration and permitting
• complaint investigation of illegal open-burning and open-dumping of solid waste
• at http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/, visitors can sign up to receive a free information packet on asbestos exposure. There is also a phone number available for them to call, where they can talk to a real person to find out more about asbestos-related diseases.

Nursing

Public Health Nursing Division

Phone: 521-7053

Kaye Murphy-Duvall - Nursing Assistant

Deb Miller, R.N. - Director

Liz Vincent, R.N. - Public Health Nurse

Angela Moss, R.N. - Public Health/Epidemiology 

The Public Health nurses conduct the immunization program, communicable disease treatment, head lice treatment, tuberculosis testing and contact follow-ups.  Education and testing is provided for Hepatitis and HIV.  Nurses conduct outreach sites in the neighboring communities and senior citizen's facilities.  Cholesterol screening and blood pressure clinics are provided. 

Vital Records

Phone: 521-7058

Phillis Gallaway - Registrar 

The Vital Statistics Division continues to record every birth and death occuring in Henry County.  The Registrar issues certified copies of birth and death records as requested by individuals and funeral homes.  Once per month a list of all deaths occurring in the county were submitted to the Clerk of the Court and Auditor's offices for removal from the property tax exemption list and voter registration list, and a list is sent to the Social Security Office.

The Registrar assists in court ordered names changes, paternity affidavits and persons seeking adoption information.  The Vital Statistics staff aided persons seeking genealogy information, or record searches.  In June 2002 the division introduced a genealogy non-certified copy of birth and death records for the cost of $2.00 each.

A continuing feature of the Vital Statistics Division is requiring an application be completed with proper ID and kept on file for every individual requesting a copy of a birth record.  By state law every application becomes a permanent record in the Registrar's office.  Birth certificates are available in standard and wallet size, the wallet can be laminated for a $2.00 fee.

Administrative Division

Doug Mathis - Administrator

Pat Guglielmi - Administrative Assistant 

This department has the responsibility of maintaining and monitoring department, program, and grant budgets, including posting receipts and disbursements, and maintaining current fund account balances.  Daily fees are collected from Vital Statistics, Nursing and Environmental Divisions, entered in longbooks, and made daily deposits.  All claims, payroll, and personnel are handled through this department.  Mr. Mathis has the responsibility of acting as Public Health Educator.  His office is available for HIV and Hepatitis testing with consulations.

Emergency Preparedness

Gary Maitlen, Local Public Health Coordinator

lphchenry@isdh.in.gov

765-686-1101