Polk County Health Services leads mental health outreach in business, school, home care
PCHS partners with emergency operations on pandemic response As Polk County’s Emergency Operations Center continues assessing the county’s needs during an ongoing pandemic, representatives at Polk County Health Services were called on to lead the mental health services outreach.
Polk County Health Services contracts with the county government to manage the region’s Iowa Mental Health and Disability Services program. As well as managing school and business outreach, PCHS serves about 675 residents who live in supported living services homes owned by or affiliated with the organization.
Polk County opens COVID-19 vaccine appointment hotline for seniors
Phoneline will be staffed Monday-Friday during business hours
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How quickly do I need a second COVID-19 vaccine shot? AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Department of Health opened a phoneline Friday to begin making vaccine appointments for people 65 and older.
In early January, Florida was vaccinating only three priority groups: Health care workers, long-term care facility staff and residents and people 65 or older. The health care group includes EMTs and paramedics as well as Department of Health staff.
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With Polk County’s vaccination site, all 10 counties in the Central Florida region will now be offering the shots to residents 65 and older. Eligible groups do not need to be a resident of the county and/or city where they are vaccinated.