Tazewell County Health Dept.

Nursing Communicable Diseases

Communicable Diseases

Julie St. Clair, R.N., B.S.N.  ext. 276
Marsha Christian, R.N., B.S.N.  ext. 296
  • Investigation of reports of communicable diseases including food and water borne illness.
  • Staff also implement appropriate control measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases in the community.
  • Nursing staff provides information about various communicable diseases.

All physicians offices, labs, schools and daycare providers are communicable disease reporters. Please call a Health Department RN directly to report chicken pox, whooping cough/pertussis, measles, mumps, meningitis, rabies or any foodborne/waterborne illness within 24 hours.          
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