JACKSON
COUNTY
County Profile:
1999 population 50,352.
Thirty-five percent of the population is below 150
percent of the federal poverty level. The major city is
Marianna.
Health Care Access:
According to Medical
Quality Assurance, in 1999, Jackson County had 48 medical
doctors, three osteopathic physicians, 15 dentists, and
804 nurses actively licensed.
Status
of Volunteer Efforts:
Jackson
Hospital provides free care for indigent patients on
an as needed basis. BASIC (Bay Aids Services and
Information Coalition) will enroll and underwrite
medical care for HIV infected patients.
WAGES clients
provide volunteer clerical services while receiving
on-the-job training at the county health department.
Licensed health professionals – volunteer nurses used for health
screening in schools. Contact: Syble Thompson (850)
482-9191 or Suncom 789-9191.
Non-medical
personnel –
community volunteers provide clerical assist at the
Health Department. Contact: Syble Thompson (850) 482-9191
or Suncom 789-9191.
A few Jackson County residents
received donated medical speciality care through the Bay
County BayCares Program.
Contact
Information
Postal
address, telephone and fax:
Region 1 Coordinator:-
- Karen Dany
Medical Center Clinic
8333 N. Davis Hwy., 5th
Floor/Room 22
Pensacola, FL 32514-6049
(850) 475-5277 (SC)
690-5277
FAX (850) 969-2914
- State
Coordinator:
-
- Shannon
Lease, M.S.
Department of Health
Headquarters
BIN #A13
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Tallahassee FL 32399-1722
Telephone (850) 245-4104
(SC)205-4104
FAX (850)
414-6091 (SC)994-6091
Electronic mail:
- Volunteer
opportunities contact regional
coordinator: Karen_Dany@doh.state.fl.us
- General
Program Information: Shannon_Lease@doh.state.fl.us
|
Copyright
© 2000 Department of Health
Last
modified: August
21, 2000 15:00 |
|
|