Membership Level: Non-Profit

Categories: Government

About

Within public health, clinical health services are concerned with preventing disease, education, and wellness. CNHD’s clinical health services include chronic disease prevention, immunization, maternal child health, tuberculosis, family planning, and STI services.

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Locations

CHURCHILL

485 W B St Fallon, NV 89406

CRESCENT VALLEY

5043 Tenabo Ave Crescent Valley, NV 89821

EUREKA

351 NV-278 Eureka, NV 89316

MINERAL

331 1st St Hawthorne, NV 89415

PERSHING

535 Western Ave Lovelock, NV 89419

For questions or concerns, please call one of our offices or send an email:
Churchill County Office:  (775) 867 – 8181
Eureka County Office: (775) 254 – 0305
Mineral County Office:  (775) 258 – 0145
Pershing County Office:  (775) 273 – 6285
Email:  info@centralnevadahd.org

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

The Central Nevada Health District is concerned with the interaction of people and their environment. Specifically, the Environmental Health program is focused on the health and welfare of humans in order to build safe and healthy communities. In order to achieve improved outcomes, Environmental Health conducts inspections to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, develops policies, programs, and services to reduce the possibility of contamination in water, soil, and food within the community.

Food safety & Protection

Services Include:

• Foodborne Illness and Complaint Investigation Response
• Temporary Food Events
• Schools and Institutions
• Cottage Food Exemptions
• Food Service – Bars, Mobile Food Units, Restaurants, etc.

Forms:

Access to forms is available by clicking the title of form.  The form can then be sent in to CNHD by email at HealthPermit@CentralNevadaHD.org or by coming in to any of our locations.

• Application for Permit to Operate A Food Facility
• Application for Change in Ownership
• Cottage Food Operation Registration
• Special Event Food Establishment Application

Regulations and Resources (Click title to be directed to link):

• Nevada Administrative Code: Food Establishments
• Nevada Revised Statute: Cottage Food Operations
• Nevada Administrative Code Temporary Events Regulations
• Nevada Administrative Code: Sanitation
• USDA Recalls & Public Health Alerts
• CDC: Food Safety
• CDC: Seasonal and Holiday Food Safety
• CDC: Foodborne Germs and Illnesses
• CDC: Foodborne Outbreaks

Land Development

Services Include:

• Establishment Construction Plan Review and Remodels
• Establishment Re-opening Response – Boil Water Orders, Grease Fires, Power Outages, Water Outages
• Individual Sewage Disposal Systems – Septic Systems
• Mobile Home Parks and Recreational Vehicles
• Public Bathing Facilities – Pools, Spas, Water Features

Forms:

Access to forms is available by clicking the title of form.  The form can then be sent in to CNHD by email at HealthPermit@CentralNevadaHD.org or by coming in to any of our locations.

• Application for Permit to Operate A Facility
• Individual Sewage Disposal System – Application
• Individual Sewage Disposal System – System Guide
• Individual Sewage Disposal System – Soil Profile Data
• Individual Sewage Disposal System – Percolation Test Data Sheet
• Application for Septic Tank Loan Certification

Regulations and Resources (Click title to be directed to link):

• Nevada Administrative Code: Mobile Home Parks and Lots
• Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 444: Sanitation
• CDC: Handwashing in Communities: Clean Hands Save Lives
• CDC: Water, Sanitation, and Environmentally Related Hygiene (WASH)
• CDC: Operating Public Swimming Pools
• CDC: Healthy Swimming Training and Education

Public Safety

Services Include:

• Public Accommodations – Hotels, Lodging and Motels 
• Invasive Body Decoration – Body Jewelry, Microblading, Tattooing
• Animal Bites – Rabies Prevention
• Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
• Public Outreach

Forms:

Access to forms is available by clicking the title of form.  The form can then be sent in to CNHD by email at HealthPermit@CentralNevadaHD.org or by coming in to any of our locations.

• Application for Permit to Operate A Facility

Regulations and Resources (Click title to be directed to link):

• Nevada Administrative Code: Public Accommodations
• Nevada Administrative Code: Sanitation

PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS

Within public health, public health preparedness is concerned with ensuring community health and safety through preparing for and responding to public health emergencies. This is done through disease surveillance and investigation, development of plans aligned with federal and state guidelines, collaboration, coordination and communication with public health partners, stakeholders, industry and emergency responders during each phase of the public health emergency.

Role and Responsibility:

• Provide support and structure to build and strengthen our ability to respond to a variety of public health threats
• Provide strategic planning utilizing the 15 public health preparedness capabilities outlined in the Centers for Disease Control  http://Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities

Emergency Response Resources:

https://www.emergency.cdc.gov

https://www.cdc.gov/prepyourhealth/planahead/index.htm

Epidemiology and Communicable Disease

The CNHD Epidemiology Program offers comprehensive epidemiology services for the City of Fallon and the counties of Churchill, Mineral, Pershing, and Eureka. Our aim is to detect, investigate, and respond to communicable diseases in order to reduce their incidence. Communicable diseases are those that spread from one host to another. CNHD works closely with state and local health officials, providers, schools, emergency responders, community members, and others to monitor and prevent illnesses and promptly respond to infectious disease outbreaks. Additionally, we provide various clinical services to the communities served by CNHD.

• Diseases and Illnesses
  • Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
  • Respiratory Viruses
  • Vaccine Preventable Diseases
  • Hepatitis
  • Zoonotic Diseases
  • Vector-Borne Diseases
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
  • Fungal Diseases
  • Environmental Health
  • HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Special Topics in Infectious Diseases
  • Non-communicable diseases
  • Tuberculosis
  • Animal Bites
    • Animal Bite Reporting Form
  • Chronic Disease Center
  • Travelers’ Health
• Reporting a Disease
  • The Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 441A requires reports of specified diseases, foodborne illness outbreaks and extraordinary occurrences of illness be made to the Local Health Authority. Anyone having knowledge of a case(s) of communicable disease is required to report, this includes but is not limited to physicians, veterinarians, dentists, chiropractors, registered nurses, directors of medical facilities, medical laboratories and blood banks are required to report these required diseases.
    • WHAT TO REPORT:
      • State of Nevada List of Reportable Diseases
    • REPORTING A DISEASE:
      • Call: (775) 866-7535 (24-hour reporting line)
      • Email: Outbreaks@CentralNevadaHD.Org
      • Fax: 1-877-513-3442
      • NAC: CHAPTER 441A – INFECTIOUS DISEASES; TOXIC AGENTS
    • HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
      • Reports must include:
        Name, address, telephone number, age, date of birth, sex, race, occupation, diseases, date of onset, date of diagnosis and any other available information requested by CNHD.
      • State of Nevada Confidential Morbidity Report Form Found here:
        Nevada OPHIE Confidential Morbidity Report Form (nvose.org)
      • List of Nevada Reportable Diseases
      • Providers – If you would like to be added to CNHD’s Health Alert Notifications via email to stay up-to-date on what is going on in our community, please email: CNHD_HAN@CentralNevadaHD.Org
    • SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS
      • School Line List Template
      • Vaccination Requirement and Immunization Exemption Requirement for Schools
      • School Medical Immunization Exemption Form

• Disease Surveillance
  • CNHD Respiratory Weekly Snapshot 2023-2024
  • State Dashboards can be found here:
    OFFICE OF ANALYTICS – DATA & REPORTS (nv.gov)
• CNHD Services
  • Clinical Health Services
  • Environmental Health Services
  • Public Health Preparedness
  • Vaccines
  • CNHD Calendar of Events
• Additional Resources
  • Free COVID-19 at home testing kits can be ordered on COVIDtests.gov to be shipped to your home. If you need help placing an order for your at-⁠home tests call: 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489).
  • Also, each CNHD office also offers free COVID-19 at home testing kits if you would like to come to one of our offices to pick up free at home testing kits.
  • Nevada Office of State Epidemiology website can be found here: https://nvose.org.
  • CDC’s Respiratory Surveillance Dashboard can be found here: CDC Respiratory Surveillance Dashboard.
  • More information can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/
  • Stay up-to-date with Nevada Technical Bulletins that can be found here: Technical Bulletins-New (nv.gov)