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May 9, 2011 · 9:09 am

Food Detectives: South Milwaukee Honors Two Health Department Employees

Our first-class city services are delivered by great people committed to making a difference.

Case in point: Martin Zabkowicz and Mariana Liebsch of the South Milwaukee Health Department.

The City Council had the pleasure of honoring Marty, our health inspector, and Mariana, a nurse, at last week’s meeting for their work on the front lines of a nationwide turkey recall last month. According to the proclamation …

Marty and Mariana “performed the initial follow-up with a patient suffering from symptoms related to foodborne illness, and the timely and comprehensive interview performed was helpful to the investigation by the Wisconsin Division of Public Health” … and Marty “collected the consumer product sample and submitted it for testing, which greatly contributed to the identification of this illness, and ultimately the nationwide recall.”

Congratulations to Marty and Mariana!

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November 17, 2009 · 10:15 pm

Another Opportunity for the H1N1 Vaccine

You may have another chance to get the H1N1 vaccine in South Milwaukee.

The South Milwaukee Health Department will host a H1N1 flu clinic from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, at City Hall, 2424 15th Ave.

Once again, only those in targeted groups can get the vaccine:

  • All children 6 months of age through 18;  
  • Pregnant women;
  • Health care workers and emergency medical service personnel;
  • Household contacts and caregivers for children less than 6 months old; and
  • Adults 18-64 who have a chronic medical conditions associated with higher risk of complications from influenza.

In addition, the Visiting Nurse Association has rescheduled the seasonal flu clinic for Thursday, December 10, from 1 to 6 p.m. at City Hall. Cost is $30, or Medicare Part B or Medicaid can be billed. The clinic is for those 9 and older. 

For information on future H1N1 clinics, please call 211, or log on to www.wisconsinfluclinic.info. You can also learn more about H1N1 in this document, and you can access the Health Department website here.

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October 27, 2009 · 9:56 pm

H1N1 Flu Clinic Planned for November 4

The city’s first H1N1 flu clinic — for those in targeted populations only — is coming up. The walk-in clinic is planned for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, at City Hall.

There is limited vaccine availability, and vaccines will only be given on a first-come, first-served basis to the following people: 

  • Health care and emergency medical services personnel who have direct contact with patients or infectious material;
  • Pregnant women;
  • Household contacts and caregivers for children less than 6 months old;
  • All children age 6 months to 4 years; and 
  • Children and adolescents ages 5-18 years who have a chronic medical condition associated with higher risk of complications from influenza.

For information on future clinics please call 211, or log on to www.wisconsinfluclinic.info for a Flu Clinic Locator tool. And you can learn more about the South Milwaukee Health Department and all the valuable services it provides — your tax dollars at work — here.

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