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Department of Public Health

*Please note: All Public Health Services are located at the Mary Walker Center at 170 Inner Loop Road.


Public Health Nursing

Services Offered

•STI Contact Tracing and Counseling Services (Excluding treatment. Please ensure you see the ED or your PCM first)
•LTBI Consultation and Treatment Overview
•Animal Bite Investigation (Please ensure you see the ED or your PCM first)
•Communicable Disease Reporting
•CYS Consultation and Education
•Unit Level Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Coordination
•Your Sexual Health, Your Responsibility (army.mil)
•Health Promotion Events
•Newcomer's & Spouse Orientation Brief
•Unit Led Events

Occupational Health

Services Offered
•CPAC Coordinated Pre-Placement Occupational Health Assessments
•Annual Health Assessments for Civilian workers when required by job series
•Medical Surveillance Examinations determined by work place assessments/exposures for Active Duty and Civilian Workers
•Pregnancy Medical Surveillance for Active Duty and Civilian Workers when required by job series
•Tinnitus counseling (SM/CIV Workers enrolled in hearing conservation)
•Hearing Profiles for Active Duty
•Review of Work place hazards for any safety concerns or exposure concerns.

Audiology

Services Offered
•Hearing Conservation Tests (Annual, pre/post deployments, physicals, and termination hearing tests)
•Non-Hearing Conservation Tests for new civilians, retirees, and new recruits
•MEDPROS updates for Hearing
•Start Hearing Profiles when needed
•Otoscopy
•Hearing Protection Issuing/Fitting
•Hearing Aid Batteries
•Hearing Education
•We do not provide diagnostic testing
•We do not test dependents/children

Environmental Health

Services Offered for Installation Facilities and Home-Based Businesses
•Potable water testing for microbiological and chemical contaminants
•Food service inspections of commercial and home based businesses
•Food Handler's class
•Facility sanitation inspections of Army-owned facilities
•Pest and rodent inspections of Army-owned facilities
•Disease vector monitoring
•Field water container inspections for NTC-based units
•Field sanitation classes for NTC-based units

Industrial Hygiene

Services Offered for Installation Facilities
•Worksite hazard surveys
•Worker exposure monitoring (Sampling, Noise, Ventilation)
•Management of the MEDDAC Respiratory Protection Program
•Installation support to Safety Offices and DPW
•Provide technical oversight to Yuma Proving Ground Health Clinic Industrial Hygiene

Community Food Bank

Public Health provides monthly food distribution to military families, civilians, contractors, and veterans of the community in partnership with the San Bernardino County Community Action Partnership. Held every 2nd Wednesday at the Irwin Field House.

Volunteers are always needed to help. Sign up at https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/uDWb0J5ECT

If you need to pick up for another family, please consider filling out the alternative pickup form out ahead of time.


Contact Us

Phone

(760) 383-5812

Location

Dr. Mary E. Walker Center
170 Inner Loop Rd
Fort Irwin, CA

Public Health, Occupational Health, Environmental Health

Hours of operations: M-F 0730-1600, 2nd/4th Thursday close at 1200 for training.

Closed for lunch from 1200-1300 and on Federal Holidays

Audiology

Hours of operations: M, W-F 0730-1600, T 0730-1300, Thursday close at 1200 for training

Closed for lunch from 1200-1300 and on Federal Holidays
Appointments only
 

Industrial Hygiene

Hours of operations: M-Th, 0630-1700 Telework W-Th

Closed on Federal Holidays

 
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