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Russell Daugherty M.D., Health Officer
The Rush County Health Department (RCHD) was established to promote and enforce public health laws and needs.
Contact Information
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Rush County Courthouse
101 East Second Street, Room 105
Rushville, Indiana 46173
Phone: 765-932-3103
Fax: 765-938-2604
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8 AM – 4 PM EST (closed 12-1 for lunch)
Staff:
Administrator/Nursing: Dixie Meyer, R.N. [email protected]
Public Health Nurse: Melissa Smith, RN [email protected]
Public Health Nurse/School Liaison Nurse: Amanda Gill, LPN [email protected]
Part-Time Public Health Nurse: Krista Richey, LPN [email protected]
Part-Time Food Inspector/EHS: Jessica Collins [email protected]
Part-Time Vital Records Clerk: Kim Neeb [email protected]
Environmental Health Specialist/Food Inspector: Daniel Burklow [email protected]
Clerk/Book keeper: Amy DeJager [email protected]
Vital Records Clerk: [email protected]
Community:
For birth and death certificates requests, please click on the Vital Records under Quick Links at the top of the page. You may also call in and give us your information or email us at [email protected]
Announcements / Health Information
- Home Health Care Services available. Call for more information.
- RUSH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE
- Rush County Survey Presentation
- Rush County Health Data
- Rush County Community Health Assessment
- Rush County Substance Abuse Self Help Meetings
- 2022 Annual Report
- 2021 Annual Report
- 2020 Annual Report
- 2019 Annual Report - corrected copy
- COMPLAINT FORM
Primary responsibilities:
- Record vital records including births, deaths and legal name changes. “scroll down for link”
- Investigate environmental concerns/complaints and oversees residential/commercial sewage disposal systems in the county.
- Provide public health nursing, childhood immunizations and tracks communicable diseases in the county.
Health Board Meetings
Board Minutes archive
- March 21, 2023
- November 15, 2022
- September 20, 2022
- July 19, 2022
- May 17, 2022
- March 15, 2022
- January 18, 2022
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 20, 2021
- June 15, 2021
- May 17, 2021
- April 21, 2021
- March 16,2021
- February 16, 2021
- January 19, 2021
- November 17, 2020
- October 20, 2020
- September 15, 2020
- August 18, 2020
- July 21, 2020
- June 16, 2020
- May 19, 2020
- March, April No Meetings
- February 18, 2020
- January 21, 2020
- November 19, 2019
- October 15, 2019
- September 17, 2019
- August 20, 2019
- July 17, 2019
- June 18,2019
- May 21, 2019
- April 16, 2019
- March 19, 2019
Resources / Helpful links
- Rush County Purdue Extension
- Rush Memorial Hospital
- Rush Memorial Hospital Foundation * Information on SPARC Suicide Prevention also available at this link
- Meridian Health Services
- Center Stone Mental Health
- More-Mentors of Rush County Empowering Youth
- Rushville Drug Rehab
- Detox Local
- Addiction Group
- Alzheimer Support
- Rushville Recovery Center
- American Addiction Centers
- Indiana Detox Centers
- Sober Nation
- Addiction Resource - Drug rehab centers and addiction treatment
- Rush County Health Status Survey
