Holly A. Wood, Public Health Coordinator

 Douglas Ehmen, Environmental Health Specialist

 Darrell Brackney, Environmental Health Specialist

PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

The Putnam County Health Coordinator’s position has been created to prepare the county to handle emergency incidents that affect public health.  These efforts will be coordinated with national, state and local agencies, and will include communication of alerts, advisories and warnings with the public.

FOOD PROTECTION

Putnam County has a local ordinance concerning food service along with the Indiana Administrative Code that is used by the Health Departments across the state to regulate retail food establishments.  These documents may be viewed by clicking on the links below.

410 IAC 7-24                 Local Ordinance

SERVSAFE CLASSES

SANITARY ENGINEERING

Putnam County also has an ordinance governing the planning, installation, inspection, and functioning of onsite sewage disposal systems. You may view the Indiana  Administrative Code  concerning Residential Sewage Disposal Systems by clicking on the link below.

410 IAC 6-8-1

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION

The Putnam County Health Department investigates complaints regarding illegal  dumping, open burning, and homes that are unfit for human habitation. You may print the complaint for below and send it in to our office if you would like to file a complaint. All of the complainants information is confidential unless and until a subpoena is issued by a judge.

Complaint form

Please view the ordinances listed to insure that the complaint you would like to file can be addressed by our office. Also, if the property is within city limits, your complaint may need to be filed with the city.