2026 New Public Health Nurse Orientation

Orientation for new Indiana local health department public health workers. Held in the Indiana Department of Health's Adams Auditorium.
About this Event

Local Health Department

2026 ORIENTATION for

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES

Day 1: Thursday

December 3, 2026-Indiana Dept of Health Adams Auditorium

9:30-10:00 am Registration Table Open

12:15-1:15 LUNCH (on your own)

3:15 BREAK/Class Photo

5:00 pm ADJOURN

Day 2: Friday

December 4, 2026- Indiana Dept of Health Adams Auditorium

8:15 am Morning Address

10:15 BREAK

11:15-12:15 Lunch (On your own)

2:00 pm WRAP UP & ADJOURN

Topics to be covered:

Regional Teams & LHD Outreach/HFI

Laws, Statutes, Ordinances and Legalese

Lead & Healthy Homes

Preparedness

Immunization

Fatality Review and Prevention

Media Relations

Dental Hygiene

IDOH Lab Overview

Illegal Drug Lab Cleanup

IN Public Retirement System/ PERF

Intro to Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Field Epidemiology

TB and Refugee Health

Vaccine Preventable & Invasive Diseases

Foodborne Disease

Rabies Control Program

Vector Control

HIV/STI and Viral Hepatitis