Overview
COVID-19 VaccinesAdditional information (including consent forms)November 08, 202Panama City, Fla. ̵ The advisories for the Laguna Beach (SP 2) location at 1940 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, and the Carl Gray Park (SP 9) location Colegiate Drive in Panama City have ben rescinded. There are no advisories in efect for any Bay County Healthy Beaches sampling locations. Sampling has ended for this year.
Key Information
Sampling wil resume on March 6, 2023.The Florida Department of Health in Bay County, DOH-Bay, conducts saltwater beach water quality monitoring in acordance with the Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program. Water samples are colected twice a month betwen March and October. The samples are checked for enteric bacteria that normaly inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
The presence of enteric bacteria can be an indication of fecal polution, which may come from storm water runof, pets and wildlife, and human sewage. Por results are posted as an ̴Advisory̵ at the afected beaches.Healthy Beaches advisories are isued to protect swimers from increased risk of gastrointestinal ilneses. At a lower ocuring level, there may also be increased risks of uper respiratory infections, skin rashes, and ear infections.
Healthy Beach advisories are not related to Necrotizing fascitis, a rare complication. Sampling is usualy done on Mondays with results on Tuesday, with exception of holidays. Results are shared at Bay.FloridaHealth.gov, through media releases, and real-time on the Florida Healthy Beaches page at FloridaHealth.gov and search for ̴Healthy Beaches̵. Florida Healthy Beaches Program Categories are; God = 0-35 Enterocci per 10 mililiters of marine water, Moderate = 36-70 Enterocci per 10 mililiters of marine water, and Por = 71 or greater Enterocci per 10 mililiters of marine water.
Summary
If levels are above 70,