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Offers immunizations for communicable diseases, flu and pneumonia shots and immunizations for foreign country travel requirements. Also tests for sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS and for other communicable diseases such as TB. Free Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C testing available.

Services include screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow up of people exposed to specific diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV/AIDS (including PrEP), food borne illnesses, etc. Information is given regarding preventing disease, recognizing symptoms, and obtaining treatment.

Fluoride varnish to prevent and reduce tooth decay is available to children from six months to three years of age.

To foster healthy communities through disease prevention and control, health promotion, environmental protection and emergency preparedness and response.

Provides screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow up of persons at risk for sexually transmitted infections(STIs) and HIV/AIDS. Free Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C testing available.

Provides medical, environmental, and public health services to the community to promote, protect, and preserve the health of the citizens of Franklin.

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as food, sewage disposal, septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies. Also investigates reports of raw sewage or other reports of ground water contamination.

To achieve and maintain optimum personal and community health for the residents in the Piedmont Health District by emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and environmental protection.

Seeks to prevent and control air, water and other environmental pollution. Offers services to control insects and rodents. Evaluates well and sewage disposal sites. Inspects hotels, camps, restaurants and public swimming pools.

Environmental Health work to reduce the risk of foodborne illness outbreaks by conducting restaurant inspections, protect ground and surface water through a permitting process, prevent and control rabies in collaboration with local county animal control officers, and refer citizens to informational resources.

Provides site evaluation and permits for on site sewage disposal (septic systems) and wells. Also provides inspection of restaurants, schools, day care centers, camps and festival events to insure food safety. Food workers permits are issued by the department upon demonstration of knowledge necessary to prepare and handle food safely. Other services include rabies control and information regarding environmental issues.

Provides environmental and health services for area residents. This includes well and septic permits, food safety inspections, family planning, STD treatments, immunizations, communicable disease investigations, HIV/AIDS testing, care and supportive services, and women, infants and children (WIC) nutrition services.

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment, sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies.

This program protects and improves the health of the community through comprehensive efforts to prevent, control, and eradicate communicable disease. Eliminates environmental health hazards, and recognizes, prevents, and controls occupational health hazards and illnesses.

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment, sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies.

Provides maternal and child health services, family planning services, sexually transmitted disease services, communicable disease control, overseas travel and childhood immunizations and car seats for Medicaid/Medicare eligible clients who are Virginia residents.

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as food, water and building inspection, sewage disposal, septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies. Also investigates reports of raw sewage or other reports of ground water contamination.

Provides the following Environmental Health Services: Complaints Environmental Health documents and investigates residents' complaints about environmental health problems, including reports of food and waterborne disease, mosquito problems, improper sewage disposal, and other public health issues. Food Services Local health department staff inspect and issue required permits to such food service establishments as school cafeterias, restaurants, food stands at community events, camps, day care centers, B&B's, and migrant camps. They work with those who provide prepared food to the public to help assure that food is wholesome and healthy. The local health department is responsible for working with local dairies to assure a healthy product, free of disease. This is done through regular inspections and ongoing input into dairy operations. Drinking Water Environmental health staff provides assistance to property owners who have or desire to have private wells on their property. They assist with required activities and issue, upon proper documentation and payment of fees, permits for private on-site wells. Each county health department maintains records on properties with private on-site wells. Sewage Disposal Environmental health staff provides assistance to residents who desire to or already have on-site sewage disposal systems on their own or their rented property. This assistance includes providing the activities, referral and documentation necessary to obtain required permits for on-site sewage disposal. Each county health department maintains records on properties with on-site sewage disposal systems.

Offers education information, referral, and resource assistance for a wide variety of health issues. Education materials are provided at health fairs, wellness screenings, community locations, and for groups requesting specific topics.

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as food, water and building inspection, sewage disposal, septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies. Also investigates reports of raw sewage or other reports of ground water contamination.

Evaluate and inspect restaurants, schools, hotels, motels, campgrounds, summer camps, migrant labor camps, adult and child day care centers and vendors at public temporary events for food safety also work closely with emergency planning team and epidemiologist to investigate food and water borne illnesses, to answer questions about mosquito borne diseases, rabies, and other potential environmental hazards.

Inspects all public eating establishments, (including school cafeterias) to ensure compliance with Virginia's restaurant code. Issues permits for food-serving establishments. Investigates food-borne disease reports. Provides food handling training for volunteer groups.

Provides WIC services for residents who live in the East End of Newport News. Program focuses on the overall good health of women, infants, and children, encourages healthy pregnancy outcomes, and promotes healthy eating habits that follow current USDA recommendations. The program provides breastfeeding and nutrition education along with supplemental foods to eligible persons. It provides nutritious foods such as cheese, eggs, peanut butter, beans, milk, juice, cereal, fruits and vegetables, canned fish, and infant formula. It also provides breastfeeding support and referrals to other health care systems such as immunizations and dental care.

Practicing public health, meeting the needs of the present while planning for the future.