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Jacksonville
Community Called
to Fight Childhood Obesity
More than 100
healthcare providers, community and parent organizations, business
professionals, educators, public health officials and concerned citizens
gathered today to hear the results of a nine-month effort to determine a
plan for reducing childhood obesity in Jacksonville.
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Apply today for a Healthy Kids, Healthy Jacksonville community grant to support recommendations found in the 2009 Healthy Kids, Healthy Jacksonville plan. More...
Swine Flu Information Line: 1-800-342-3557
Sick at Home Poster
Cover Your Cough
Germs On Your Hands
Henry the Hand's Hand
Washing Guide
DCHD is looking for women to participate in a mercury exposure study The Environmental Health Program is conducting a study to measure mercury levels in women of child-bearing age who live in Duval County. For more information about the Mercury Biomonitoring Project, click here.
Rabies Alert
Duval
County’s first rabies alert of the year is in effect through August 4,
2009 for the Granada area of Jacksonville.
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New Location for Birth/Death
Certificates
The Duval County Health Department (DCHD)
has transitioned its Office of
Vital Statistics location from 515 West 6th Street to 900
University Boulevard, North, Suite 101.
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View the Director's presentations on "Quality Improvement in Public Health" and "Preventive Health: Pay Now or Pay Later"
DCHD Assesses Behavioral Risk Factors
in Jacksonville
The
Duval County Health Department (DCHD) has released a comprehensive
report of its research on behavioral risk factors as analyzed through
the 2007 Duval County Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
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Click here to read the
report.
The Inaugural First Coast Worksite Wellness Conference was a great success!
Click here to view our new hours.
The
Duval County Health Department offers alternatives to
people who have a chronic medical conditions and need primary care.
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For those who smoke and want to quit,
assistance is available through these
resources.
The
Duval County Health Department (DCHD) has released a comprehensive
report of its research on health equity in Jacksonville. Find more
information and read the report
here.
The Duval County Health Department’s Institute for Health, Policy and Evaluation Research has released a comprehensive report of its research on men’s health, categorizing it as a major public health problem in Duval County. Click here for the report.
DCHD Stresses the Importance of Hand Washing Recent MRSA Study Highlights the Importance of Hygiene More...
Learn the Truth.
Get the facts on how you can make an informed
decision about not using tobacco. Choose
tobacco prevention and breathe more freely.
Can't
Afford Your Prescription Medications?
Let Us Help You
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Health Policy & Evaluation Research Releases
Report
on Infant Mortality
As part of the DCHD's effort to
continuously provide important health related information to the
community, the Institute
for Health Policy and Evaluation Research (HPER) recently released
its Infant
Mortality Report. The document compares local infant mortality rates
with those of state and national data. The report also uses Health Zones
of the city to compare mortality rates of infants living in different
areas of the city. Click here
to read the DCHD Infant Mortality Report.
Find out more about us
Our
Kids 'N Care Health Center
provides a medical home for
Duval County children in foster care.
Consider a rewarding career in
public
health nursing at the
Duval County Health Department.
Lead poisoning is a leading health hazard for children, but it is preventable. Find out more.
Get your baby off to a Healthy Start. We offer services and referrals to pregnant women and newborns.
If you are a woman between ages 50 and 64, you should have regular check-ups for early detection of breast and cervical cancer. Tomorrow's Rainbow can help.
We are proud to have the
largest, most
comprehensive public health clinical programs in the State of Florida.
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We
care about your child's health, and we offer a comprehensive array of
pediatric
and dental services
for
infants and children.
Our Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) provides nutrition services, promotes breastfeeding and offers other support for expectant moms and infants and children up to age five.
Our Dental Program is recognized as among the best in the state.
The DCHD wants you to know the facts about Avian Flu and Pandemic Influenza.
Duval County Health Department
900 University Blvd. N.
Jacksonville, FL 32211
253-1000
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public
records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a
public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity.
Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
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