North Central District Health Department

Serving the towns of: Enfield, Ellington, East Windsor, Windsor Locks, Suffield, Vernon, Windham, and Stafford

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The North Central District Health Department is a full-time public health department with a Full-Time Staff funded by its member towns and a annual per capita grant from the Connecticut State Department of Public Health. The department is governed by a Board of Directors, with representatives from the eight municipalities, in proportion to their population, based on a State formula. District offices are located in Enfield, Vernon, Willimantic, and Stafford. Click the buttons above for Pictures and directions to those offices.


 

Vision

 

 

 

Healthy People in Healthy Communities

 

 

 

Mission

 

 

 

to Promote the Public's Physical Health and Prevent

 

 Disease, Injury, and Disability

 

 

Public Health

  • Prevents epidemics and the spread of disease

  • Protects against environmental hazards

  • Prevents injuries

  • Promotes and encourages healthy behaviors

  • Responds to disasters and assists communities in recovery

  • Assures the quality and accessibility of health services

 

Essential Public Health Services

 

  • Monitor health status to identify community health problems

  • Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community

  • Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues

  • Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems

  • Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts

  • Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety

  • Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable

  • Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce

  • Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population based health services

  • Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems 

American Public Health Association - Association of Schools of Public Health - Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - Environmental Council of the States - National Association of County and City Health Officials - National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors - National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors - Public Health Foundation - U.S. Public Health Service - Agency for Health Care Policy and Research - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Food and Drug Administration - Health Resources and Services Administration - Indian Health Services - National Institutes of Health - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Programs

Environmental Health

Community Health

Food Protection

Emergency Readiness

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