Public Health Departments
Palm Beach County Health Department
Palm Beach County Health Department
The Health Department is a service organization responsible for the health of over a million residents in Palm Beach County.
The many and varied core programs include, disease prevention and control, environmental health and engineering, school health and health education.
In addition, the department shares responsibility for primary care of the medically indigent population of the county with the private sector by providing millions of services annually through its six health centers.
The Palm Beach County Health Department has served as the model agency for the State of Florida and many other States throughout the country.
For over 50 years it has led the way with innovative programs that include:
- Free immunizations for children
- Parental education in child care from pregnancy to birth and beyond
- Monitoring the land, air and water
- Monitoring and testing for potential epidemics.
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