Department of Health Vision: To be the Healthiest State in the Nation
New Administrator to Lead Hernando County Health Department
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The Hernando County Health Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Robin Wright, MS as the new administrator for the Hernando County Health Department. The appointment was made by the State Surgeon General with the concurrence of the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners. Ms Wright follows Phil Spence, who recently retired from the Department of Health. More (DOC - 28.5KB)
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Brooksville
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Brooksville, Fl 34601
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Measuring Arsenic Project 
The Hernando County Health Department working with the Florida Deparment of Environmental Protection is conducting a voluntary study of private drinking water wells in the county. This study is an attempt to find out if there is a relationship between relatively small amounts of arsenic in drinking water and urine arsenic levels in people drinking this water. For more information read Chemicals in Drinking Water Fact Sheet (DOC-56kb) and Frequently Asked Questions for Arsenic Project (PDF-19kb).
Free Quit Smoking Programs in Time for the New Year
Hernando County Health Department is partnering with Gulfcoast North Area Health Education Center to offer FREE 4 week quit tobacco programs to anyone interested in quitting tobacco. The Quit Smoking Now program provides optional FREE nicotine replacement therapy including patches, lozenge or gum. Participants meet once a week for four weeks and are guided through the quitting process by setting a quit date, establishing goals, and receiving support after quitting.
Visit our Smoking Cessation Resources page
Please visit The Nature Coast Community Health Center, Inc. (NCCHC)
County Health Rankings
The County Health Rankings- the first set of reports to rank the overall health of every county in all 50 states was released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute. The 67 county health reports for Florida will show you how healthy your county is. All County Health Rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org. Search by county or state.
Hernando County Health Rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org/florida/hernando.
For local resources please check our
Community Resource Sheet (PDF - 155KB)
2012 Hernando County Community Health Improvement Plan (PDF - 1.5KB)
2012 Hernando County Health Needs Assessment (PDF - 3.87MB)
The Hernando County Health Care Advisory Board (HCHCAB) is appointed and charged by the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) with monitoring the health needs of the county’s residents and making recommendations about how to meet those needs. Board members include volunteers who are appointed by the BOCC and represent healthcare consumers; healthcare providers, including physicians, dentists and nurse; mental health services; community health organizations; hospitals and the health department. This needs assessment has been developed by the HCHCAB as a way to fulfill its obligation to the county and its residents to provide a basis for focusing the attention of the BOCC and the community on special health issues over the next five years. Additionally, the 2012 Community Health Needs Assessment represents a continuing commitment by the BOCC and the community that began with the creation of the HCHCAB and has now resulted in an ongoing health needs assessment process.
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