Health Department

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-Out Information

Pender County Health Department will be following NCDHHS vaccine guidance for priority groups. We will no longer be taking names for future appointments. If you have been placed on our call list, we will be contacting you to schedule an appointment.

We ask that you monitor the County’s website or Facebook page and the local news for updates on vaccine availability and ask that you call for an appointment at that time.

Our plans are to offer online appointment scheduling in the near future.

Vaccinations will be offered at two locations:
Burgaw Health Department and Hampstead Annex

*PLEASE NOTE*

Once you have a scheduled appointment, we recommend you print and fill out this form before coming to be vaccinated.

You cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine if:

  • You have tested positive for COVID within the last 30 days
  • You have received a vaccine of any kind (other than for COVID-19) in the last 14 days
  • You have pending test results due to an exposure 


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 Pender County Responds to GenX

…Building a Healthier Tomorrow…HLT Dept

The Pender County Health Department is dedicated to the purpose of disease prevention and health promotion for all Pender County residents.

The Ten Essential Services of Public Health
1.  Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems.
2.  Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3.  Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4.  Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
5.  Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6.  Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7.  Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
8.  Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
9.  Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

Agency Awards
  • North Carolina Public Health Association 2019 Health Department of the Year Award.
  • 100 Distinguished Public Health Nurses in NC Award, Shirley Steele, Director of Nursing.
  • 2019 Loving Support Award of Excellence- Gold Premiere Award, Pender County WIC Program.

Health News

Count On Me NC- Join and Support the Effort!

May 21, 2020

The Count On Me NC program is focused on providing the necessary knowledge and information needed to manage COVID-19 within businesses as restrictions are relaxed. These free courses provide a consistent approach based on state and national guidelines. The voluntary program is designed to incorporate the best available science in social and physical distancing, employee […]

NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Highlights of Phase 1

May 6, 2020

On May 5th, Governor Cooper modified North Carolina’s Stay At Home Executive Order, transitioning the state to Phase 1 of slowly easing COVID-19 restrictions. Executive Order 138 begins on Friday, May 8 at 5:00 pm.   Highlights of Phase 1 include:   Any retail business may open at 50 percent capacity. Businesses will be required […]

May is National Foster Care Month – have you considered becoming a foster parent?

May 4, 2020

The Pender County Department of Social Services is seeking individuals and families to provide loving and stable temporary homes for children in the foster care program. #NationalFosterCareMonth   For more information please contact: Annie Murphy, Social Worker Pender County Department of Social Services (910) 259-1331 or amurphy@pendercountync.gov

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