***After Hours Public Health Emergencies: ***
**Please Dial “911” to Contact Health Department Staff**
Upcoming Community Meetings
Pender County Opioid Prevention Task Force Community Meeting
Upcoming Classes
Chronic Disease Self-Management
…Building a Healthier Tomorrow…
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
- Assess and monitor population health status, factors that influence health, and community needs and assets
- Investigate, diagnose, and address health problems and hazards affecting the population
- Communicate effectively to inform and educate people about health, factors that influence it, and how to improve it
- Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships to improve health
- Create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws that impact health
- Utilize legal and regulatory actions designed to improve and protect the public’s health
- Assure an effective system that enables equitable access to the individual services and care needed to be healthy
- Build and support a diverse and skilled public health workforce
- Improve and innovate public health functions through ongoing evaluation, research, and continuous quality improvement
- Build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health
