Health Department

***After Hours Public Health Emergencies:**
**Please Dial “911” to Contact Health Department Staff**

COVID-19 Data for NC & Pender County

COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Pender County Health Department is now offering the following COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters:
•1st & 2nd Booster – Moderna (Age 18 and older)
•1st & 2nd Booster – Pfizer (Age 5 and older)
•1st Booster – Johnson & Johnson (Age 18 and older)

 Offered at two locations:
• Health Department (803 S. Walker St, Burgaw, NC, 28425)
  Monday-Friday  8:30am – 11:30am – 1:00pm – 4:00pm (Closed 12:00pm – 1:00pm)
• Annex Building (15060 US-17, Hampstead, NC, 28443)
   Monday-Friday 8:30am – 11:30am – 1:00pm – 4:00pm (Closed 12:00pm – 1:00pm)

         PLEASE BRING YOUR COVID-19 VACCINATION CARD

                           Questions: Please Call 910-259-1230

    *PLEASE NOTE*
You cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine if:
• You are currently isolated and have not recovered from COVID-19
• You have received a vaccine of any kind in the last 14 days
• You have pending test results due to an exposure
• You have received convalescent therapy for COVID-19 in the last 90 days

Information on COVID-19 Testing:
Click for an Appointment or call 1-877-562-4850

 

*PLEASE NOTE*

You cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine if:

  • You are currently isolated and have not recovered from COVID-19
  • You have received a vaccine of any kind in the last 14 days
  • You have pending test results due to an exposure
  • You have received convalescent therapy for COVID-19 in the last 90 days

…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

NC Gov. Cooper lifts many COVID-19 restrictions

May 14, 2021

State to lift gathering limits, social distancing requirements in all settings and indoor mask mandate for most settings RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. shared an update on the state’s COVID-19 progress. Throughout the pandemic, state officials have taken a data-driven approach […]

NC Attorney General Josh Stein and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners unveil historic agreement in the fight against the opioid epidemic

April 30, 2021

RALEIGH — Attorney General Josh Stein and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners today unveiled a historic agreement to fight the opioid epidemic. The agreement governs how North Carolina would use the proceeds of any future national settlement or bankruptcy resolution with drug distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen and opioid manufacturers Johnson & Johnson and […]

April 6, 2021
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