Health Department

The mission of the Franklin County Department of Health is to protect the general health of all residents and visitors of Franklin County. Our major objective is to improve the health and well being of our residents as well as prevent and manage the spread of communicable disease. Services offered through the Franklin County Department of health require a multidisciplinary team approach to promote, prevent and protect the health of our population. By promoting healthy behaviors such as hand washing, breastfeeding, vaccination programs and protection against STD’s we are able to prevent the spread of many contagious diseases. By doing surveillance of over 110 reportable diseases our staff is able to assist in the control and prevention of an outbreak of infectious disease and/or contamination of food or water supplies. Our environmental health program provides systematic inspection of all food handling establishments. These inspections insure compliance with sanitation standards and practices which ensure compliance with the Franklin County Food Service and Retail Food Services Sanitation Ordinance. In addition, routine inspections of child care establishments and commercial lodging are inspected. All types of environmental complaints for onsite sewage disposal, food, and hazardous waste are addressed. Other services to our county residents include the following vital record printing, health services, immunization clinics, emergency planning and the WIC program.