The Goochland County Health Department provides clinical services for: Maternity, Pediatric, Family Planning, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and other communicable disease clients. These services are mostly provided on a sliding fee scale, based on ability to pay. We are also the site for the WIC Program, a supplemental food program for Women Infants and Children. Other services include Immunizations for children and adults, health promotion and prevention activities (assessments, screenings, health fairs, walk-in or triage visits with a nurse).

The Environmental Health side of the Health Department provides services for home-owners in need of a well or an onsite sewage disposal system. Applications are available at the following website:

www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Onsite/AOSE/forms/eAOSEFormD.pdf .

The Environmental Health staff also inspects restaurants and handles food establishment, pools, hotel and other miscellaneous complaints.



Pandemic Flu

Since no one knows precisely when the next pandemic will occur or how severe it will be, the preparation should be similar to any other disaster. Please see the information about pandemic flu on the following websites, or call the Goochland Health Department at 556-5843 if you have any questions.

www.pandemicflu.gov

www.vdh.virginia.gov/pandemicflu