Craven County Planning

Home Health services at the Craven County Health Department provides home care and treatment services for patients in Craven and Pamlico counties in North Carolina. It has a staff of medical assistants, home health aides, social workers, nutritionists, nurses and therapists. Home Health services offers counseling, personal assistance, nutritional education and emotional support services, as well as physical, speech and occupational therapies. The Craven County Health Department is accredited by the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Board. The department provides prevention, screening, treatment and educational services. It offers services in the areas of dental, adult, hospice care, environmental and child health. The Craven County Health Department also maintains a clinical laboratory that provides testing services in the areas of bacteriology, mycology, syphilis serology, immunology, urinalysis, endocrinology and hematology. Its laboratory additionally conducts supportive tests for maternity, family planning, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases, as well as performs more than 40,000 in-house tests annually. The department is located in New Bern, N.C.

Located in Burgaw, N.C., the Pender County Health Department prevents the spread of epidemics and diseases, protects against environmental hazards and promotes the development of healthy lifestyles. It provides health-related informational resources for the public. The department offers consulting, technical assistance and educational programs for child care providers. It also offers programs for the prevention of rabies and environment-related illnesses. The Pender County Health Department provides testing, examination, treatment and educational counseling services for people who suffer from AIDS. It offers mammography and Pap smear procedures for the detection of breast and cervical cancers. The department offers family planning, fertility counseling and pregnancy testing services. It also provides immunization services to protect children from diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella and tetanus. The Pender County Health Department operates laboratories that provide diagnostic, reference and emergency services for state agencies and health care providers. It also offers physical assessment and case management services for expectant mothers.