Davie County Health Department

The Randolph County Health Department assesses the public health status, prevents epidemics and the spread of disease, protects against environmental hazards, guards against the occurrence of injury-causing situations and responds to disasters. The department is a governmental public health agency that assures the quality and accessibility of health services and provides family planning and pediatric care services. It administers the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, which is a federal health, nutrition and prevention program for infants, pregnant women and children under the age of 5. The Randolph County Health Department supports a dental program that includes cavity filling, extraction, and cleaning and fluoride treatment services. The department additionally operates family planning, child health screening and maternity clinics. It maintains locations in Asheboro, N.C.

The Surry County Department of Social Services provides training, technical assistance and consultation to the local staff who work in programs for families and children. It provides a variety of child welfare, family and child support, and food and nutrition services. The department offers public and medical assistance services, as well as placement and supervision of delinquent children. The Surry County Department of Social Services provides payment of state funds to private child-placing agencies and residential child care facilities. The department specializes in adoption, foster care, child placement, crisis intervention, emergency assistance and interpreting services. It is located in Dobson, N.C.

Founded more than 90 years ago, The Rowan County Health Department strives to improve the health of the residents of Rowan County, N.C. by identifying public health needs, providing community programs and client services, promoting a safe and clean environment and developing public health policies. In addition to providing inspection services and ratings of area restaurants and other food service sites, the department also offers a number of specialized care coordination programs. The maternity care coordination program helps pregnant women and their families find the care and resources they need to have healthy babies. The child service coordination program assists families with children birth to five years of age who have special needs regarding their health, growth or development. The family care coordination program is the integration of the department s maternity care coordination and child service coordination programs into a system of support for at risk families. The Rowan County Health Department has its headquarters in Salisbury, N.C.