Services
This type of vaccination is provided by the health department to prevent seasonal illness during fall and winter.
What is the flu vaccine?
This department program works to reduce tobacco use in Forsyth County.
What is the Tobacco Prevention Program?
The department provides vaccines and information during this type of community-wide health crisis.
What is a public health emergency or outbreak?
Forsyth County Public Health Department is located in this North Carolina city.
What is Winston-Salem?
The department offers confidential testing and treatment for these two common STIs.
What are chlamydia and gonorrhea?
This program provides healthy food, breastfeeding support, and referrals to low-income families
What is WIC?
In a natural disaster, the department works with this local government agency to ensure public safety.
What is Forsyth County Emergency Management?
The department was founded in this decade.
What is the 1920s? (Specifically, 1920)
This program helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children with nutrition and health education.
What is WIC?
This initiative promotes walking, biking, and better access to healthy food and physical activity.
What is the Healthy Communities Initiative?
The department helps schools and workplaces prepare for outbreaks of this contagious illness.
What is the flu (or influenza)?
This governing body oversees the health department’s regulations and decisions.
What is the Forsyth County Board of Health?
The health department runs a program to ensure children are up-to-date on these school-required medical protections.
What are immunizations?
A task force led by the department focuses on addressing this growing mental health concern in youth.
What is youth suicide prevention?
During COVID-19, the department offered these two main types of testing.
What are PCR tests and rapid antigen tests?
The department celebrated its centennial in this year.
What is 2020?
This service provides care and support for people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
What is the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program?
This program educates teens and parents about reproductive health and reducing teen pregnancy.
What is the Teen Health Education Program?
This is the official plan the department uses to respond to public health emergencies.
What is the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Plan (or PHEP Plan)?
This local hospital system often partners with the department on community health initiatives.
What is Novant Health?