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The Vermont Department of Health operates 12 health district offices located in major towns throughout the state. Each VDH district office serves nearby towns that together form health districts. All Vermont residents have a local health office they can count on for health information, and for disease prevention and emergency response services. Public health services that are available at VDH district offices include: WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children)ImmunizationsLead Poisoning Prevention Information Breastfeeding Information and SupportOutreach for Medicaid & Dr. DynasaurSchool HealthSubstance Abuse PreventionChronic Disease PreventionHealthy Community Design PlanningDisease InvestigationsEmergency PreparednessMore information here: http://healthvermont.gov/local/district/district_office.aspx(last updated 2006) |