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Welcome to our website!
Welcome to the Hernando County Health Department / Nature Coast Community Health Center website! Elizabeth
A. Callaghan, M.S., L.D., Administrator / CEO For more information please view the 2006-2007 HCHD/NCCHC Annual Report (PDF - 348KB) The Nature Coast Community Health Center, Inc. Customer Satisfaction Survey National Clinical HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day Mark your calendars and come by to get your free confidential or anonymous HIV test located at Spring Hill or Brooksville Health Department between 8am-11am. Don't wait make your appointment today, call (352) 540-6800 x82129 (Brooksville) x82022 (Spring Hill). Walk-ins are welcome but maybe subject to wait. If your child is uninsured, find out if Florida KidCare health insurance is for you. Florida KidCare is our state’s children’s health insurance program for uninsured children under age 19. Eligibility for Florida KidCare is based on your child’s age and family income. Visit their website or call toll-free 1-888-540-5437 for an application. Learn more about Florida KidCare. 2006 Community Health Needs Assessment This document includes a comprehensive profile of the “health” of Hernando County and includes a demographic and socioeconomic profile, health status indicators, health resource availability and access information, findings from the 2006 community health assessment survey and more.
Learn more about the 2006 Community Health Needs Assessment. (PDF - 2.57MB) Diabetes Self-Management Education Program Health Department Emphasizes Disaster Preparedness
for Families with Special Needs If your commercial or residential building is on a septic tank system, please contact the Hernando County Health Department at (352) 540-6812 prior to occupancy. Insuring that your system is adequate for the home or business(es) you have will save you possible delays and added expense in the future. Learn more about Onsite Sewage Treatment & Disposal Systems (OSTDS) Ready to Quit Smoking? Visit our Smoking Cessation Resources page for more information.
“Building partnerships within our community is the key to successfully achieving our mission of providing a safe and healthy environment for our residents and visitors. The Nature Coast Community Health Center, Inc. (NCCHC) is one such partnership. The NCCHC is a collaborative project with the Hernando County Health Department (HCHD). Together they focus on the provision of primary health care, the prevention of communicable disease, promotion of healthy lifestyles and the elimination of health disparities. Health promotion and wellness continue as our number one objective as we work toward Healthy People 2010 goals of reducing the incidence of chronic disease, cancer, child and spousal abuse and the promotion of good nutrition and positive lifestyle changes." 
Please tell us about your visit with us today.
Monday, July 21, 2008
The purpose of our program is to give patients with diabetes the
information needed to better manage diabetes. Instructors are Jan Musick, RN and Sandra Dixon, RD, CDE. Education is provided through weekly classes over a 4-week period, an individual assessment with an educator and a three-month follow-up
class. This program is recognized as meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Education by the American Diabetes Association.
Learn more about the Diabetes Self-Management Education Program.
The Special Needs Shelter is set up during natural disasters when
residents are encouraged or ordered to evacuate. It provides medical care to persons with physical or mental disabilities, or serious medical conditions that require observations, assessment, or maintenance and are not ill enough for hospitalization. Learn more about Disaster
Preparedness for Families with Special Needs
Septic Tank System Reminder
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