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The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

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Community Health Promotion Education & Academic Division

Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County

Community Health: Provides health promotional activities and health education designed to reduce the incidence of chronic diseases (tobacco cessation, diabetes prevention, cancer prevention and screening etc.).

The Community Health Division is centered on the premise for communities making healthy choices to protect, promote, and improve health with a focus on advancing health equity and addressing a wide variety of health issues throughout the lifespan.

The Community Health Division has various programs: Fetal Infant Mortality, Florida Healthy Babies, Child Abuse Death Review. Diabetes Prevention Program, Minority Health Program, Tobacco Cessation Programs and Healthiest Communities.

The divisional staff provides health promotion and education to individuals, groups, communities, participates in community outreaches and community health assessment; works with schools, Faith Based Organizations, county wide agencies, public and private organizations.

Community Health is also an extension of the Public Health Residency Program, where 2-4 Residents are trained in Public Health and are certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) upon passing the Board Exam. Residents complete 2 years of training in Public Health Preventive Medicine, entered as PGY2 and graduate as PGY3. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

The Community Health Division serves on many of our county local boards and state advisory boards to reduce health inequities through collaboration with a wide array of organizations including:

  • Children Services Council
  • Health Care District
  • local schools (10) with our SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco) program
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Local Transportation
  • Health and Human Services
  • Hunger Relief
  • American Heart Association
  • Diabetes Prevention Coalition
  • Higher Education (Colleges and Universities) and K-12 Schools

 

The Division is located at 800 Clematis Street on the 2nd Floor: Residency Suite, Room 2-208- 2-215 and Community Health Division Suite 2-219