Department of Health | Warrick County

Local health departments provide essential health services to protect the health of the public, such as environmental health services, food protection, emergency preparedness, preventive and primary care, vaccinations, training and education, and others as required by law or local government mandates.

The primary role in public health and safety often falls to the local health department. Local health department responsibilities include but are not limited to residential sewage disposal, retail food inspections, vital records, public health nursing, housing, vector control, and nuisance issues. Their authority to deal with these public health and safety issues often exceeds that of the state Department of Health. The local health department is also an excellent source of technical information and assistance.