Health Departments celebrate National Public Health Week

This week is National Public Health Week and to celebrate, the local health department is highlighting its public health programs in Gulf and Franklin Counties.

The Florida Department of Health in Gulf and Franklin Counties are nationally recognized as Project Public Health Ready for the ability to plan for, respond to and recover from public health emergencies.

Local health departments recognized by “Project Public Health Ready” undergo a rigorous evaluation by peer review.

The project required health departments to meet a set of national standards for public health preparedness in three key areas including preparedness planning, workforce competency, and demonstration of all-hazards readiness through exercises or a response to a real event.

The recognition confirms that the local health departments have thorough and coordinated emergency response plans in place and staff has the training to protect the health of the community during an emergency.

You can find out more about your local health department by calling 653-2111 in Apalachicola or 227-1276 in Port St. Joe.

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