Flu vaccinations are by appointment only. Call 704-216-8782 to schedule an appointment. If you get voice mail, leave one message (staff are answering other calls). Calls will be returned and appointments scheduled in the order in which they are received. Medicaid, Medicare Part B and Railroad Medicare are accepted. If paying in cash, please bring exact amount. Please bring your Social Security cards. Cost of Flu Vaccine is $17.00. Pneumonia vaccine is available for $30.00.
Prevent Child Abuse
Visit Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina , the only statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect in all its forms. You can view the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, Child Protective Services Assessment Findings for Children in Rowan County for the State Fiscal Year 2005-2006.
Smoke Free Rowan
Smoke Free Rowan encourages local businesses and organizations to voluntarily adopt an indoor smoke-free policy. The benefits of an indoor smoke-free environment are many. Over 40% of restaurants in Rowan county are smoke-free. Click here to learn more about joining Smoke Free Rowan.
Moderate Drought
Rowan County is still in a state of moderate drought. Visit Save Water NC to find out what we can all do to keep our county healthy and safe with a good water supply.
Employee of the Month
Selena Bell, RN
Prenatal Clinic Nurse
Selena Bell is a Registered Nurse who has been with the health department for almost 16 years. Selena loves being part of a close-knit team working in the Maternal Health program. Her experience is invaluable and she is well liked by her co-workers and by her patients. Selena is married and has two children.
Congratulations, Selena!
Rowan County Data and Population Profile
Rowan County Data includes statistical data prepared by North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. Click here to access maintained community data and health status information. Click here to read the Rowan County 2006 Population Profile.
Quality of Life Report Cards
Healthy Rowan Quality of Life Report Card 2007 is presented by the members of Healthy Rowan!, our state-certified Healthy Carolinians Task Force. You may also read the 2002 , 2004 and 2006 Report Cards for comparisons.
Rowan County Needs Assessment
The Rowan County 2006 Health & Human Service Needs Assessment was undertaken to increase an understanding of Rowan County's health and human service needs and to develop an agenda for addressing those needs over the subsequent 5 years.
Rowan County Strategic Plan
The 2007-2008 Rowan County Strategic Plan demonstrates the Rowan County Health Department’s commitment to a healthy community and describes our local public health priorities and our agency’s planned approach for mitigating these problems over the next two years.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
10 Tips to Promote Infant Safe Sleep are offered as guidelines to help reduce the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and prevent accidental infant death. La Fundación Comienzo Sano de Carolina del Norte y la Campaña Estatal contra Muerte de Cuna de N.C. ofrece los siguientes consejos para ayudar a reducir el riesgo de SIDS (Muerte Súbita del Infante) y a prevenir muerte infantil accidental: 10 consejos para promover Sueño Seguro Infantil .
Birth Defects
Per the March of Dimes, about 120,000 babies (1 in 33) in the United States are born each year with birth defects. A birth defect is an abnormality of structure, function or metabolism (body chemistry) present at birth that results in physical or mental disabilities or death. Several thousand different birth defects have been identified. Birth defects are the leading cause of death in the first year of life. For more information, visit the Web site of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network.
Pertussis
Learn about Pertussis, a highly communicable, vaccine-preventable disease that lasts for many weeks and is typically found in children with convulsive spasms of severe coughing, whooping, and post-cough vomiting. It is important that if your child has symptoms they are seen by a doctor, properly diagnosed and promptly treated.
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an illness diagnosed in over 350,000 persons in the United States today. Even now, much is to be learned. Visit the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation website to learn more.