Welcome to the
Northeast District Department of Health website!

Here you will find a wealth of information designed to educate and empower the residents of northeastern Connecticut. We are committed to protecting the health of the communities we serve, so you will find us where you need us - in the fields, on site, in the classrooms, and here on the web.

Whether you have questions about health programs, communicable diseases, water quality, food protection, environmental programs, or emergency preparedness, we have answers!

We invite you to become a regular visitor to our website. We also welcome your comments at any time as we strive to improve our programs and services.

The Northeast District Department of Health...

We're a trusted resource and we're here to help!

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The Ten Essential Public Health Services

1. Monitor health status to identify community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure a competent public and personal health care workforce.
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems

Look for our logo in your community!

Our award-winning logo was created by Miranda Creative of Norwich, Connecticut in conjunction with NDDH staff. This iconic seal represents a growing, vibrant health district and contains a number of significant, symbolic elements.

• The triangle above the NDDH is an elementary shape that symbolizes stability and its structure artistically represents the basic component of the body.
• The triangle is also the Greek letter for delta and is another symbol for strength.
• The rays around the top half of the logo convey enlightenment, education, a guiding resource, and focus on a continuing better tomorrow.

Our logo incorporates the elements that NDDH represents:

stability, strength, and a guiding resource for information.

Look for us in your community!

How many times did you use your public health system today?

Probably in dozens of ways, but you may not have noticed. Whether we're working quietly behind the scenes or are in the spotlight offering important information, you can count on NDDH to keep our communities healthy. Here are just some of the ways that you benefited from public health today:

• If you have clean water to drink and toilets to flush
• If you have a fluoridated water supply
• If your children received a dental screening or flouride treatment from their school
• If you read an article about H1N1, anthrax, HIV, asbestos, lead, or rabies
• If you attended a health fair and learned about preventing disease
• If you received a flu shot at a flu clinic
• If you've prepared a ready kit of emergency supplies
• If you have a plan for a variety of emergencies
• If you watch a television program about biological or chemical terrorism
• If you've heard the phrases "Deer Tick," "West Nile Virus," or "Pandemic Flu"
• If you were ever bitten by an animal
• If you ever had a bat in your home
• If you've ever filed a complaint about food, housing, rodents, garbage, sewage or water
• If you have ever eaten at a restaurant
• If you've ever attended a country fair or community festival
• If you shop in a grocery store
• If your family drinks pasteurized milk and juices
• If you've increased your intake of lean meats, fresh fruits and vegetables
• If you have taken a Food Awareness and Safety Class
• If you have ever taken folic acid supplements to prevent birth defects
• If your children go to daycare or school
• If you and your children were immunized against a variety of deadly diseases
• If you use seat belts, child safety seats, and bicycle helmets
• If you enjoy better indoor air quality because of reduced tobacco use
• If you exercise
• If you are building a home
• If your water supply system has been tested for quality
• If you have installed a radon detector, carbon monoxide alarm or air filtration system
• If you swim in a public pool or public lake or pond
• If you use sunscreen
• If you know how to avoid contact with mosquitoes
• If you do daily tick checks
• If you maintain clean personal hygiene
• If you've ever stayed at a campground, motel, or hotel
• If you keep your car tuned, cover chemicals, limit burning, and conserve power
• If you visit a loved one in a nursing home
• If you cover your cough
• IF YOU WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN

PUBLIC HEALTH PREVENTS ILLNESS, PROMOTES WELLNESS, AND PROTECTS YOUR HEALTH.

LEARN MORE ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH AND CAREERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH WEBSITE

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