Public Health Services

PLEASE NOTE THAT PUBLIC HEALTH AND OTHER COUNTY BUILDINGS ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING ON A ’CALL BEFORE YOU COME’ ORDER. Please call 828-452-6675 if you need an appointment.

Details here: https://www.haywoodcountync.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=177

If you have any questions about COVID-19, please feel free to call the Haywood County COVID-19 Helpline at (828) 356-2019. This line is answered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The hotline is not only for medical questions, but also questions relating to guidance, compliance, resources, and more.

The state also has a 24-hour North Carolina Coronavirus Helpline at 866-462-3821.

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

Haywood County is now maintaining a dedicated COVID-19 page. Updates and information will be posted there for the duration of the outbreak: https://www.haywoodcountync.gov/684/Coronavirus-Covid-19-Information

Links to regularly-updated guidance and resources for a wide range of stakeholders can be found here: https://www.haywoodcountync.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=169

You can also keep track of current information and guidance by checking the CDC and NCDHHS pages dedicated to COVID-19.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-response-north-carolina

Public Health Services (formerly the Haywood County Health Department), is responsible for assessing the health needs of the community, establishing health policies, identifying community resources to meet health needs, identifying threats to health, and providing health services. Public Health Services has a full time staff consisting of the Health Director, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, public health nurses, environmental health specialists, nutritionists, health educators, lab technicians, social workers, dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistants, and medical office assistants.

Our services include Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP), Child Health, Dental, Disease Testing and Tracking, Environmental Health, Family Planning Services, Health Education and Healthy Haywood, Immunizations, Physical Exams and Testing, Pregnancy and Prenatal Care and Education, and the WIC Nutrition Program.

Clinic hours: 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.

Call 452-6675 to schedule an appointment. Save time at your first appointment by filling out this form in advance and bringing it with you. Forms are also available upon arrival.

Evening clinics are available the 2nd Thursday of every month with appointments from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Call (828) 452-6675 to schedule evening appointments for annual exams, birth control, child health, lab testing, immunizations, and STI/STD exams, counseling and treatment.

Dental hours: 7:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Thursday.

Call 828-452-6701 for an appointment. Save time at your first appointment by filling out these forms in advance and bringing them with you. Forms are also available upon arrival.

Public Health provides many services to residents of Haywood County and does not discriminate based on age, race, color, religion, or national origin. Haywood County Health and Human Services is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Translation services are available at no cost.

No-Cost Diabetes Prevention Classes Beginning in March 2020.

Haywood County’s next round of Diabetes Prevention Program classes will begin on Tuesday, March 17 at 5:30 p.m. DPP is a proven-to-work lifestyle change program for adults with pre-diabetes or who are at an increased risk for developing diabetes. Participants learn about preparing healthy meals, managing stress, losing weight, how to be healthy away from home and MORE. The program has no cost and will include prizes! Please call today and come to the first class on 3/17!