Vital Signs is released the first Tuesday of every month. Issues include colorectal and breast cancer screening, obesity, alcohol and tobacco use, HIV testing, seat belt use, cardiovascular disease, teen pregnancy and healthcare-associated infections, asthma, and foodborne disease.
Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable, communicable disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It is usually transmitted person-to-person through the fecal-oral route or consumption of contaminated food or water. The best way to prevent hepatitis A infection is to get vaccinated.
When sweltering temperatures are forecast, take steps to protect yourself from heat-related illnesses. People who spend time outdoors for work or recreation need to protect themselves from the sun and drink plenty of fluids to minimize the risk of heat-related illness. High temperatures with high humidity levels can be dangerous.
Protect yourself and your family by being up-to-date with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. The Department of Public Health offers the MMR vaccine on a walk-in basis Monday - Friday, 8 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 4 p.m. For more information, call the Immunization Clinic at (828) 694-6015.
Our clinical social worker offers counseling services to clients of the health department to help with issues such as stress, depression, anxiety and parenting. Services are also available in Spanish.
The annual County Health Rankings provide a snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work, and play. For 2022, our county ranked 12th for health outcomes and 11th for health factors out of 100 counties in North Carolina for health outcomes.
Victoria Power is a Family Nurse Practitioner. She received her bachelor's degree in biology from Florida State University in 1997 and her master's degree in nursing and midwifery from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 2003. Prior to moving to Hendersonville, she provided midwifery care to the underserved and uninsured as a member of the National Health Service Corps in a community health center in St. Petersburg, Florida, for four years.
Crystal O'Dell is a Family Nurse Practitioner. She graduated from Western Carolina University in 2013 with her master's degree as a family nurse practitioner (FNP). Until that time she practiced as a registered nurse (RN) in both pediatric and postpartum units.
After graduating, she came to work at the Henderson County Department of Public Health. Here she provides well child and sick child care to children from birth to age 21. She has always enjoyed working with children and considers it a privilege to be a child's primary care provider.
Dr. Diana Curran is the Medical Director of the Henderson County Department of Public Health. She is a family physician and faculty member with the Hendersonville Family Medicine Residency Program. In addition to patient care, Dr. Curran teaches and performs a wide variety of administrative services for the health department.
