Health

Directions

The Department of Public Health is located at 1200 Spartanburg Highway, Suite 100, Hendersonville, NC 28792.

From I-26 West: Take Exit 53 for Upward Road. Take a left at the top of the exit. Go through 4 stoplights until you reach the Spartanburg Highway. Turn right and go through 2 stop lights (about 1.5 miles). The Human Services Building will be on your right just past Hunter Nissan. The Health Department is located in the Human Services Building in Suite 100.

As of April 14, 2003, the Henderson County Department of Public Health implemented the Federal Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule and HIPAA Privacy Policies of Henderson County Government. HIPAA regulates how protected health information about an individual can be used and disclosed and the rights of an individual regarding their medical information and privacy. Please read our Notice of Privacy. If you have any questions, please call the Privacy Official at (828) 692-4223. 

The Henderson County Department of Public Health provides preventive health care for men and adolescents. If you have questions or concerns about your health or sexually transmitted diseases or birth control, we can provide these services in a comfortable, confidential setting. Most clinics, screenings, and prevention are based on a sliding fee scale and are available by appointment.

If you're a teen, check out services available through the TWC (Teen Wellness Center).

We work to protect the health of the public by providing investigation, surveillance, and prevention activities to control communicable diseases. The health department tracks communicable diseases to ensure the safety of the community by seeking to prevent disease outbreaks. Disease prevention and control is a cooperative effort involving health care providers, local and state health departments, and members of the community.