The Florida Department of Health in Indian River County (DOH-Indian River) is in beautiful Indian River County. The U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census reports Indian River County as having a population of 159,788, and our population is expected to continue increasing.
Our staff consists of licensed medical and environmental professionals, qualified support staff and interpreters, all dedicated to promoting and protecting everyone’s health and providing you with excellent service. Additionally, we have a nurse on-call available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Working under the Florida Department of Health, DOH-Indian River is part of a statewide system of coordinated county health departments formed under Chapter 154 Florida Statutes. DOH-Indian River receives additional funding from a variety of sources, including the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners.
During times of emergency or disaster, DOH-Indian River participates in emergency response. We staff a Special Needs Shelter during a hurricane to help people who have special medical needs. We provide immunizations to populations at risk during an outbreak as guidance recommends.
DOH-Indian River provides the following public health services at the main health department site located at 1900 27th St. in Vero Beach:
- Family planning/birth control
- HIV/AIDS primary care and services
- Communicable disease services
- Sexually transmitted disease (STD) services
- Childhood and outbreak related immunizations
- School health services
- WIC nutrition program
- Office of Vital Statistics (birth and death certificates)
- Environmental health services
- Community health improvement and outreach
- Public health preparedness and response
The Florida Department of Health in Indian River County provides the following public health services at the Wabasso Site located at 8445 64th Avenue in Vero Beach:
- Outreach events
- Environmental health education
- Focus on community health needs
- A County operated program that assists with rent and utilities payments, food pantry services, senior congregate meals and wellness
About Us
DOH-Indian River is part of an integrated agency under the direction of the Florida State Health Office with local, county and state commitments. The Department’s focus on quality begins with its mission to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts, with a shared vision to be the healthiest state in the nation. The Department’s values are Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness, and Excellence.
DOH-Indian River’s Quality Improvement Plan supports our value of Excellence, which is defined as promoting quality outcomes through learning and continuous performance improvement.
One of the quality improvement methods is using a Fishbone Diagram. This process analyses root causes of a problem by category:
- Methods
- Machines
- People
- Materials
- Measurement
- Environment
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Americans With Diabilities
The State of Florida Department of Health complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Persons needing special accommodations should contact Miranda Swanson, 772-794-7450.