The Health Promotion and Wellness section provides health education and intervention programs to assist individuals in modifying their lifestyles to reduce risk of developing diseases, to improve their health status, and reduce their chance of injury.

Programs, services and educational materials are available to educators (preschool – college), community leaders, and to the general public as requested, along with dissemination of information through the media.

This multi-program area develops and implements activities and services by emphasizing the importance of:

Chronic Disease Prevention

Overdose Prevention

Highway Safety

Personal Safety

Tobacco Education and Control