About The Adams County Health Department
Our efforts are advancing health in Adams County and creating pathways to health care access. Explore how we support you, your family, and the community.
Creating A Healthier Future Together
Our commitment is to you and the community! Working hand in hand, the Adams County Health Department strives to improve public health through various programs and initiatives that lower the barriers to healthcare access. The journey is long, but the goal is simple: create a future where everyone in Adams County can live, work, play, and be healthy.
Our Services to the Community
Immunizations
Family Health and Support
In-Home Nurse Support
Food Access and Housing Stability
Health Coverage Assistance
Environmental Health
Business Inspections, Licensing, and Permitting
Sexual Health
Harm Reduction
Nutrition Services
Diabetes and Heart Health Education
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Disease Monitoring and Prevention
Birth and Death Certificates
Connection to Mental Health Resources
Guiding Our Work
The purpose of the Adams County Health Department is to safeguard and improve our community’s well-being.
Our vision is a community-led county where everyone has the opportunity to be healthy, valued, safe, and thriving.
Belonging
We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels a sense of belonging by promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Courage
We demonstrate courage by embracing innovation and facing challenges despite risks, fear of adversity, or uncertainty.
Community Leadership
We welcome and honor the voice of our community, their engagement, and self-determination in shaping the direction of our work.
Collaboration
We embrace and leverage collective strengths, diverse perspectives, talents, and resources with internal and external stakeholders to be more effective and achieve common goals.
Justice
We are dedicated to ensuring fairness, equity, and anti-racism in all actions and decisions, and to upholding and protecting the rights and well-being of all individuals within the community.
Strategic Priorities
By the end of 2026, we will increase and strengthen partnerships for residents most impacted by health gaps to collectively address Social Determinants of Health through policy, systems, and environmental changes.
By 2026, our vision is to elevate the Adams County Health Department to become a predominant center of excellence with unparalleled recognition as a premier local public health agency in the nation.
By the end of 2026, we will develop at least three cohesive strategies across the department to promote community-driven environmental health initiatives by confronting climate-related health impacts.
By the end of 2026, we will support the public health workforce and partner organizations by improving data skills and public health data infrastructure to make data more available and to drive programmatic decision-making.
By the end of 2026, we will build a strong, just, and skilled public health workforce that reflects the communities served, ensuring alignment of current and future workforce needs through strategies rooted in fairness.
Behind the Adams County Health Department
Health Department Leadership
Board of Health
Current Initiatives
Locations, Hours, and Services
Annual Reports
Our annual reports outline the comprehensive efforts and achievements of various divisions and programs, as well as future goals for improving community health.