Local Public Health in Connecticut is a diverse array of town and district health departments, each with varied capacity, but one unifying goal: to strive to provide the most comprehensive public health services to the citizens of our state. To accomplish this, local health departments and their partners, like the Connecticut Department of Public Health, local emergency responders, clinicians and community volunteers work together to ensure that the public health system is ready to serve their communities. For a directory of Local Health Departments in Connecticut you can access the Connecticut Department of Public Health Website at http://www.dph.state.ct.us/Local_health/localmap.asp .

This section highlights a local health department to show the breadth of professional departments in our state and what they are doing to promote comprehensive public health in Connecticut.

Name:

Health Director: Robert L. Miller, MPH, RS

Number of staff: 11

Demographics of jurisdiction: Serving the towns of Ashford, Bolton, Coventry, Mansfield Tolland and Willington, with a combined population of 63,000 in these predominantly suburban to rural communities.

Program you are most proud of: Cardiovascular Health Program which tries to promote and improve cardiovascular health in the community through environmental and policy changes in the community that promote healthy behaviors.

Recent Accomplishments: Designed and implemented "Healthy Hearts" Restaurant Certifcation program, published a map titled "Eastern Highlands Health District Guide to Opportunities for Physical Activity and Heart Heathy Dining".