Public Health Services

Promotes and protects the health of all communities in Nova Scotia. Includes 3 core programs:

• Early Years: Supports families who are expecting, or who have infants or young children
• Health Protection: Provides immunization services and support and prevents the spread of infectious diseases
• Healthy Communities: Promotes health and identifies needs and opportunities within communities to support health and wellness

Please see website for more information about pregnancy support, parenting support, immunizations, infectious diseases, and public health in the community.

Holds regular immunization clinics at local offices and in communities across the province, which provides an opportunity for people to get caught up on routine vaccines, particularly if they do not have a primary care provider. See website for upcoming clinics in Central Zone: Upcoming Public Health Immunization Clinics

• Children, Youth, and Families - Postnatal
• Children, Youth, and Families - Prenatal and Pregnancy
• Children, Youth, and Families - Public Health
• Health Care - Prenatal / Postnatal