Health Department

Henrico County Health Department

The Health Department exists and acts to protect the health of communities within Henrico County. These communities include residents, visitors, newly arrived immigrants, pregnant women, infants, school children, and many more. Chances are you are a beneficiary of the health protective services of the Henrico County Health Department if you: eat in a restaurant or cafeteria; need an immunization; live in a house with a well or septic system; received nutritional supplements and counseling while pregnant; experience a food-borne or sexually transmitted illness; experience a death in your family.

Henrico and Richmond Health City Health Departments

Henrico and Richmond City Health Departments are separate entities that, beginning January 1, 2019, have a shared leadership team.

Richmond City Health Department may offer services not available at the Henrico County Health Department

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Henrico County Health Department is following a plan of reduced operations

Clinical Services

All health department clinical services have been reduced until further notice. If you have questions, please call our West office at 501-4651 or our East office at 652-3190.

Todos los servicios clínicos del departamento de salud se han reducido hasta nuevo aviso. Si tiene preguntas, llame a nuestra oficina del Oeste al 501-4651 o nuestra oficina del Este al 652-3190.

Environmental Health

Environmental Health Services is still accepting foodservice, plan review, and on-site septic and well applications. During this time we will accept credit card payments over the phone by calling 804-501-4529. Routine foodservice inspections have been suspended at this time, however Environmental Health Specialists are still available to respond to all environmental health complaints and for on-site sewage and well inspections.

Vital records

Our vital records office remains open. You will be asked to leave your application and return to your car and a staff member will call you when it is ready.

Nuestra oficina de registros vitales permanece abierta. Se le pedirá que abandone su solicitud y regrese a su automóvil y un miembro del personal lo llamará cuando esté listo.

Mail-in applications are also being processed without interruption. Please visit this section of our website for mail-in application information. Expedited mail-in service can be provided by VitalChek.

WIC

WIC services remain available call 501-1610 (Shrader Rd. WIC Office) 652-3180 (Laburnum Rd WIC Office) to receive direction on how to proceed with your appointment or to schedule an appointment. Both WIC offices will provide services remotely via telephone. WIC is not requiring physical presence for WIC certifications and subsequent certifications.