Welcome to the VOLUSIA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1845 Holsonback Dr Daytona Beach, FL 32117 (386) 274-0500
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Health Information
Volusia County Health
Department Reminds
Public Of Health
Advisory
For Mosquito-Borne
Disease
June 30, 2009
The Volusia County
Health Department is
reminding residents that
Volusia County is
currently under a
Public Health Advisory
for mosquito-borne
illness. Residents are
urged to take
precautions against
mosquito bites.
Florida Department of
Health Encourages
Floridians to Get Tested
For HIV
June 26, 2009
"Every nine and a half
minutes someone becomes
infected with HIV." The
Florida Department of
Health (DOH) joins
community partners
statewide in recognizing
June 27, 2009 as
National HIV Testing
Day, encouraging all
Floridians to get
tested.
The Volusia County
Health Department
advises the public to
avoid swimming in
freshwater lakes and
ponds due to the threat
posed by the amoeba
Naegleria fowleri.
A second laboratory
confirmed H1N1 Swine Flu
death has been confirmed
in that of a 30-year-old
female in Seminole
County. Florida's first
confirmed death in mid
June was a 9-year-old
Miami-Dade County
resident. While most
cases of H1N1 Swine Flu
are mild, there are
exceptions. Pre-existing
health condition often
play a role in how
individuals react to the
flu.
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are
public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in
response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to
this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
