The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County (DOH-Charlotte) is pleased to announce that the 2021-2023 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is complete and now available. Healthy Charlotte, an initiative of the Department of Health in Charlotte County, composed of local community agencies and county residents, has come together to address Adverse Childhood Experiences through the community's health improvement plan. Recent data on child abuse and neglect, opioid/substance abuse,...

The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County (DOH-Charlotte) is pleased to announce our first bi-annual Community Conversation for Spring 2021 in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), Department of Health Sciences at the Marieb College of Health & Human Services. Community Conversations is a health series by the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County that will invite various public health experts to discuss current health topics and trends most relevant...

Monday, November 15 th , 2021 marks the launch of Charlotte County’s ACEs awareness week to raise awareness about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and to highlight the importance of fostering Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) in the lives of our children and youth. Last year, the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners granted an ACEs awareness county proclamation; however, still in the throws of COVID-19 precautions and response, our community was unable to celebrate the...

Upwards of 61% of adults surveyed across 25 states have reported experiencing at least 1 ACE. In Florida, as of 2019, 65.3% of adults surveyed for the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS) reported having experienced at least 1 or more ACEs. This is an increase from 49.7% when surveyed in 2010. #JOINTHEVILLAGE! #CharlotteCountyACEsAware2021

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For Charlotte County's Day 2 ACEs Awareness Campaign, our Featured Agency is Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity. FEATURED AGENCY: Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity Housing is the foundation to healthy living. Secure, stable, clean housing gives families the chance to maintain security and stability in other areas of their lives including mental health, work, and school. In 2017, inadequate housing accounted for 14.7% of child removals from homes in Charlotte County, FL. As of July...

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For Charlotte County's Day 1 ACEs Awareness Campaign, our Featured Agency is the Charlotte County Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN) Task Force. Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN): Charlotte County Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN) Taskforce formed in May of 2017 as part of the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) taskforce on Maternal and Child Health. The group consists of nurses and community partner representatives from various agencies including Bayfront Hospital, DOH-Charlotte, Charlotte...

The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County (DOH-Charlotte) will be hosting our second Community Conversation Friday, December 3, 2021 in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), Department of Health Sciences, Marieb College of Health & Human Services. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Shelby Gilbert, Associate Professor of Public Health at FGCU. Dr. Gilbert will present and lead us in a discussion on community health disparities and inequities in transportation access...