Licensed practitioners needing to report a disease or condition to the Polk County Health Department should contact the appropriate unit

In an effort to promote awareness of the dangers of vaccine-preventable illnesses, the Polk County Health Department, in cooperation with the Polk County School Board, provided information about meningitis and whooping cough to parents of age-appropriate students.

Prevent Blindness Florida will be providing free vision screening for adults and children on Monday, April 2, 2012 from 9:00 am until 12:30 pm at the Polk County Health Department Lakeland Clinic.  No appointment is necessary.  View the attached flyer for more information. Free Vision Screening April Flyer

The Polk County Health Department, Tobacco Free Partnership of Polk County (TFP), and Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) are sponsoring a Kick Butts Day event to raise awareness of candy-flavored tobacco products and its impact on area youth. “Polk County SWAT Kicking Butts”, is a FREE community event being held at Tugerson Field in Winter [...]

If a public-health emergency strikes, the Polk County Health Department is ready. The National Association of County and City Health Officials recently recognized the department, for the second time, for its ability to respond in a crisis “Being designated as ‘public health ready’ means our staff are well-trained, prepared, and work well with other county [...]