Goals

Help the people of Ventura County live longer, happier, and healthier lives by teaching ways to improve health, reduce their chances of getting diabetes or asthma, maintain healthy weight; and help them increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and reduce tobacco use.

Services

We provide health education on a variety of topics and concerns. Click the links below for health information you're interested in learning more about.

This is a partial list of Community Health and Education Division services.

For the complete directory of Public Health Programs, click here.

Chronic Disease Prevention Calendar

Click here for an updated calendar of community activities, classes, and meetings related to chronic disease prevention.

Guides to Good Health

Special Events &
Announcements

Health Warnings

For Ventura County
Employees Only:
WebMail

The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has
published two guides to good health. You can download them by clicking the links below.

• Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults
• Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children

About Vending Machines: Ventura County Wellness Program

The County of Ventura's Wellness Program for County employees has produced a poster (large format or small printer-sized format) promoting healthier food and drink choices in vending machines. They also created an insert for the poster with examples of some products' calorie and sugar contents. You can download, print and display these documents wherever vending machines are found. They can also be used in educational efforts.

When you eat or drink snack foods and drinks, watch out for subtle tricks. A package or bottle, for example, might have "only 140 calories per serving" but contain two servings! Drinking sugared sodas is clearly linked to health problems like diabetes and obesity. For more information, contact: Susan Heller, Program Manager.