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Bennington
Bennington
We are the face of public health in Bennington County. We work with schools, employers, town offices and other groups to serve individuals and families right here in our community. We help pregnant women, new mothers and children to eat well and learn about nutrition. We provide breastfeeding support, immunizations and identify opportunities to minimize the spread of disease. We conduct drills to prepare for potential public health emergencies and support programs and policies that help all people form healthy lifelong habits. We invite you to learn about the many ways we can help you, your family and your community.
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Contact Information
Bennington Local Health Office
324 Main St., Suite 2
Bennington, VT 05201
Megan Herrington, District Director
802-447-3531 or 802-447-6406
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Communities Served
Arlington, Bennington, Dorset , Glastenbury, Landgrove, Manchester, Peru , Pownal, Readsboro, Rupert, Sandgate, Searsburg, Shaftsbury, Stamford, Sunderland, Winhall, Woodford
In This Section
The Bennington Local Health Office promotes the health and wellness of women, children and families throughout their lives.
We work with many partners so that our communities will be a place where people of all ages and abilities can move safely and get healthy food.
We work with local employers to start worksite wellness programs. Programs that make it easier to live a healthy life are good for Vermont workers and good for Vermont businesses too.
We work to improve the health and well-being of school-aged children across Bennington County. We support supervisory unions, school districts, community organizations, students and their familes by helping with high-impact strategies that make a difference in health.
We work closely with families and medical practices to increase the number of people in Bennington Counties who receive all their recommended immunizations.
We work with partners in Bennington County to prevent disease. We provide education and other resources. When disease occurs, we work to identify it and stop it from spreading. We welcome your questions about infectious disease.
Your Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant works with our communities to reduce substance misuse through education, planning and referral.
We provide schools, health care providers and community groups with resources to support quitting smoking. We assist coalitions, towns and worksites on the development of tobacco policies and ordinances.
The Bennington Local Health Office is trained and ready to respond to public health emergencies so that people in our community can stay healthy and safe.