Greene County Health Department has local responsibility for preventing and maintaining communicable disease control. This is done through disease surveillance, community education, outbreak response and by providing recommendations in controlling the spread of infectious diseases in Greene County.

The Greene County Health Department has participated in the Tri-County AIDS Task Force and its support, education, and promotion activities since its inception in 1990. During the last several years, the department’s health education program, a joint effort between our Personal Health Services & Community Health Division has  presented to Junior High/High School Students throughout our community.