LAFAYETTE
COUNTY
The Lafayette County
Health Department (LCHD) is located in North
Central Florida. The largest city is Mayo. The population
of Lafayette is 6,998 people. According to the Office of
the Governor, the 1997 median household income was
$24,892. The majority of income is found in government,
and finance, insurance, and real estate jobs. Some of the
major employers are the Correctional Institutions and
Baha Cruisers.
The Lafayette County
Health Department is in Mayo. The Health
Department runs the school health program. There is a
nurse and a nurse's aide present full-time to provide
care in each of the schools. The services provided are:
- Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC) (twice a month)
- In addition, the LCHD
provides anonymous or confidential Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) testing and
counseling.
The American Cancer
Society, in partnership with the Volunteer
Services Program serves Lafayette County with
the "Early Diagnostic Initiative". This
initiative provides free mammograms and/or sonograms, as
well as follow-up medical treatment to indigent,
uninsured women identifying a breast abnormality.
The Lafayette County
Health Department is interested in professional
volunteers. Please contact Nancy McCullers, Ph.D. at PO
Box 1806, HWY. 27 North, Mayo, FL 32066. She can also be
reached by telephone at (904) 294-1321.
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