The Florida Department of Health is the state public-health door. County health departments carry clinics, WIC, immunizations, and community programs. Orlando sits in Orange County, with Seminole to the north and Osceola to the south. Each county publishes its own floridahealth.gov subdomain. Confirm locations and hours on those sites.
“The Department, nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.”, Florida Department of Health (county pages)
Find a county health department
Florida DOH publishes a county health department location finder covering all 67 counties. Use it when you need a county other than Orange, Seminole, or Osceola. The finder is the state’s index; each county site then lists services.
| County | Public home | What that home is for |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | orange.floridahealth.gov | County clinics, WIC, Neighborhood Centers for Families, news, events |
| Seminole | seminole.floridahealth.gov | Seminole County health department programs and locations |
| Osceola | osceola.floridahealth.gov | Clinical and nutrition services, WIC, wellness programs |
| Statewide | floridahealth.gov | State programs and the county finder |
WIC as a nutrition door
Florida WIC is a federally funded supplemental nutrition program. The state page Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) describes healthy foods, breastfeeding support, nutrition education, and referrals. Applications run through county offices. Orange County’s WIC page is Women, Infants, and Children; it names an apply/reschedule line (407-858-1494) and lists service centers. Osceola publishes a matching WIC page under clinical and nutrition services. Eligibility, appointment hours, and EBT balances belong on those pages. Read them there.
Neighborhood Centers for Families (Orange)
DOH-Orange describes Neighborhood Centers for Families as a collaborative with nonprofits, Orange County Public Schools, and other agencies. The page lists 13 community areas (Apopka/Zellwood, Bithlo/Christmas, Eatonville, Englewood, Ivey Lane, Lake Weston, Oak Ridge, Pine Hills, Taft, Tangelo Park, Union Park, West Orange, Winter Park) and says services are free of charge for qualifying Orange County residents. Typical offerings named there include employment assistance, counseling, academic enrichment, computer labs, and health services. Current hours and which services run at which site stay on that URL.
Healthy weight on the Orange CHIP
The Florida Department of Health in Orange County Community Health Improvement Plan (2021 to 2025) lists “Healthy Weight, Nutrition and Physical Activity” among selected priorities, alongside access to care, health equity, and behavioral health. That plan is a county public-health document, not a personal meal plan. Use it to see what the county named as a community goal, then return to CDC and county program pages for services.
- Open the state DOH home once, then bookmark your county subdomain.
- If you need another county, use the location finder.
- For nutrition support during pregnancy or early childhood, open the county WIC page and call the number printed there.
- For family wraparound in Orange County, read the Neighborhood Centers for Families list and confirm the site nearest you on that page.