Public Health is the practice of disease detection and prevention in populations. It is the science and art of protecting and improving the health of the communities through educating providers and the public, promoting healthy health lifestyles, and detecting and preventing the causes of disease and injury.
Public health works to prevent costly and complex health problems before they occur. Supporting local and public health supports economic development and potential for improvements in other areas that are important to community resilience. GVPH accomplishes its mission through collaboration with local partners and works to anticipate, identify, and meet the needs of our community
Funding for Granville Vance Public Health, including this website, is provided by County, State, and Federal governments, and grants from private foundations. This website does not accept or host any advertisements.
Granville County Health Department and Vance County Health Department became Granville-Vance District Health Department on April 1, 1974. At the time of the merger each county health department had approximately 20 employees offering core public services (Child Health, Maternal Health, Family Planning, Communicable Disease, Immunization, Environmental Health, WIC, and Health Education/Promotion), as well as Home Health and an orthopedic clinic.
In 2015, Granville-Vance District Health Department rebranded itself and is now referred to as Granville Vance Public Health. Today, Granville Vance Public Health employs approximately 70 staff across the two counties and is still providing the core public health services along with several other programs that are important to the community, including Primary Care, Care Management for Children and Pregnant Women, Dental, Minority Diabetes Prevention, CenteringPregnancy(R), and Opioid Use Disorder programs such as Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Naloxone.
Those thoughts align precisely with the work we must lead in communities across the Northern Piedmont of NC: Systems Thinking, System Change, Quality Improvement, Innovation, and the Science and Art of public health practice at its best is what we lead. That means our work changes over time and, if were paying attention, the way we prioritize and pay for our work does too.
How do we do this big work and stay committed to being real? We depend on a skilled and talented workforce who cares a great deal about friends and neighbors. We depend on partners in the community who also do really good work to address the economic development, education, transportation, food security, and housing of the population we also serve, and we depend on many levels and types of funding sources to keep the lights on, the computers networked, and the people trained to keep moving forward with skill and talent. We plan. We do. We study. We act. We care a great deal.
A local health department in NC depends on funding from local, state, and federal levels, and still, in rural NC, that is barely enough to cover half of an operating budget for a local health department. We are charged with being creative and responsible for funding the interventions and programs most important to our local residents by writing and managing grants, by partnering with local health systems and businesses, and by applying business practices that add efficiencies, cut costs, and pay attention to revenue even though our values are very much people-focused over profit. We have to be smart and tenacious, honest and transparent, and we have to communicate well about our challenges and successes alike.
Please take a look through our web site and see all that public health does were certainly more than just a clinic that provides flu shots we love fighting disease and we know how to do that well, but we do so much more to protect and promote health. We invite you to find out more and be in touch with us. Were here for you. Thank you for your support of this local health department and its people.
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Rating 4.2 out of 5 based on 37 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestBeach Lover
a year ago
Speaking for my experience only, my first few visits were amazing. My last visit with Dentist Lambert whom I'd never seen prior to.this visit, is a horrible dentist.The day they taught bedside manners in school he skipped!!! I have never had a dentist speak to me in the manner this jerk did!!
Herbert Goddard
2 years ago
I received excellent service from all the Staff @ Carolina Fellows Family Dentistry in Oxford, NC 27565. Their Prices are also hard to beat.
Kacie Daniels
2 years ago
Go see for yourself! Top notch service and staff
Darrisha Harris
2 years ago
The staff are super friendly
wendi Taylor
2 years ago
If the telephone receptionist is any indication of how their service is This would be the last place I went to for dental work. Completely rude.
Kenny and Pam Reynolds
2 years ago
Abby is "The Bomb". She is helpful, knowledgeable, well trained, and very thorough in her job. She spent a great deal of time with me on the phone making sure everything was taken care of so my kiddos could be set up with the dentist as new patients. She even offered the best advice about a child with braces and making sure he is not seen right after being seen at the orthodontist to elevate any extra pain. I look forward to doing business with Carolina Fellows. You have a "Gem" in Abby. 10 STARS is what I say!!
Chadwick Denton
2 years ago
Very satisfied with the services all the way through.Special thanks to Abby for helping me with finicial help and scheduling.Very nice people
Betty Tuck
2 years ago
Took my son there for a cleaning said that they went home at 2 o'clock but they made the appointment for 2 o'clock they are rude and judgmental. then went back another time at 2 o'clock said that they couldn't clean his teeth so we went home with no cleaning again. Not going back.
bryant parrish
2 years ago
Have a problem???? Everyone on top of it. Love them all. GREATEST
Azonte Hicks
2 years ago
My girlfriend went their to simply get her teeth looked at and cleaned and she came back and told me how rude, judgmental, and inconsiderate they were to her. So I decided to call them about how they treated my girlfriend and all I got was the nasty attitude that she described to me. I don't go to this dentistry so I could care less about them but from how they treated my girl and me best believe they will never get our service.
Jesse Rothschild
2 years ago
Great place, excellent dental work, nice staff
Haley Taylor
2 years ago
Awesome hygienist! The receptionist (older lady) was a bit rude. Tried to talk to me as if I was dumb.
Ivonne Phillips
2 years ago
Every time I come there come they are very friendly, warm, and very welcoming. I love the dentist they're very polite they care about their patients the environment is very clean staff very helpful with any type of questions I love that place. I have recommended them to all my friends it is worth the travel there thanks for a great job Ms Abby, Ms Brenda have a great day.
Lourdes Velazquez
2 years ago
Front desk, dental assistant and doctor were all very professional and friendly. Went in for a emergency visit, they explained everything and they fixed the problem right away. Greatly recommend.
Ivonne Phillips
3 years ago
Every time I come there come they are very friendly, warm, and very welcoming. I love the dentist they're very polite they care about their patients the environment is very clean staff very helpful with any type of questions I love that place. I have recommended them to all my friends it is worth the travel there thanks for a great job Ms Abby, Ms Brenda have a great day.
Haley Taylor
3 years ago
Awesome hygienist! The receptionist (older lady) was a bit rude. Tried to talk to me as if I was dumb.
Jesse Rothschild
3 years ago
Great place, excellent dental work, nice staff
Jeannette B
3 years ago
I was a new patient so I was a little nervous about going. Plus I was having a tooth pulled i read some reviews and figured I should go see for myself. They were excellent everyone was extremely kind and caring. Dr. Scanlan, DDS couldn't of been better she explained everything and was very sweet. I would highly recommend to anyone needing a dentist without insurance.
Maher Ali
3 years ago
The old white lady working there very racis and the Mexican girl got nasty attitude.
Thomas Moore
3 years ago
There wonderful I had 3 teeth pulled the same day a I had my very 1st appointment and i am pain free still today look forward to going back to get my cleaning done
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