Departments

Health and Human Services

Bucks County Health Department

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Bureau of Personal Health

Barbara A. Schellhorn , R.N., M.S.N
Director, Bureau of Personal Health
baschellhorn@co.bucks.pa.us

The Bureau provides public health nursing, nutritional and health education services to residents in various sites throughout Bucks County.

The Bureau places emphasis on the promotion of health and the prevention of disease within a design that includes awareness of values, attitudes, culture, language and life circumstances of individuals and groups.

Services

Communicable Disease Control
Epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Tuberculosis Control
Adult Immunizations

HIV/AIDS

Chronic Disease Prevention
Correctional Health Care
Area Agency On Aging
Cardio-Vascular Disease Prevention
Healthy Women Cancer Screening

Maternal And Child Health (MCH) Promotion
Women, Infants And Children Nutrition Program
Children's Immunizations
MCH Home Visiting Program
Lead Poisoning Prevention
Injury Prevention
School-Based Immunizations

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Contact Persons
Barbara A. Schellhorn R.N., MSN Director of Personal Health Services	215-345-3343
Marline A. Emsley B.S. Public Health Program Manager	215-345-3340 maemsley@co.bucks.pa.us
Barbara Williams R.N.,MSN Nursing Supervisor Doylestown-Quakertown MCH Home Visiting Program	215-345-3346
Sue Ward R.N. Nursing Supervisor Levittown Perinatal Hepatitis B Program	215-949-5805 ext: 227
Mary Jane Costa RN, MS Nursing Supervisor Communicable Disease	215-345-3360
Patricia Davis Director, WIC Program	215-345-3828