Newport District Office
Serving Orleans County & The Northeast Kingdom
Services, Resources Offered
- Eligibility screening for programs such as food stamps, Reach Up (formerly known as ANFC) and Medicaid programs.
- EPSDT, the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program for Dr. Dynasaur-eligible children.
- Healthy Babies, Kids & Families - Health care and support services through pregnancy and delivery and for infants and children from birth to 5 years.
- Breastfeeding Information & Mother to Mother Support: We have public health nurses and a nutritionist who are available to provide information about infant feeding, to help you get off to a good start and to answer questions if you are breastfeeding. We also have breast pumps available for WIC participants. More Breastfeeding Information.
- Ladies First - Offers free mammograms and Pap tests for income-eligible Vermont women age 40 and older without Medicaid, VHAP or Medicare Part B, and age 18 to 39 with breast symptoms or an abnormal Pap test. For women 40 and older, screenings for cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure and more are available at selected sites
- For information about the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, which serves mothers, children, and older Vermonters, please call (toll-free, from within Vermont) 800-214-4648.
Staff Contacts
- Ann Creaven, District Director
- Maternal & Child Health Coordinator - Dianne Bliss
- Ladies First Outreach Specialist - Ann Creaven
Vermont Department of Health
100 Main Street, Suite 220
Newport, VT 05855
Phone: 802-334-6707
FAX: 802-334-3904
Toll-free from within Vermont: 800-952-2945
Municipalities Served
Albany, Averill, Avery's Gore, Barton (including Orleans), Bloomfield, Brighton (including Island Pond), Brownington, Brunswick, Canaan , Charleston, Coventry, Derby, Ferdinand, Glover, Holland , Irasburg, Jay, Lemington, Lewis, Lowell, Morgan, Newport City, Newport Town, Norton, Troy, Warner's Grant, Warren's Gore, Westfield, Westmore.
A Note on Dr. Dynasaur
Medicaid is a jointly funded, federal-state health insurance program. In Vermont, Medicaid insurance programs for pregnant women and for children up to age 18 are known collectively as the Dr. Dynasaur program.
For information about Dr. Dynasaur and other Medicaid coverage, you may call (toll-free within Vermont) 800-250-8427.