Barre Local Health staff members are part of the communities we serve, promoting health and wellness in Central Vermont.
We work on a variety of health topics in partnership with schools, worksites, town offices and local service providers. We also serve individuals and families right in our office. Learn about the many ways we can help you, your family and your community be healthy.
The Barre Local Health Office serves all of Washington County and five towns in Orange County (Orange, Washington, Williamstown, Brookfield and Braintree).
Barre City, Barre Town (Websterville, Graniteville), Berlin, Braintree, Brookfield, Cabot, Calais, Duxbury, Fayston, Marshfield, Middlesex, Montpelier, East Montpelier, Moretown, Northfield, Orange, Plainfield, Roxbury, Waitsfield, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Williamstown, Worcester
Worksite Wellness: We are available to help employers plan and start worksite wellness programs. Whether you’re thinking about starting a program or wish to strengthen your current program, we can help.
My Healthy Vermont: My Healthy Vermont offers free workshops to help you prevent or manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and chronic pain.
3-4-50 Model: 3-4-50 helps us understand the overwhelming impact of chronic disease in Vermont and inspires us to take action to change it. Businesses, schools, cities and towns, and health care providers all play an important role in shaping the health of Vermonters. Our common goal is to make the healthy choice the easy choice where we live, work, learn and play.
Central Vermont Prevention Coalition: We are an active member, meeting monthly with a variety of community partners to better understand substance use within our community and the impacts of chronic disease.
THRIVE Accountable Community of Health: We are an active participant and partner of our local Accountable Community for Health, THRIVE, with our local hospital, Central Vermont Medical Center.
Montpelier in Motion
We participated in the process of creating the Montpelier in Motion Master Plan. The plan establishes recommendations for improvements to our bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.
Harwood Track in the Woods
An innovative community project to create a running track built right into the woods! Follow their Facebook page to watch progress on their community-driven vision for creating a destination track.
Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission
802 Quits
Catch My Breath - Vaping Community and Family Resources
Central VT Council on Aging
Alzheimer's Association
Central Vermont New Directions Coalition coordinates prevention partnerships in your community. These partnerships aim to reduce underage drinking, binge drinking, prescription drug misuse and cannabis use by promoting municipal policy changes, providing opportunities for education and providing referrals to local resources.
Below are the community partners in the Barre area. Contact them to find out what they do and how you can get involved!
Central Vermont New Directions Coalition was established in 1998 to serve the needs of youth and families in Washington County towns. The coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to making a difference in youth substance use in our community. With the help of community members and organizations we are able to successfully educate and inform all demographics within our community.
Turning Point Center of Central Vermont helps people find, maintain, and enhance their substance abuse recovery by providing peer-based recovery supports to individuals and families; conducting educational programs that aid in building and enriching a healthy life; and maintaining a safe haven for sober recreation and social activities.
Central Vermont Medical Center is the primary health care provider for 66,000 people who live and work in the 26 communities of central Vermont. It provides 24-hour emergency care, with a full spectrum of inpatient (licensed for 122 beds) and outpatient services. CVMC’s professional staff includes over 200 physicians and 70 advanced practice providers representing 25 medical specialties.
Central Vermont Substance Abuse Services provides outpatient clinic support to people with a wide range of substance abuse and their families. We support adults and adolescents in the greater Washington County region.
Treatment Associates specializes in Medicated-Assisted Therapy (MAT) using prescription Suboxone (buprenorphine) for the treatment of opioid dependence including addiction to heroin and prescription pain narcotics. The MAT program consists of medication management, group and individual therapy and accountability requirements (urine screens, pill/film counts).
The Washington County Youth Services Bureau provides a wide range of innovative and effective programs that empower and enrich the lives of youth and families in Washington County, and provides leadership and support to other youth programs throughout Vermont.
We work with local, state, and federal partners to prepare for public health emergencies in Central Vermont. We support emergency planning with the University of Vermont Central Vermont Medical Center (UVM CVMC) and serve on its Emergency Preparedness Committee. Barre Local Health staff maintain agreements for rapid mass-clinic setup, help train and equip staff, provide preparedness presentations, and run local exercises to practice public notification and medication and vaccine distribution.
During some public health emergencies, the Barre Local Health Office will set up a site where medications can be distributed. The site, called a “point of distribution” or POD site, helps the Health Department get medicine to people who need it as quickly as possible.
Are you a large local business or organization interested in becoming a distribution site? Contact our office at 802-479-8565.
The Central Vermont Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a volunteer program for community members with and without medical training. Volunteers support community events by staffing first aid stations, providing basic care, and helping people prepare for emergencies.
MRC volunteers strengthen our community’s health and resiliency in the face of an emergency.
Learn more about becoming an MRC volunteer.
Vermont Alert
Health Information in Many Languages
The Barre Local Health office offers immunizations at no charge to people under 65 who are uninsured, experiencing significant barriers to access, or patients of a medical practice that cannot receive vaccines through the Vermont Vaccines for Children & Adults program.
Local Immunization Work
Immunization Nurses in Local Health Offices
Vaccines: Your Best Defense Against Serious Illness
Fall & Winter Respiratory Illnesses
Barre Local Health Office is renewing its commitment to local support for area immunization providers during the 2025-2026 Respiratory Virus Season through the Central Vermont Access Coalition.
Mission:
Increase Flu and COVID Vaccine Access in Central Vermont for the 2025-2026 Respiratory Virus Season.
Meeting Objectives:
October 2025 Meeting Recording:
YouTube - Central Vermont Vaccine Access Coalition October 2025
The Barre team responds to reports of infectious diseases, including both individual cases and outbreaks. We also help local partners get ready for and respond to infectious diseases in their settings.
We work with schools, childcare programs, shelters, hospitals, summer camps, long-term care facilities, employee health teams, provider offices, and others on infectious disease questions and concerns.
We support both community organizations and community members, and we often work together across our office to do that. There’s no wrong door - if you reach out, we’ll help connect you with the right person.
Are you a health care provider?
How to report diseases and laboratory finings
Reportable disease list
Vermont Department of Health Laboratory
VDH Lab Customer Service: 802-338-4724
We work with community partners to share information about preventing tickborne disease. You can find tick bite prevention resources at local libraries, provider offices, town offices, outdoor recreation areas, and more.
Want to learn more? Check out the links below.
Tick Activity in Vermont
Prevent Tick Bites & Tick Bite Illnesses
Order Tick Materials
We work to improve the health and well-being of school-aged children across Washington County.
We are proud of the 28 schools in our wider community for the many programs they have started to improve the health of their students, including:
Appointments are currently available by phone, video, or in person. Please call our office at 802-479-4200 or toll-free at 888-253-8786 to schedule your appointment
Learn about WIC in Local Health offices
WIC in Vermont
Translations of WIC information
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
Vermont WIC Online Application
Breastfeeding resources and education are offered to all pregnant people as they prepare for the arrival of their new baby.
The Barre Local Health Office is breastfeeding-friendly! Anyone can use our private infant feeding room.
For more details on what we can offer call us at 802-479-4200
See more breastfeeding resources
The Breastfeeding Coalition of Central Vermont is a partnership between our local health office and community partners such as Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Central Vermont Medical Center, Good Beginnings, and WIC. This coalition provides information to the community through:
Our local health office also supports breastfeeding in the community. We collaborate with workplaces to make them more accessible to breastfeeding moms. Through things like a Breastfeeding Friendly Employers grant, local employers are able to create private lactation spaces within their workplaces.
Contact our office if you would like to become a Breastfeeding Friendly Employer.
Appointments are currently offered over the phone, via video, or in person. Please call our office at 802-479-4200 or toll-free at 888-253-8786 to schedule your appointment.
WIC activities are offered in the office and community. Find out what WIC activities are happening in your area.
Find out where in Vermont to shop for WIC foods in your area.
Choose from these foods shown in the WIC Shopping Guide.
Use the WICShopper Smartphone App and learn more about shopping with WIC!
Watch "Shopping with WIC" videos.
At a farmer’s market you can buy just-picked fruits and vegetables and find something new to try. The market can also be a great learning experience for your kids! The Vermont Farm to Family Program offers coupons for free, locally grown vegetables and fruits to eligible WIC participants. See a list of participating farmers markets.
Coupons are available for use at participating markets throughout our region on a first come, first served basis.
Coupons can be picked up at our office after completing a WIChealth.org lesson or attending a scheduled distribution at the office or a local market.
Coupons can be used July through October, giving families the chance to select their favorite fruits and vegetables!
Barre Local Health Office is a part of the Drinking Water Drop-Off Program.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 802-479-4200
Toll Free: 888-253-8766
State Offices are open between 7:45 am and 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday (except state holidays)
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