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Howard County Health Department – Maryland
Howard County Health Department
Columbia Health Center
Phone: 410-313-7500
Fax: 410-313-7502
Information Center:
www.hchealth.org/form
The Health Department is the sole agency responsible for improving the health of Howard County. By State and County
authority, the Health Department is charged with enforcement of certain federal, state and county laws and regulations.
To address the health needs of our residents, the Healthy Howard Initiative, the Healthy Howard Access Plan (HHAP)
were created. The Healthy Howard Initiative encourages individuals, businesses, schools and other public and private
entities to undertake activities that will dramatically improve the health of the County’s residents and workers. The
Healthy Howard Access Plan connects Howard County residents to affordable health care services and helps members
overcome barriers to healthy living.
Services: Immunizations – Family Planning Clinics – Teen and Adult Healthy Start Program – Maryland Children’s
Health Insurance Program – WIC – Maternity Clinics
Additional Howard County Health Department Locations:
Howard County Health Department – Columbia
Gateway: AERS
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
Phone: 410-313-6300
Fax: 410-313-6303
Services: Provides screening, consultation referral, comprehensive AERS assessment and case management services for
the ages and chronically disabled
Howard County Health Department – Laurel
Southeastern Health Center
9525 Durness Lane
Laurel, MD 20723
Phone: 410-880-5888
Fax: 410-880-5863
Services: Immunizations – Pregnancy Testing – Counseling – Hearing, Vision and Scoliosis Screening in schools or
day cares – TB Clinic – Refugee Health Screening – Infant and toddler Program – Healthy Start Program – Pre-
Exposure Rabies Immunization