doh

DC Health

Find a COVID Center Near You

Agency Home Responsive

COVID-19

For more information on COVID-19 and the District's response and recovery, visit coronavirus.dc.gov

Pediatric Vaccination Opportunities

To find locations to get your children vaccinated, visit PedsVax.dc.gov.

COVID-19 Vaccine

Find the latest information on the COVID-19 vaccine, visit coronavirus.dc.gov/vaccine.

Vital Records

Your home for birth, death and domestic partnership records registered in the District of Columbia.

Digital Vaccine Record (DVR)

Digital Vaccine Record (DVR) is a new website that gives District residents secure, easy access to their official COVID-19 vaccination records.

Mpox Information

Mpox (formerly called Monkeypox) is a rare, but potentially serious viral illness. Information is available on transmission, symptoms and prevention here.

District of Columbia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

The District of Columbia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) inaugural data report. PRAMS is an ongoing, population-based survey of resident mothers who delivered a live-born infant. PRAMS collects data on maternal behaviors and experiences from preconception to the postpartum period.

Featured Services

Vital Records

Vital Records collects, preserves and administers DC's system of birth and death records.

Health Professionals

Find information about licensing, certification and programs targeting health professionals.

Community Outreach Request

Request assistance from DC Health with your next event.

Division of Community Hygiene

The Division of Community Hygiene regulates facilities operation within certain industries.

DC Health Telephone Directory

Use our Telephone Directory to connect more quickly and directly to the service division you need.

Professional License Applications

DC Health provides application packages and instructions for professional licenses and...

HAHSTA Epidemiology and Surveillance Report 2020

Follow DC Health on Twitter

Tweets by _DCHealth

Upcoming Events

Feb 1 2023 - 13:00

Healthcare Workforce Task Force Meeting - February

Feb 7 2023 (All day)

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)

Mar 23 2023 - 09:00

2023 DC World TB Day Conference

Latest

Dec 15 2022

Modified DC Health Services on December 16

On Friday, December 16, 2022, the District of Columbia’s Department of Health (DC Health)...

Dec 14 2022

Infants 6 Months and Older Are Now Eligible for the COVID-19 Bivalent Booster at All District COVID Centers

Beginning today, infants 6 months and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 bivalent booster...

Dec 1 2022

Bowser Administration Highlights District’s Efforts to Ending the HIV Epidemic on World AIDS Day

In observance of World AIDS Day, DC Health highlights the District’s efforts to ending the...

Oct 17 2022

Modified DC Health Services on October 18

On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the District of Columbia’s Department of Health (DC Health)...

Oct 13 2022

DC Health Will Begin Offering the COVID-19 Bivalent Booster to Children 5-11

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, DC Health announced that children between 5 and 11 years old are now...

Mar 11 2020

Board of Chiropractic Newsletter

Board of Chiropractic Newsletters

Jun 3 2019

Board of Nursing

2019 DC Nurse Edition 50 - June 2019 2018

Aug 29 2018

Board of Veterinary Medicine Newsletter

Jul 6 2018

Board of Medicine Newsletter

Board of Medicine Newsletters: 2019 December 2019 2018

Nov 7 2017

Board of Dentistry Newsletter

Board of Dentistry News Letter

Aug 25 2022

Phone Scam Alert

PHISHING PHONE SCAM DC HEALTH has become aware of a PHISHING PHONE SCAM in which individuals pose...

Sep 18 2019

DC Health Department Advises Residents to Stop Using E-Cigarettes

WASHINGTON, DC – The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) is notifying residents...

Sep 18 2019

Health Advisory: DC Health Department Advises Residents to Stop Using E-Cigarettes

9/18/19: Health Advisory: DC Health Department Advises Residents to Stop Using E-Cigarettes https...

Aug 8 2019

Notice: Establishment of the District of Columbia Committee on Metabolic Disorders

August 2019 Notice: Establishment of the District of Columbia Committee on Metabolic Disorders

May 13 2019

Food Establishment Closures and Restorations

May 13, 2019

What's New

DC Health

Office Hours
General DC Health: M-F: 8:15 am-4:45 pm / Processing Center only: M-F: 9 am-1 pm, W: 9 am-3:30 pm

Connect With Us
899 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-5955
Fax: (202) 442-4795
TTY: 711
Email: [email protected]

Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)

Last Date:

February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which was first observed in 1999. NBHAAD is planned by the Strategic Leadership Council each year. This observance is a day to acknowledge how HIV disproportionately affects Black people.