Rutland District Office
Serving Rutland County
The District Office in the Asa Bloomer Building
will reopen on Monday, July 7.
It has been closed to allow for repairs following recent flash flooding.
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.
- WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
- 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
- Joanne Calvi, District Director
- Maternal & Child Health Coordinator - Dianna Bassett
Vermont Department of Health
300 Asa Bloomer State Office Building
Rutland, VT 05701
Phone: 802-786-5811
FAX: 802-786-5984
Toll-free from within Vermont: 888-253-8802
Municipalities Served
Benson, Brandon, Castleton, Chittenden, Clarendon, Danby, Fair Haven, Goshen, Hubbardton, Ira, Killington (Sherburne), Mendon, Middletown Springs., Mt. Holly, Mount Tabor, Pawlet, Pittsfield, Pittsford, Poultney, Proctor, Rutland City, Rutland Town, Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Tinmouth, Wallingford, Wells, West Haven, West Rutland.
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.