A Letter From Our Director

Public health has long served as invisible guardians, working across all areas of life to protect and improve the health of people and communities. You don’t even have to walk into your local health center site to benefit from public health services. Public health professionals are out in the community every day promoting good public health policy, conducting safety inspections, connecting individuals to important resources, and other activities that you may not immediately realize is public health. 

The ‘why’ behind our work motivates us to continuously assess the risks to health and safety in our communities and to be nimble enough to evolve to protect our communities. The ‘why’ is you, our neighbors, our friends, our families, and the generations of those to come. We know our work is increasing the quality , as well as the quantity, of life for our community. 

Sara Jo Best

Sara Jo Best, 
Public Health Director

Sara Jo Best, Public Health Director
Sara Jo speaking at the NACCHO 360 Conference in Denver in 2023.
Sara Jo in DC at a Day on the Hill.
Sara Jo in a group photo.
Group photo from a Commonwealth of Kentucky legistlative day.

Trending Services

With a central office in Elizabethtown, Lincoln Trail District Health Department operates and serves the residents and visitors of a six-county area including Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson and Washington counties. A number of clinical services and programs are provided through those centers.

Look Through Our Most Popular Services Below To See How We Can Help You.

Food Scores

Fast food restaurant staff preparing food.

We regularly inspect all district food service establishments, including grocery stores, restaurants, etc. Inspections are typically done twice per year.

WIC

Toddler girl eating strawberries in her high chair.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutrition counseling, healthy foods, lactation consulting, and more.

Harm Reduction

Group meeting showing support to each other.

Engaging with people who use drugs. Providing life-saving tools and information to create positive change in their lives. Learn about our programs and resources. 

Find Narcan

Couple on phone while looking at computer together.

Naloxone saves lives. Use our Narcan box locator map to easily find where  to purchase Naloxone in the Lincoln Trail District area. 

Careers

LTDHD HANDS Staff member at an in-home visit.

Join our incredible team and make a difference in the community you serve.  Apply for any of our open positions online today. 

Kentucky HANDS

Dad reading to baby child.

HANDS is a free voluntary home visitation program for parents and families. Providing support from pregnancy through infancy.

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