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Local Department of Health and Agriculture Contact Information

State Department of Health Contact Information

Most questions regarding food production, handling, sales and serving, including cottage food laws and regulations are handled by the state's local health department or department of agriculture, and sometimes by a city or county business registration office.

Health Department

Main Office: Kentucky Department of Public Health

Phone: (800) 372-2973

• DPH Phone Listings

• DPH Organization Chart

 

local department of health contacts

The following counties have websites, and some have Facebook pages, that provide information regarding their department and its services:

Allen County Health Department

Anderson County Health Department

Ashland-Boyd County Health Department

Barren River District Health Department - serving Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Simpson and Warren counties

Bell County Health Department

Bourbon County Health Department

Boyle County Health Department

Bracken County Health Department

Breathitt County Health Department

Breckinridge County Health Department

Buffalo Trace District - serving Mason and Robertson counties

Bullitt County Health Department

Calloway County Health Department

Christian County Health Department

Clark County Health Department

Estill County Health Department

Floyd County Health Department

Fleming County Health Department

Franklin County Health Department

Garrard County Health Department

Gateway District Health Department - serving Bath, Menifee, Morgan and Rowan counties

Graves County Health Department

Grayson County Health Department

Green River District Health Department - serving Daviess, Henderson, Hancock, McLean, Ohio, Webster and Union Counties

Greenup County Health Department

Hopkins County Health Department

Jefferson County Health Department

Jessamine County Health Department

Johnson County Health Department

Kentucky River District Health Department - serving Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry and Wolfe counties

Knox County Health Department

Lake Cumberland District Health Department - serving Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor and Wayne counties

Laurel County Health Department

Lawrence County Health Department

Lewis County Health Department

Lexington-Fayette County Health Department

Lincoln Trail District Health Department - serving Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson and Washington counties

Madison County Health Department

Magoffin County Health Department

Marshall County Health Department

Martin County Health Department

Mercer County Health Department

Monroe County Health Department

Montgomery County Health Department

Muhlenberg County Health Department

North Central Health Department - serving Henry, Shelby, Spencer and Trimble counties

Northern Kentucky Independent Health Department - serving Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton counties

Oldham County Health Department

Pennyrile District Health Department

Pike County Health Department

Powell County Health Department

Purchase District Health Department - serving Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman and McCracken counties

Three Rivers District Health Department - serving Carroll, Gallatin, Owen and Pendleton counties

Todd County Health Department

Wedco District Health Department - serving Harrison, Nicholas and Scott counties

Whitley County Health Department

Woodford County Health Department

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website

FDA Labeling and Nutrition

Nutrition Facts Label, Label Claims, Menu and Vending Machine Labeling, Gluten-Free Labeling

FDA Ingredients and Packaging

Food & Color Additives, GRAS, Food Allergens, Food Contact Substances, New Plant Varieties

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a tool, the AskUSDA site providing information from across USDA all in one place. Just type key words or phrases into the search box. Your search will provide the top 10 results from across USDA. For the best search results, keep in mind that including "and" in the search box will exclude articles that don't include all searched words. Including "or" in the search box will include articles with any of the searched words.

If you have specific USDA questions that you cannot find answers to on the site, call (202) 720-2791 or email USDA at askusda@usda.gov.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

If you are looking for the national US Department of Health, that's the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and here is the mailing address and phone number:

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775
Note: Please be aware that mail sent to their Washington D.C. area offices takes an additional 3-4 days to process due to security precautions.