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Meet Our Administrator
Florida Department of Health - Highlands County
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Mailing Address
7205 South George Boulevard Sebring, FL 33875
Jennifer Hood, APRN
Highlands County Health Officer
Jennifer Hood joined the Florida Department of Health in Highlands County as Administrator in December 2024, after serving as the Health Officer in Hendry and Glades County since September 2021. Mrs. Hood brings over 21 years of public health expertise to her role here in Highlands, having held numerous public health, nursing, and administrative positions in Hendry and Glades since 2000. During this time, she managed many key public health programs, including Epidemiology, School Health, Healthy Start, Healthy Families, Drug Free Hendry, Tobacco Cessation, Chronic Disease, and the Ryan White program.
Mrs. Hood received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Florida in Gainesville, completing her studies in 1999. She attended the Public Health Leadership Program through the University of South Florida College of Public Health in 2019.
As a public health leader and Highlands County resident, Mrs. Hood is dedicated to protecting, promoting, and improving the health of all residents and visitors. Her focus is on improving the quality of life and promoting healthy behaviors across all Highlands communities, through an empowered, highly trained, and customer-driven public health workforce. She will work tirelessly to build and maintain strong community partnerships across all sectors that work together to improve the lives of all people in Highlands County.
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