Public Health
To promote, protect and improve the health and safety of the people of the Cayman Islands.
Through five satellite health centres – one for each district in Grand Cayman – the Community Health Services provides primary care across the island. This supports the Cayman Islands Health Service Authority’s firm belief that every member of the community is entitled to the highest possible standard of health care through a community-based health system.
Services provided through the district health centres include general practice, immunisations, maternal and child health care, health education and support of disabled patients in their homes. Home visiting services are also provided.
Public Health programmes include:
- Health advice and vaccines for international travelers;
- School Health includes primary care, health assessments, vision and hearing tests etc.
- Nutrition and dietary counselling clinics;
- Child health including growth and development monitoring;
- Communicable disease screening;
- Disease control programmes, including surveillance, immunisations (adults and children); and
- Special programmes relating to Genetics and Sexual health
- Smoking cessation programme
