Fairfax County Health Department

Fairfax County Health Department is tasked with ensuring the health of the citizens of Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church.

The director, Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu, was appointed on August 4, 2003.

The health department became a locally administered agency in 1996. Prior to 1996, the department was operated under a cooperative agreement with the state.

The health department's JoAnne M. Jorgenson laboratory moved to the converted Belle Willard elementary school in Fairfax in 2011.