RHHD takes on lead poisoning with new recall binder
Last Updated: December 12, 2023 Recently recalled fruit puree pouches. Click image to see larger view. In November, the company WanBana recalled WanaBana, Weis, and Schnucks apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches and cinnamon apple sauce after reports of elevated lead levels in the products. RHHD Lead Case Manager Jordan Albright added the recall—with color images of the three products—to the... Continue reading→
World AIDS Day 2023
Last Updated: December 4, 2023 Friday, Dec. 1, is World AIDS Day, a global day of remembrance. UNAIDS founded World AIDS Day in 1988 as the first international day for global health. Each year, UNAIDS brings agencies, governments, and organizations together around a campaign theme. The 2023 theme is “Let Communities Lead.” The theme emphasizes “person-centered public health... Continue reading→
RHHD and RPS: A winning team!
Last Updated: December 4, 2023 The dropping temperatures mean that winter sports have arrived! While student athletes are embarking on basketball, indoor track, wrestling, and cheer seasons, RHHD is celebrating one of our own: sports physicals season. Community Health Nurse Manager Amy Popovich notes that Virginia requires middle- and high-school-aged students to have a sports physical... Continue reading→
A BEACON of public health
Last Updated: November 20, 2023 RRHD’s own Virginia Slattum was the recent recipient of VDH’s third quarter BEACON award. Her award letter shares the following: “As a BEACON award winner, your efforts have exemplified Breaking Barriers, Empathy, Art of Caring, Community Advocacy, Original Ideas, and Never Ending Diligence. You are a great example for VDH nurses across the state.” Congratulations to... Continue reading→
Happy Nurse Practitioner Week
Last Updated: November 20, 2023 Nov. 12-18 marks National Nurse Practitioner Week. Virginia’s Certificate of Recognition acknowledges the state’s 15,000 licensed NPs and praises them for expanding access to high-quality care while building sustained relationships with patients. At RHHD, we’re proud to work with and celebrate six of these 15,000, whose expertise and commitment improves health in our... Continue reading→
No Norovirus November: Make food safety a tradition
Last Updated: November 20, 2023 With Thanksgiving and lots of other holiday events right around the corner, now is the time to cook and eat safely! RHHD Epidemiology Supervisor Louise Lockett Gordon says that our region tends to see increases in norovirus around the holidays and winter months. Upping our food preparation and storage game, and continuing... Continue reading→
Vaccines for all: RHHD fosters creative partnerships to reach residents
Last Updated: November 20, 2023 We’re officially in fall and winter virus season, and for the first time, vaccines and treatments are available for all three major viruses—flu, COVID-19, and RSV. RHHD’s Public Health Nurse Supervisor, Joanna Cirillo, is making sure that as many residents as possible have access. “Most of my thinking is focused... Continue reading→
WIC heads to RCH
Last Updated: November 6, 2023 Attention, expectant parents and parents of little ones: the WIC program is changing offices. Monday, Nov. 6 is WIC’s last day in the 400 E. Cary St. Office. They’ll be open for business on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Richmond Community Hospital. The move is designed to meet growing participation on the East... Continue reading→
Help monitor vaccine safety with V-safe
Last Updated: November 6, 2023 CDC has just made V-safe available to adults 60 years and older who have received the RSV vaccine. The service, which began to monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in 2020, will send regular check-ins through text or email. These confidential check-ins will ask how you’re feeling after your vaccination. Registering for and responding to these... Continue reading→
It’s open enrollment season!
Last Updated: November 6, 2023 Nov. 1 marked the start of the 2024 Affordable Care Act open enrollment season. This year for the first time, Virginia is using its own Insurance Marketplace. Virginia residents will need to visit that site to enroll. The Virginia Marketplace provides information about translation services and contact options. Enroll by Jan. 15 for coverage in 2024! Continue reading→
Conocimientos básicos en salud organizacional en el lugar de trabajo: trabajadores comunitarios de la salud, educación y asociaciones
Last Updated: November 20, 2023 En RHHD, los trabajadores comunitarios de la salud están ideando formas creativas para enseñar sobre salud en sus iniciativas educativas y de divulgación. Los trabajadores comunitarios de la salud trabajan en centros de recursos de RHHD o con grupos que tienen necesidades de salud únicas. Algunos trabajadores comunitarios de la... Continue reading→
Firefighter Cody’s smoke detector tips
Last Updated: November 6, 2023 Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 5. While you’re changing your clocks, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission also encourages you to test your smoke detector and replace the batteries for smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms. In addition to CPSC’s advice, Firefighter Cody offers the following tips: Place smoke detectors on the ceiling because... Continue reading→