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2024

2024

October 23rd, 2024

  • Fall Respiratory Season Update
  • Lead Poisoning Prevention
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 2nd, 2024

  • Trends in Substance Use Disorder
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Time to Fight the Flu

September 11th, 2024

  • Rabies Alerts
  • Drive Thru to Fight the Flu!
  • Make a Shelter-in-Place Kit

August 21st, 2024

  • Disease Defenders
  • Hand Hygiene
  • National Breastfeeding Awareness Month

July 31st, 2024

  • Keep Your Brain Young
  • Beat the Rush: Back to School Vaccinations
  • RCAHD Health Situation Update

July 10th, 2024

  • Maximize Summer Fun
  • Local Office on Aging Cooling Assistance Program
  • Be "Bug" Vigilant

May 29th, 2024

  • Be Kind to Your Mind!
  • Grill Like a Pro
  • Swim Healthy, Virginia!

May 8th, 2024

  • Fight the Bite!
  • Improving Community Health: Adolescent Reproductive Health Summit
  • Happy Mother’s Day!

April 17th, 2024

  • Finding Solutions to Improve Reproductive Health: STI Awareness Week
  • Fight the Bite!
  • Family Nutrition: Spring Into Season

March 27th, 2024

  • Protecting, Connecting, Thriving: National Public Health Week
  • COVID-19 by the Numbers
  • How to Safely Experience the Solar Eclipse

March 3rd, 2024

  • Stopping the Comeback of Measles
  • March is National Nutrition Month
  • The Invisible Shield on PBS

Febuary 14th, 2024

  • Show Yourself Some Love: TLC Tips for Your Ticker
  • Coats in Car Seats: What's Best for Kids
  • Roanoke's Black Medical History

January 24th, 2024

  • National Radon Action Month
  • Virus or Bacteria? What Got You Sick?

January 3rd, 2024

  • Quit Now Your Way: Free Tools for Smoking Cessation
  • National Cervical Cancer Month
  • Be Ready for Winter Weather!

2023

2023

December 13th, 2023

  • Tips for Managing Mental Health at the Holidays
  • 2023 RCAHD Respiratory Season Survey Results
  • Planning to make some New Year's Resolutions?

November 21st, 2023

  • Start the Conversation: Family Health History
  • Time to Talk Turkey
  • 2023 Fall Respiratory Season RCAHD Reader Survey

November 1st, 2023

  • Preventing and Recognizing Strokes
  • The Power of Rural in Action: CDC and State Strategies for Rural Health

October 11th, 2023

  • 2023 Respiratory Vaccine Guide
  • Celebrating Henrietta Lacks

September 20th, 2023

  • Getting Ready for Respiratory Season
  • COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs

August 30th, 2023

  • Cancer Prevention: Good News & Opportunities
  • RCAHD is Ready for Back to School

August 9th, 2023

  • The Power of WIC
  • Promoting Breastfeeding

July 19th, 2023

  • Building Blocks for Mental Health
  • Opening Door to Preventing Blindness

June 28th, 2023

  • Chronic Disease: What can we do to protect health where health begins?
  • Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month

June 7th, 2023

  • Maximizing Summer Fun
  • June is Men's Health Month

May 17th, 2023

  • Unwanted Visitors: Keeping Insects Away
  • The End of the Federal Covid-19 Public Health Emergency

April 26th, 2023

  • Tools for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use
  • Staying Up-to-Date on Covid-19 Vaccines

April 5th, 2023

  • We Asked, and You Answered! - Newsletter Poll
  • Happy National Public Health Week!

March 15th, 2023

  • We'd Like to Hear From You!
  • Overdoses are on the Rise. What Can I Do?

February 11th, 2023

  • Searching for Health Clues in Local Wastewater
  • It's Not About Me... New documentary reflects the pandemic experience of Roanoke's Latino community

February 1st, 2023

  • The Importance of Routine Screenings
  • World Cancer Day

January 11th, 2023

  • Radon Action Month
  • Knowing CPR Can Save a Life

2022

2022

December 21st, 2022

  • Children 6 mos - 4 Years  Eligible for COVID-19 Boosters
  • Health Situation Update

November 30th, 2022

  • World AIDS Day is December 1st
  • Hot Topics in Public Health: Car Seat Safety

November 9th, 2022

  • Flu Hitting Early and Fiercely This Year!
  • Additional RCAHD Rabies Cases Confirmed

October 26th, 2022

  • Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
  • Looking For a Flu Shot or COVID-19 Booster

October 12th, 2022

  • Meet Dash - New RV Delivers Health Services to RCAHD Residents
  • Substance Abuse Prevention Month

September 28th, 2022

  • Now is the Time for Flu Shots
  • Rabies Awareness Week

September 13th, 2022

  • New Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Doses
  • Rabies Alert

August 31st, 2022

  • End of Summer - End of Ticks and Mosquitoes?
  • International Overdose Awareness Day

August 17th, 2022

  • RCAHD Service Spotlight: VA Vital Records
  • Healthy Back to School

August 3rd, 2022

  • RCAHD Update: Maternal & Child Health
  • Questions about Mpox

July 20th, 2022

  • What is the 988 Lifeline?
  • What is Mpox?

July 6th, 2022

  • Virginians Over 6 Months Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Coming Soon: REVIVE! Training

June 21st, 2022

  • Virginians Over 6 Months Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
  • National HIV Testing Day

June 2nd, 2022

  • Teen Pregnancy Prevention Summit
  • Botetourt County Administrative Offices Install a Lavender Garden

May 18th, 2022

  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Summer's Hidden Dangers: Splash Pads

April 27th, 2022

  • National Immunization Awareness Week
  • Help the Surgeon General Fight Misinformation

April 13th, 2022

  • RCAHD Community Outreach - STI Awareness Week
  • COVID-19 2nd Booster Dose Q&A

March 30th, 2022

  • All RCAHD Communities Are Considered in Low Transmission by the CDC
  • Septic Well and Assistance Program

March 16th, 2022

  • RCAHD COVID-19 Community Remembrance
  • VDH COVID-19 Data Dashboard Updates

March 3rd, 2022

  • First Doses Crush COVID
  • Spotlight on the Medical Reserve Corps

Feburary 16th, 2022

  • Eagle Rock Rock Residents Vaccinated Against COVID-19
  • Community Health Update: Hepatitis A

Feburary 2nd, 2022

  • Booster Doses For All Ages 12+
  • Vaccination Rates in RCAHD

January 19th, 2022

  • RCAHD Updated Testing Schedule
  • Valley View Vaccination Center w/ Pet Therapy

January 3rd, 2022

  • RCAHD Sees Strong Demand for Testing
  • New CDC Guidelines for Isolation and Quarantine
Last Updated: October 23, 2024