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Feb 151 min read
Board of Health Meeting Agenda: February 24, 2025
Date: February 24, 2025, at 4:00pm Location: Virtual via Zoom Call to Order/Opening Comments – Dr. Lisa Poland Approval of Agenda...
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Health Department
Feb 131 min read
Berkeley & Morgan County Health Departments: President's Day Closing Schedule
Our Berkeley County Health Department and Morgan County Health Department offices will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, for...
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Health Department
Feb 121 min read
Berkeley and Morgan County Health Departments Delayed Opening on 2/12/25
Due to inclement weather our Berkeley County Health Department and Morgan County Health Department offices will open at 10:30am on...
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Health Department
Feb 61 min read
Berkeley County Health Department: Currently Accepting Cleaning Contract Bids
B erkeley County Health Department is currently accepting bids for a cleaning contract for the cleaning of an 11, 000 square foot office...
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Health Department
Jan 71 min read
Our 2024 Year in Review Newsletter! Hot off the presses!
2024 was certainly one for the books! So, we have decided to share some of what our team has been up to with you! From community...
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Health Department
Aug 2, 20241 min read
Berkeley County Health Department Facility Expansion Project Groundbreaking Held
We were blessed to be joined today by representatives from the Berkeley County Commission - WV, the Berkeley-Morgan Board of Health,...
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Health Department
Jul 9, 20241 min read
07/09/24 Public Health Education Topic: Bioterrorism
Per Ready.gov Biological agents are organisms or toxins that can kill or disable people, livestock and crops. Biological events can...
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Health Department
Jun 26, 20241 min read
CDC Health Advisory #511: Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify healthcare...
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Health Department
Jun 17, 20241 min read
Information for Workers to Reduce Risk of Infection with H5N1 Bird Flu
Per CDC: H5N1 bird flu is a virus that has recently been detected for the first time in cows. The virus can infect people who work with...
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Health Department
Jun 13, 20242 min read
CDC Health Alert: Severe Illness Potentially Associated with Consuming Diamond ShruumzTM Brand Chocolate Bars, Cones, and Gummies
CDCHAN-00509 Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), America’s Poison Centers,...
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Health Department
Apr 2, 20242 min read
National Public Health Week Daily Themes
Per nphw.org During each day of National Public Health Week, we focus on a particular public health topic. Then, we identify ways each of...
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Health Department
Mar 15, 20241 min read
03/15/24 Public Health Education Topic: Animal Exposures/Rabies
Per CDC: Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease. It can spread to people and pets if they are bitten or scratched by a rabid...
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Health Department
Jan 5, 20241 min read
Lead Poisoning Outbreak Linked to Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches
Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches & Cinnamon Apple Sauce The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug...
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Health Department
Nov 17, 20231 min read
11/17/23 Public Health Education Topic: Antibiotic Use
What is an antibiotic? Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria in humans and animals by either killing the...
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Health Department
Nov 14, 20231 min read
11/14/23 Public Health Education Topic: C. diff
C. diff (also known as Clostridioides difficile or C. difficile) is a germ (bacterium) that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation...
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Health Department
Nov 10, 20231 min read
11/10/23 Public Health Education Topic: RSV
Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most...
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Health Department
Nov 7, 20231 min read
11/07/23 Public Health Education Topic: Norovirus
Norovirus is a very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. Anyone can get infected and sick with norovirus. Norovirus is...
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Health Department
Nov 3, 20231 min read
11/03/23 Public Health Education Topic: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Time in the hospital can put you at risk for a healthcare-associated infection (HAI), such as a blood, surgical site, or urinary tract...
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Health Department
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Morgan County: About Radon Levels
The average national indoor radon level is 1.3 pCi/L. (FAQ: What is a picocurie?) The average indoor radon levels...
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Health Department
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Berkeley County: About Radon Levels
The average national indoor radon level is 1.3 pCi/L. (FAQ: What is a picocurie?) The average indoor radon levels of Berkeley...
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