Contact tracing: Disease detective work that helps keep the community safe
Your phone rings and the person on the other end says you have crossed paths with someone who has COVID-19....
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MaryWade Triplett
Are you one of the 1,000 people who got free COVID-19 testing two weeks ago in Monongalia County, all of...
Read moreDifferent ways to stay safe this summer
This is the time of year that Monongalia County Health Department likes to remind citizens not to poop — or...
Read moreWhy we still need to wear masks, social distance
More cars are out on the roads. More stores are open.Life seems a little more normal.But things are definitely not...
Read moreGot sleep? It makes life better and you healthier
As a lifelong night owl, having a job that requires me to be a morning person has been a bit...
Read moreBe my safe valentine; take steps to avoid the flu
This is the weekend to celebrate love, and as a public health professional, I was amused when a friend posted...
Read moreGive Kids a Smile offers free dental care for uninsured kids
On the first Friday in February, MCHD Dentistry, the bustling and pleasant dental office at Monongalia County Health Department, turns...
Read moreHuman trafficking a problem, even in West Virginia
Before the dust has settled on the case of Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail after being accused of sexually...
Read moreDon’t let legislature weaken our vaccination laws
Consider this from the World Health Organization: “Vaccines prevented at least 10 million deaths between 2010 and 2015, and many...
Read more‘Dark Waters’ hits close to home
“It’s often said if we’re drinking clean water, public health is doing their job.” My boss, Dr. Lee B. Smith,...
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