MORGANTOWN — Since September 2018, the Monongalia County Health Department’s mobile dental clinic known as Smile Express has delivered preventative dental care to more than 1,700 students in 63 schools […]
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Local health departments likely still facing cuts after special session
MORGANTOWN — Throughout his decade-long tenure as Monongalia County’s health officer, Dr. Lee Smith has consistently excoriated Charleston over its attitude toward and support for the state’s local health departments. […]
Mon Commission meets county’s next health officer, approves MCHD fee increase
MORGANTOWN — There were concerns, Dr. Lee Smith admitted Wednesday to the Monongalia County Commission. As the county health officer, he’d spent a decade building the Monongalia County Health Department […]
Obesity linked to long COVID — West Virginia leads the U.S. in both
MORGANTOWN — In West Virginia, 10.6% of the respondents questioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported suffering symptoms of long COVID, also known as post-COVID. That leads […]
10 years and one pandemic later …
Depending on how you look at it, we’re either more than a week late in congratulating Dr. Lee Smith on his imminent retirement from the Monongalia County Health Department, or […]
MCHD looking to support first responders with radiological expertise
MORGANTOWN — What happens if first responders arrive at a crash site and suspect the presence of radioactive materials? A memorandum of understanding being drawn up between the Monongalia County […]
Lee Smith retiring after a decade as Mon County’s top doctor
MORGANTOWN — Lee Smith had it all worked out. After a career in emergency medicine, the good doctor figured he’d throttle down, coast into retirement in a more leisurely role. […]
State looking at regional map, funding model for county health departments
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Health Officer Dr. Lee Smith said there are foundational changes in the works for how West Virginia organizes and allocates funding for county health departments. During […]
Feral cat colony euthanized following rabies case
MORGANTOWN — A colony of feral cats around Distributor Drive, off Green Bag Road, has been eliminated after one of the animals was confirmed positive for rabies by the West […]
Smile Express II: MCHD gets $500,000 for new mobile dental clinic
MORGANTOWN — “This is a big one,” Monongalia County Health Department Executive Director Anthony DeFelice announced during Thursday’s board of health meeting. “We just signed an agreement with Aetna. They’re […]
