On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new regulations regarding lead pipes aimed at eliminating the chance for lead exposure through drinking water within 10 years. […]
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County medical professionals collaborate to relieve hospitals on gameday
While most WVU home football games bring a surge of visitors to Morgantown, when WVU’s favorite foe – the Pitt Panthers – come to town, the potential […]
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 […]
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 […]
MCHD leadership says department could become a conduit for federal grant dollars
MORGANTOWN — If you’re going to run a county health department, you better know how to get after federal grant dollars. That was abundantly clear during a […]
Emergency responders not playing games when it comes to radiation
Local emergency responders and public health personnel won’t be playing games in the event of a radiation emergency in the area thanks to a newly designed program […]
MCHD WIC book vending machine
Holding her nearly 2-year-old son, Orion, Amy Gibb allows him to place a token in the slot of the new book vending machine at Monongalia County Health […]
Questions raised about supplemental pay for health department employees
MORGANTOWN — A $100,000 allocation made by the Monongalia County Commission in December to be distributed as one-time supplemental pay to employees of the Monongalia County Health […]
A suggestion for vaccine outreach
In mid-December, The Dominion Post reported the Monongalia County Health Department was awarded a $1 million Health Resources & Services Administration grant, which it will then be […]
When health care is more inclusive, it saves more lives
Last week, public health nurses with the Monongalia County Health Department underwent LGBTQ+ “safe zone” training. The adjacent term “safe space” is too often met with eyerolls […]
