MORGANTOWN – Leadership with the Monongalia County Health Department was breathing a little easier Friday morning after receiving a “substantial deposit” of funds from the state. And none too soon. […]
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Board of Health: No smoking ban exceptions for cigar lounges
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Board of Health on Thursday voted against initiating a process through which exceptions in the county’s indoor smoking ban could be made for cigar lounges. […]
MCHD striving to be state’s third accredited health department
MORGANTOWN – “This is the journey we’re on,” Monongalia County Health Department Executive Director Anthony DeFelice said of MCHD’s sustained effort to achieve accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board. […]
Can of formula tied to botulism outbreak sold at Sabraton Kroger
MORGANTOWN – During Thursday’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Health, County Health Officer Dr. Brian Huggins said 46 stores in West Virginia have sold canisters of the ByHeart […]
Funding uncertainty has MCHD in ‘difficult financial straits’
MORGANTOWN — In the best of times, annual budgets are uncertain. They’re well-educated guesses – estimates, if you prefer the term. You look at what you expect to get, weigh […]
County board of health signs off on dispensary location
MORGANTOWN — Unless a proposed cannabis dispensary wants to open up within 1,000 feet of a school or daycare center, the Monongalia County Board of Health pretty much has to […]
School vaccination mandate could threaten state’s top marks
MORGANTOWN — According to Monongalia County Health Officer Dr. Brian Huggins, West Virginia is one of very few states – regardless of political leanings – that hasn’t seen a significant […]
Republic says it’s catching up, WVPSC monitoring the effort
MORGANTOWN — A representative of Republic Services told The Dominion Post that road conditions continue to be an issue, but the trash hauler expects to be 100% caught up in […]
God’s work: Smile Express going the extra mile for West Virginia’s kids
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 […]
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 […]
