MORGANTOWN – In January 2022, WVU Health System President and CEO Albert Wright sat for a work session with the Monongalia County Commission to engage in a “meaningful conversation” about […]
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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 […]
FOG (fat, oil, grease) a constant threat to MUB’s sanitary sewer system
MORGANTOWN — Much like a cardiologist, the Morgantown Utility Board is concerned with the intake of fat, oil and grease – and for similar reasons. They tend to gum up […]
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 […]
Dr. Huggins: MCHD to lead community health promotion effort
MORGANTOWN — As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. As a public health leader in a state that perpetually finds itself at […]
Health department sees first direct impact of federal funding upheaval
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Health Department Chief Financial Officer Devan Smith was prepared to come into Thursday morning’s board of health meeting and report MCHD was so-far unscathed by the […]
MCHD watching federal, state funding closely
MORGANTOWN — Over the course of about 12 days in January, the Monongalia County Health Department followed along as news out of Charleston, then Washington, cast uncertainty on two of […]
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 […]
Health officials and COVID: Be cognizant and considerate
Will this past weekend in north-central West Virginia be the one that turns out to be a super-spreader for COVID? That’s what Ed Abbott of the Monongalia County Health Department […]
