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Breastfeeding Awareness Month will be different

In a typical year, the WVU Erickson Alumni Center comes alive on the first Thursday in August, with families marching on the grounds, carrying signs with slogans such as “Breast is Best,” “Breastfeeding is nothing to be embarrassed about” and “Breastfeeding — the original fast ...

WIC reopens to new participants Aug. 1

Newsroom@DominionPost.com  Monongalia County Health Department’s Women, Infants, and Children will reopen for in-person visits on Aug. 1 to allow new participants to enroll in the federally-funded food assistance program. MCHD WIC, which operates in six counties — Monongalia, ...

MCHD offers summer programs

Summer is in full swing, and activities at Monongalia County Health Department have also geared up as we continue to deal with the pandemic and promote our other initiatives. After two years off, Threat Preparedness Program Manager Jamie Moore has been spending time in the woods in ...

Lyme disease on the rise

Newsroom@DominionPost.com  Dr. Mark E. Rogers has recently seen as many as  four cases of Lyme disease daily at WVU Urgent Care at Suncrest Towne Centre, one indication that the tick-borne illness is on the rise in Monongalia County. “This year, it’s really taken ...

Grill safely this 4th of July

At some point during this Fourth of July weekend, Ryan Walther will probably be behind a grill, cooking up some steaks or burgers and maybe some veggies — safely. As a former restaurant grill cook and the sanitarian at Monongalia County Health Department who teaches food safety courses, ...

Postcast 78 – July 2, 2021

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