MORGANTOWN — “I never want to push my agenda or my way of thinking on people, but I will say … If you haven’t had your shot, […]
Tag: Monongalia County Health Department
MCHD working with county on current, future facility needs
MORGANTOWN — In terms of facilities, the short-term plan for the Monongalia County Health Department is to work with the county commission to address urgent issues with […]
MCHD focusing efforts, grant dollars on boosting vaccination rates
MORGANTOWN — Based on its internal data, the Monongalia County Health Department has participated in the administration of more than 88,000 doses of the various COVID-19 vaccinations […]
Smith: Despite falling COVID numbers, the importance of vaccination remains
MORGANTOWN — It’s been some time since Monongalia County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Lee Smith got to deliver some positive news. Reset the counter. “The most […]
The theme for this month is “Keeping Your Child Healthy”
BY CAMI HAUGHT February brings Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month. In that vein of love and well-being, Monongalia County Health Department’s WIC’s theme for the month […]
About 40 children braved the weather for their free checkups
If it’s the first Friday in February and snowing (or sleeting or both), it must be Give Kids a Smile! at Monongalia County Health Department. However, the […]
Mon Commission agrees to explore sale of health department property
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Health System wants the property upon which the Monongalia County Health Department sits, and the Monongalia County Commission is willing to have that […]
Celebrate your holidays safely
This week marks the one-year anniversary since Americans began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. It seemed like a light at the end of the tunnel and a great […]
MCHD to administer $1 million in federal grants within six-county region
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Health Department is a grant-driven organization. But the typical setup sees federal funds pass through the state, which steers them to the […]
Smith relinquishing administrative role within health dept.
“We have collectively built a public health machine,” Dr. Lee Smith said Thursday to open his final report as executive director of the Monongalia County Health Department. […]
