By Natalie MeriwetherMCHD WIC The days are getting shorter, the nights are feeling cooler and summer is beginning to come to an end. Even though school is starting back up, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Postcast 78 – July 2, 2021
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Mon Commission blocks MCHD cannabis dispensary regulations
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission Wednesday voted unanimously to disapprove the medical cannabis dispensary regulations passed May 27 by the county’s board of health. The vote represents the state’s […]
Board of health makes its case for local cannabis regulations
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Health Department and the county’s board of health are not opposed to medical cannabis. The arrival of medical cannabis in the county is a public […]
Commission to explore whether it can act on medical cannabis regulations
MORGANTOWN — Senate Bill 12, which gives local elected officials oversight of decisions made by their county health departments, was passed on March 4, 2021, and went into effect June […]
