[BOONE, NC] –Appalachian District Health Department is working with restaurants, childcare facilities, and other healthcare facilities to provide guidance regarding the boil water advisory issued as a precautionary measure by the Town of Boone yesterday, March 3, 2016. The boil water advisory issued as a precautionary measure by the Town of Boone on March 3, […]
Local Public Health Officials Urge Awareness of Zika Virus
[Boone, NC] – The Appalachian District Health Department is working closely with the North Carolina Department for Health and Human Services Division of Public Health, which works directly with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor the Zika virus. “We are urging pregnant women to be aware of the travel recommendations issued […]
Public Health Alert: Rabies Incident in Ashe County
[JEFFERSON, NC] – The public health staff, in partnership with Ashe County Animal control, and Ashe County Emergency Management, are working together to notify the community in and around the Trojan Horse Circle neighborhood about a confirmed rabies case from a neighborhood dog. The dog is described as a black and tan Rottweiler Hound mix […]
State Health Officials Urge Awareness of Zika Virus, Travel Recommendations
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging all North Carolinians to be aware of the risk of Zika virus infection before traveling to Central America, South America or the Caribbean. To date, no cases of Zika virus infection have been reported in North Carolina. “Pregnant women are urged to take note […]
Appalachian District Health Department awarded grant to strengthen the system of services for children and youth with special health care needs
(BOONE, NC)—The Appalachian District Health Department was awarded a three-year grant to strengthen the systems of care that impact families with children and youth with special health care needs in Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga Counties. The Innovative Approaches initiative, funded by the NC Division of Public Health Children and Youth Branch, will partner with families, […]