VOLUNTARY PRODUCT RECALL FOR ALL BLUE BELL ICE CREAM PRODUCTS DUE TO POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK The Appalachian District Health Department is issuing notice to the public about a voluntary product recall issued by Blue Bell Creameries for all its products including ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sherbet, and frozen snacks because they have the potential to have […]
N.C. DHHS Encourages MMR Vaccination in the Midst of Multi-State Measles Outbreak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2015 Contact: news@dhhs.nc.gov 919-855-4840 Raleigh, N.C. – In light of the multi-state measles outbreak linked to a California amusement park, public health experts in the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services are encouraging preventive measures and reminding everyone that vaccination is the best way to protect yourself […]
County Health Rankings: Alleghany County
(Sparta, NC) –Alleghany County ranks sixty-six among the healthiest counties in NC, according to the fifth annual County Health Rankings, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI). The Rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org. “These measures offer us another reminder that where we live matters […]
County Health Rankings: Ashe County
(Jefferson, NC) –Ashe County ranks forty-one among the healthiest counties in NC, according to the fifth annual County Health Rankings, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI). The Rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org. “These measures offer us another reminder that where we live matters […]
County Health Rankings: Watauga County
(Boone, NC) –Watauga County ranks the second healthiest in NC, according to the fifth annual County Health Rankings, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI). The Rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org. “We are celebrating this wonderful news about Watauga County, but we also are […]