Holding her nearly 2-year-old son, Orion, Amy Gibb allows him to place a token in the slot of the new book vending machine at Monongalia County Health […]
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Questions raised about supplemental pay for health department employees
MORGANTOWN — A $100,000 allocation made by the Monongalia County Commission in December to be distributed as one-time supplemental pay to employees of the Monongalia County Health […]
A suggestion for vaccine outreach
In mid-December, The Dominion Post reported the Monongalia County Health Department was awarded a $1 million Health Resources & Services Administration grant, which it will then be […]
When health care is more inclusive, it saves more lives
Last week, public health nurses with the Monongalia County Health Department underwent LGBTQ+ “safe zone” training. The adjacent term “safe space” is too often met with eyerolls […]
West Virginia and COVID-19: Where are we now?
Local health officials said while the state of West Virginia is in a better place now regarding the COVID-19 pandemic than it was at the beginning of […]
What to do and what not to do with your COVID-19 vaccination card
Those who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, or are in the process of becoming fully vaccinated, have come into possession of a CDC COVID-19 vaccination card. […]
Pay local people to compile COVID data? Yes, please
The Monongalia County Board of Health would like the county health department to start compiling all available data on severe COVID cases and deaths in our area, […]
Smith notes lack of state support as BOH delays fee increases
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Health Officer Lee Smith isn’t one to mince words in the best of times. But after more than a year at the center […]
The COVID-19 finish line may be in sight, but you shouldn’t stop to change your sneakers
To many, it may seem the COVID-19 pandemic is quickly approaching the conclusion of its final act: Vaccines are being rolled out, Gov. Jim Justice authorized indoor […]
MCHD gives Morgantown notice over Diamond Village homeless camp
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown has been notified by the Monongalia County Health Department that it is in violation of state sanitation standards as it pertains […]
