News and Events
Health Department to Implement New Fees for Selected Services on March 1
By: Eric Nickens
Pregnancy tests and Tdap vaccine to be affected
Give Kids a Smile Postponed

By: Eric Nickens
Event rescheduled for April 10
Twitter Feed Flash Apps are Down
By: Webmaster
Twitter's Flash-based Widget has been disabled by Twitter due to a security-based flaw found in the code. This means that the widgets we use to display our Twitter Feeds are not working. We are continuing to use Twitter and encourage you to check our various Twitter sites for more information about things happening around Alamance County. However, displaying our Twitter Feeds at Alamance-NC.com is a bit of a challenge.
In some cases, we are simply waiting on Twitter to replace the widgets. However, in some places, we are displaying the RSS feeds in place of the...
GIS Site Address Change!!!
By: Webmaster
Our GIS Website has changed its address.
2009 State of the County Health Report (SOTCH) Released
By: Eric Nickens
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2010
2009 State of the County Health Report (SOTCH) Released
BURLINGTON - The Alamance County Health Department has released the 2009 Edition of the State of the County Health Report (SOTCH). The SOTCH Report, an annual report required by the North Carolina Division of Public Health from all Local Health Departments in the state during non-Community Health Assessment years, provides updated health statistics and information about priority health issues.
The SOTCH Report highlights several key health indicators including morbidity and...
ACHD Women’s Health Programs Featured in N.C. Medical Journal Article
By: Eric Nickens
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2010
ACHD Women’s Health Programs Featured in N.C. Medical Journal Article
BURLINGTON - The Alamance County Health Department (ACHD) was recently recognized in the N.C. Medical Journal for implementing best practices and providing innovative programs to women across the reproductive health continuum.
The N.C. Medical Journal’s September/October 2009 “Spotlight on the Safety Net” feature, which became publically available in early December, focused on the health of women, particularly during childbearing years. ACHD programs and...
ACHD and Alamance-Caswell Dental Society Partner to Give Kids a Smile
By: Eric Nickens
Appointment scheduling begins January 19
Cell Phones for Soldiers - Final Push for 2009

By: Webmaster
We are still collecting your old cell phones for our Cell Phones for Soldiers collection drive. Are you getting a new cell phone for Christmas? Do you have an old cell phone taking up valuable space in your desk drawer? We will accept any and all old cell phones at our drop-off point at the County Office Building at 124 W. Elm St. in Graham. Other drop-off points include the AT&T Store at Alamance Crossing and Liberty Tax Service locations.
The Cell Phones for Soldiers program takes these phones, gives them to a recycler in exchange for money which is used to...
H1N1 Vaccination Clinic to be held in Mebane on December 11
By: Eric Nickens
Health Department: Don’t let H1N1 take the joy out of the holidays
Child Support Office Move
By: Jamie Snipes
The Child Support Office will be moving to a new location.

