– Ariana Lawrence
Health Department urges individuals to stay up-to-date with vaccinations
BURLINGTON – The Alamance County Health Department has been able to provide the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) vaccine through expanded guidelines for state-supplied vaccine to anyone in the community. However, beginning January 1 that will no longer be possible.
In early 2012, the NC …
BURLINGTON – The Alamance County Health Department has completed and released the State of the County Health (SOTCH) report for 2012. The report provides updates on health statistics and information on progress in priority health areas as determined in the 2011 Community Health Assessment.
Community health priorities highlighted in the SOTCH include obesity …
BURLINGTON – Beginning Thursday, December 6, the Alamance County Health Department will provide the seasonal flu vaccine for free to everyone six months old and older.
Flu shots are available at the health department on a walk-in basis, Monday-Friday (excluding holidays), at the following times:
8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
“The …
BURLINGTON – The North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health in Raleigh has confirmed Alamance County’s fifth and sixth cases of rabies for the year.
Alamance County Health Department received notification on October 31 that a kitten located in the Eli Whitney area near Greensboro-Chapel Hill Rd had tested positive for rabies. The …
BURLINGTON – The Alamance County WIC Program will host a Breastfeeding Challenge on Saturday, September 29, at the Civitan Shelter in Burlington City Park, as a part of the Quintessence Global Breastfeeding Challenge. Activities will begin at 10:00 A.M. with limited free food, games, activities, and giveaways for participants. The official “latch …
Shots to be available daily, on walk-in basis
BURLINGTON – Flu season is upon us and the Alamance County Health Department (ACHD) wants you to protect yourself and your families. Beginning Wednesday, September 12, the health department will begin offering seasonal flu shots to the public.
The cost of the seasonal flu shot is …
Health Department receives “Best Practice in an Outbreak” award
BURLINGTON – Members of the Alamance County Health Department were recognized at the 2012 NC Communicable Disease Conference on Thursday, June 26th in Chapel Hill with the “Best Practice in an Outbreak” award. Ayo White, RN and Christie Sykes, RN accepted the award on …
Raccoon fights with unvaccinated dogs, twenty dogs euthanized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2012
BURLINGTON – The North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health in Raleigh has confirmed Alamance County’s fourth rabies case for the year. This case also marks the second confirmed case this month.
On March 19, three dogs and a raccoon …
Skunk fights with three dogs, one dog placed under six month quarantine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2012
BURLINGTON – The North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health in Raleigh has confirmed Alamance County’s third rabies case for the year and eighteenth confirmed case since April 2010.
On Wednesday, a skunk entered an area …
Free Tdap vaccine to be offered at special Mebane clinic on March 2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2012
BURLINGTON – Officials from the Alamance County Health Department (ACHD) announced additional plans today to address a community pertussis outbreak, now into its third month.
Since mid-December 2011, there have been 82 laboratory confirmed, probable …