The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department offers the Fluzone High-Dose flu vaccine for people ages 65 years old and older. The high-dose vaccine contains four times the antigen of a standard-dose flu vaccine. A higher dose is intended to give older people a better immune response, which means better protection against the flu. According to the Centers […]
Archives for October 2019
News release: KCHD to mark National Fire Prevention Month
To mark National Fire Prevention Month, Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, will join representatives from the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office, the American Red Cross, and city and county agencies Thursday to highlight the importance of fire safety and prevention. In 2017, fires caused 3,645 deaths and […]
HEALTH ADVISORY #162 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections Among People Who Inject Drugs — Additional Area Seeing Increase, Others Vulnerable
HIV has long been present across West Virginia, although at low levels. With the state’s opioid and now broader substance use epidemic, West Virginia has been increasingly vulnerable to HIV outbreak(s) among persons who inject drugs (PWID). The sharing of injection drug equipment as well as high-risk sexual practices associated with substance use generate this vulnerability. The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health (BPH) actively monitors HIV diagnoses across the state and works with local and federal partners to prevent, investigate and respond to increases.
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News release: KCHD announces HIV Task Force
A new working group has been formed to increase capacity for HIV testing and linkage to care in Kanawha County. The first meeting of the Kanawha-Charleston HIV Taskforce is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, 108 Lee Street East in Charleston. The task force will be made up of health care providers […]
News release: KCHD to offer walk-in flu vaccine clinic on Columbus Day
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department will remain open to offer flu vaccines on Columbus Day, Monday Oct. 14, 2019. No appointments are needed. People who come to get a flu vaccine should bring their insurance health card. Low-cost flu vaccines are available for adults without health insurance. No-cost flu vaccines are available for children without health […]