The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health (BPH) continues to investigate cases of hepatitis A as part of the multi-state outbreak that is occurring nationally. Persons who use injection and non-injection drugs, persons with unstable housing or are homeless, persons with recent history of incarceration, and men who have sex with men (MSM) are at considerable risk for infection. There is continued transmission of hepatitis A in West Virginia due to increasing case counts and the long incubation period of the disease.
KCHD endorses Food Establishment Rule
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and the Putnam County Health Department have endorsed the Bureau for Public Health’s Food Establishment Rule: 64CSR17. In a letter to Brian Skinner, counsel for the Bureau for Public Health, Stanley Mills, director of Environmental Services for the health departments, wrote, “While this legislation was opposed last year by the hospitality and travel industry, in my long-time experience, this version of the food service code is more food-service-establishment friendly than prior versions of the food code.” The rule incorporates by reference the 2013 Food Code.
The Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health is seeking a physician to serve as executive director/health officer
The Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health is seeking a physician to serve as executive director/health officer for the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department located in Charleston, West Virginia. The position requires an individual who is a physician, has at least five (5) years of public health experience, a Masters in Public Health, and is eligible for a license to practice medicine in West Virginia. Preference is given to specialists certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
BACK TO SCHOOL WALK-IN IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
The KANAWHA COUNTY Back to School Walk-In Clinic at KCHD will be Monday, July 30 through (and including) Monday, August 6, 8:30am – 3:30pm
Suggestions offered for dealing with mosquito-borne illnesses
As summer takes hold, residents are becoming more concerned about the annual mosquito-borne illness problem. According to Christina Hinkle, RN, Kanawha-Charleston Health Department’s director of clinic services, “West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne illness that causes no symptoms in approximately 80 percent of the people who are infected.”
As many as 20 percent of those infected with West Nile virus will have symptoms including body aches, fever, headaches, nausea, vomiting and sometimes swollen lymph glands or skin rashes on the stomach or back. About 1 in 150 people develop more severe illnesses that may cause neurological impairment.
HEALTH ADVISORY #148 Voluntary NonOpioid Advanced Directive
The purpose of this Health Advisory is to provide guidance regarding the Voluntary NonOpioid Advanced Directive (VNOAD) form as established in Senate Bill 273, the Opioid Reduction Act of 2017 (“Act”), specifically W.Va. Code §16-54-2.
KCEAA schedules July 5-6 Hep A clinics
The Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority, in conjunction with the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, is conducting walk-in hepatitis A vaccination clinics for high-risk individuals as part of a response to the national Hepatitis A outbreak.
Clinics are scheduled Thursday, July 5, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Orchard Manor and Washington Manor. On Friday, July 6, clinics are scheduled from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Littlepage Terrace and South Park Village.
Health department identifies five more Hepatitis A cases in food service workers
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, which provides public health services for Kanawha and Putnam Counties, has confirmed hepatitis A cases in food service workers at the McDonald’s at 64 Patrick St. in Charleston, Pizza Hut at 603 Third St. in Saint Albans, Paul’s Poplar Park Drive Inn at 9850 Teays Valley Road in Scott Depot, Sakura at 230 Nitro Place in Cross Lanes, and Sam’s Club at 2500 Mountaineer Boulevard in South Charleston.
Health department schedules June 22 Hep A clinic
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, which also provides public health services for the Putnam County Health Department, is conducting a June 21 and 22 walk-in hepatitis A vaccination clinic for high-risk individuals as part of its response to the national Hepatitis A outbreak.
The clinic is Thursday, June 21, at the Gateway Shopping Center, 23 MacCorkle Ave, in St., Albans. Clinic hours are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The clinic is Friday, June 22, at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, 108 Lee St., in Charleston. Clinic hours are 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
HEALTH ADVISORY #147 Update on the Multi-State Hepatitis A Outbreak
As of June 8, 2018, West Virginia has identified 203 cases from 11 counties. Most cases have been reported from Cabell, Kanawha, and Putnam counties. Hospitalization remains high at about 70%. BPH is working closely with local health departments to obtain the most complete epidemiologic data available on cases to prevent secondary cases among close contacts. Vaccination of high-risk groups continues to be an important strategy in preventing new cases. In early June, BPH collaborated with the Regional Jail Authority to vaccinate inmates at the Western and Southcentral Regional Jails
Health department identifies two more Hepatitis A cases in food service workers
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, which provides public health services for Kanawha and Putnam Counties, has confirmed hepatitis A cases in food service workers at the Taco Bell at 4152 WV-34 in Hurricane and the Pizza Hut at 5730 MacCorkle Ave. in Charleston. One worker has been identified at each facility. This is part of an investigation involving a hepatitis A outbreak that began in February and has been linked to a national outbreak.
KCHD offers warm weather guidance
“Now is the time to prepare for hot temperatures that bring illness and even death every year,” according to Christina Hinkle, director of clinic services, at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and the Putnam County Health Department.
“Take measures to stay cool. Remain hydrated and keep informed. Getting too hot can make you sick. You can become ill from the heat if your body can’t compensate for it and properly cool you off,” Hinkle said.
Health department identifies Hepatitis A in Cold Spot employee
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, which provides public health services for Kanawha and Putnam Counties, has confirmed a hepatitis A case in a food service worker at the Cold Spot at 4005 Washington St., W., in Charleston. This is part of an investigation involving a hepatitis A outbreak began in February.
As a precaution, family members and coworkers are receiving Hepatitis A immunizations, according to CDC protocols.
Health department schedules Kanawha, Putnam Hep A clinics
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, which also provides public health services for the Putnam County Health Department, is scheduling hepatitis A vaccination clinics for restaurant and food service employees in Kanawha and Putnam counties as part of its response to the national Hepatitis A outbreak.
• May 30, Charleston Civic Center
• May 31, Putnam County Courthouse, Second Floor, Old Courthouse
• June 1, St. George Conference Center (Court and Lee Streets)
• June 1, Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church, 2848 Putnam Avenue, Hurricane
HEALTH ADVISORY #146 Vectorborne Disease Season
With the spring season comes an increase in mosquito and tick activity in West Virginia. Vectorborne disease season typically runs from May to November each year. Human cases of vectorborne disease are most frequently reported during summer since people are most active and outdoors when the weather is warm.
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