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Welcome to the
Roanoke City & Alleghany
Health Districts
Newsletter
06.02.22
Health updates for residents of the
Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD)
RCAHD Teen Pregnancy Prevention Summit
Among those attending were Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare employees l-r: Sarah Watkins, Heather Harper Gunn, Courtenay Jackson, Kirsten Pratt, and ToNita Lowery

RCAHD's recent Teen Pregnancy Summit provided an educational and networking opportunity for professionals who work locally with adolescents' sexual & reproductive health.

Over 60 nonprofit, healthcare and community professionals attended the event, which featured an expert panel discussion and keynote presentation by Decca Knight, LPC, a Trauma Education Specialist at Children's Trust of Roanoke Valley, left. 

A good resource that parents can use at home to have an age-appropriate conversation with kids about health and relationships is the nonprofit Talk with Your Kids website.
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Botetourt County Administrative Offices Install a Lavender Garden
The Botetourt County Administrative staff recently dedicated a lavender garden outside its municipal offices for all to enjoy and in honor of the dedication of the county's employees, particularly throughout the pandemic.

Botetourt facilities staff l-r, David Lalush and Blake Winand helped to install the garden. Also pictured: County Administrator Gary Larrowe, RCAHD Health Director Cynthia Morrow, Fire and EMS Chief Jason Ferguson, and Botetourt County Supervisor Amy White.
RCAHD COVID-19 Situation Update
05/31/22
COVID-19 activity has lifted several RCAHD localities into the CDC's definition of "High" transmission. Any new cases resulting from Memorial Day holiday gatherings are not yet reflected in these numbers. We have not received any new notifications of Hepatitis A cases to date this week.
Restaurant Workers Get Protected!

Hepatitis A, a serious disease of the liver, has been on the rise in the
Roanoke area

Restaurant workers are encouraged to protect yourselves with vaccination,
FREE at this event!

Monday, June 6
Williamson Road Library
11-3pm

Restaurant staff should
call
540-613-6597 to
reserve a dose
Questions about the COVID-19 Vaccine and Kids?
The CDC recently expanded eligibility of COVID-19 boosters for children 5-11 years old who are at least five months past their primary vaccine series. Many children have yet to complete the recommended two-dose vaccine series. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), only 1 in 3 (35%) 5-11 year-olds has received at least one dose, as of May 25.

With COVID-19 vaccinations for children under the age of 5 expected to be authorized later this month, check out The Conversation, short videos where healthcare experts tackle tough questions about vaccine.
Order More FREE At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits

Have you ordered your 8 free COVID-19 test kits? You can now order 8 more! U.S. households can now place a total of 3 separate orders for FREE, at-home COVID-19 rapid tests (for a total of 16 tests).

If an order was previously placed for your address, you can place a new order now.