The Rappahannock Area Health District says at-home COVID-19 tests are convenient, fast, and available now!
COVID tests kits available
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WATCH: COPE: “You are the help until help arrives” comes to Stafford
A five day community health and life saving campaign begins Sunday (October 1) in Stafford sponsored by COPE–Community Outreach Patient Engagement program. “You are the help until help arrives.”
PHOTOS: 6th annual Austen’s Communitas 5K Walk in Fredericksburg
Rain didn’t slow the 6th annual Austen’s Communitas 5k Walk for the Brain Aneurysm Foundation in memory of Austen Dunn. The start at Memorial Park on Kenmore Avenue.
WATCH: The life saving work of SkyBear
Precious Cargo. Two members of SkyBear talk about their training and equipment to provide rapid air transport when needed from Mary Washington Hospital to Children’s National
Germanna hosting Health Careers Open House this Thursday
Career Fair at the Locust Grove campus
Free two day clinic this weekend on the Northern Neck for dental, vision and medical services
Free dental, vision and medical services coming to Montross
LISTEN: Town Talk/Brain Aneurysm Awareness
Ashley Rakes and Stacy Horner-Dunn preview the annual walk at Kenmore Park on September 23th. The walk raises awareness and funds. We talk about warning signs and how to advocate.
LISTEN: Town Talk/American Red Cross Blood Services
Alexis Innis with the Red Cross says 63% of the population is eligible give but only 3% of that do donate blood. redcrossblood.org
Earn While You Learn recognized by Germanna and Mary Washington Healthcare
Mary Washington Healthcare and Germanna began the Earn While You Learn partnership during the pandemic that helped address the nursing shortage then.
Grant to increase mental health support in local schools
The grant will provide the resources for RACSB to add a full-time child and adolescent therapist who will be based in a local school division.
Virginia Department of Health announces statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease
Meningococcal disease is a rare but serious illness
Swimming advisory lifted on Aquia Creek
Sewage spill impacted part of Aquia Creek the past week
WATCH: Fighting drug use in the region–what’s being done?
Officials with the Rappahannock Area Health District and the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board talk to Spotsylania Supervisors about area drug use and some methods to fight drugs.
WATCH: It’s Overdose Awareness Day
Mayor Greenlaw reads a proclamation
Events planned around the area for International Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday
From the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board
Swimming advisory issued for Aquia Creek in Stafford
A sewer force main break occurred several hundred feet from the waterway near Aquia Drive.
Harmful algae expands swimming advisories for parts of Lake Anna
The next sampling will happen the week of September 19th
LISTEN: Town Talk/Mary Washington Healthcare Cardiology
Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Clarence Findley talks about when you should be screened if your family has a history of heart problems (40) , when you should consult with a doctor and the importance of exercise and having a healthy diet.
WATCH: A desperate need for blood donors
Alexis Innis with American Red Cross Blood Services says there doesn’t have to be a blood shortage. She says if just a few of us took the time to give blood, the supply would be in good shape. redcrossblood.org
Do you know the signs of heat-related illnesses and the responses to them?
Info on staying safe during this heat
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