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September 17, 2024
Media Contact: Tara Rose, Tara.Rose@vdh.virginia.gov

Crater Health District and Dinwiddie County to Host Open House and Health Fair Event

DINWIDDIE, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health’s Crater Health District (CHD) and Dinwiddie Parks and Recreation Department partnered to present the Ragsdale Community Center Open House & Health Fair. The event will be held on Saturday, September 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ragsdale Community Center, located at 20916 Old School Road in McKenney.

CHD encourages the community to visit the open house to connect with community resources and take advantage of on-site health screenings and vaccinations. The event will feature glucose screenings, flu vaccines, and blood pressure checks provided by Central Virginia Health Services and CHD.

“Our CHD staff and Dinwiddie community partners look forward to providing important health services and information promoting healthy living,” said Crater District Health Director Alton Hart, Jr., MD, MPH. “We invite everyone from Dinwiddie County to visit the newest facility and join us at this community event featuring entertainment and valuable resources.”

Dinwiddie Public Schools Transportation has partnered to provide transportation for the event. The buses will be picking up community members from two locations: Southside Elementary School located at 10305 Boydton Plank Road in Dinwiddie and Dinwiddie High School located at 11501 Boisseau Road in Dinwiddie. Pick-up begins at 10 a.m. with the bus leaving promptly at 10:30 a.m. The buses will arrive at the schools for drop off at 2 p.m. To pre-register, people can visit: redcap.link/r42zn3md .

“We are excited to rebrand our newest Recreation Building, Ragsdale Community Center, by having an open house. We are especially happy to partner with VDH-Crater Health District on this event. We want this to be a big showing for citizens to see Ragsdale’s amenities, our program offerings, show off our grand staff, and most importantly, get our community healthy by providing health screenings on-site,” said Quinell Henderson, director of Dinwiddie County Parks & Recreation.

The event will feature many family-friendly activities, community resources, food trucks, and the Justin J. Davis Heart Foundation will provide free produce and groceries.

For more information please contact Lorenzo Bradley Jr. at 804-478-6146 Ext. 8007 about the Open House and Melissa Perez Diggs 804-382-2667 for Health Fair information.

To learn more about CHD, please visit www.vdh.virginia.gov/crater and our community partners Dinwiddie Parks and Recreation.

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October 11, 2023
Media Contact: Julie Thacker, Julie.Thacker@vdh.virginia.gov

Crater Health District to Hold Health and Safety Resource Fair at Greensville County High School November 4

EMPORIA, Va. – The Crater Health District is partnering with the Justin J. Davis Heart Foundation for a fun and informative event on Saturday, November 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the gymnasium at Greensville County High School, 403 Harding St, Emporia, VA 23847. Activities and resources include free food, produce popup, raffle giveaways, music, entertainment, holiday food drive, children’s activities, and health and safety services. Transportation will be available at select locations.

“We want community members to come out and kickoff the holiday season with us,” said Crater Health District COVID-19 Containment Operations Manager Jazmine Black. “There will be several opportunities for hands on demonstrations and plenty of dancing, music, and family activities.”

“We are very excited to partner with the Justin J. Davis Heart Foundation for this event,” said Crater District Health Director Alton Hart, Jr., MD, MPH. “We also are grateful for the numerous community partners who are joining us on November 4 and sharing resources, information, and activities with the residents of Greensville and Emporia.”
Organizations that are interested in offering their resources or services at the event can reach out to Jazmine Black, COVID-19 Containment Operations Manager, at 804-609-5730 or Jazmine.Black@vdh.virginia.gov.

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