Rappahannock Rapidan

Virginia’s Health is in Your Hands. Do your part, stop the spread.

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We need everyone’s help to stop the spread. Individuals, communities, businesses, and healthcare organizations all play an important role in slowing the spread of COVID-19.
Virginia is currently in Phases 1A and 1B of our COVID-19 vaccination plan. Healthcare workers, residents of long-term care facilities, frontline essential workers, and those at increased risk of exposure or serious illness are now getting the COVID-19 vaccine. We all need to continue to take the steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, even after we get vaccinated.
Wash your hands often, stay at least six feet apart from others, wear a mask in public settings, stay home if you are sick, and disinfect high-touch surfaces often. These are all very important ways to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Stay in your home from midnight to 5:00 a.m. Only leave your home during this time for essential activities, including seeking medical care, obtaining food and goods, and traveling to and from work. These are requirements of the modified Stay at Home Order as of December 14.
All Virginians should limit indoor and outdoor in-person gatherings to no more than 10 people. Continue to practice physical distancing and avoid mass gatherings and crowded places.
As of December 14, Governor Northam expanded the mask mandate to require that all Virginians aged 5 years and older wear masks that cover their mouth and nose in indoor settings shared with people outside of their household and when outdoors within six feet of another person who does not live with them.

Our mission is to attain optimal health for the people of our community through disease prevention, environmental safeguards and health promotion.

RRHD has begun COVID-19 vaccine efforts following Virginia’s COVID-19 Vaccination priorities.

By Jan 8, 2021, the RRHD team will have vaccinated nearly 1,000 frontline healthcare workers and first responder staff at a central location in the district. Through the dedication and hard work of our vaccination team, and in collaboration with Culpeper Medical Center – Novant Health UVA and Fauquier Health, we anticipate reaching most of the Phase 1a group by the end of next week. We plan to evolve (soon) to a larger site with pop-up events in other counties and/or Saturday availability. We continue to recruit staff and volunteers, and look forward to the time when vaccine is distributed to medical providers and pharmacies as well.

Although some may be getting a COVID-19 vaccine now, everyone is encouraged to continue safe practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Continue to wear cloth face-coverings or masks, stay at least six feet away from others, wash your hands well and often, and avoid gatherings with anyone who is not a member of your household.

Wednesday, Governor Northam identified which essential workers will be receiving the vaccine in Phase 1B and Phase 1C. When Phase 1B is launched, it will include frontline essential workers, such K-12 teachers and staff, grocery store workers, migrant farmworkers, corrections facility employees and people who are incarcerated, and those working or living in homeless shelters. Additionally, people over the age of 75 will be vaccinated in this stage. We anticipate this launch to occur the week of January 18. Below are the links for both essential workers and people over the age of 75.

Please check our weekly Facebook posts for updates on our vaccine campaign status here: https://www.facebook.com/RappRapHD

PHASE 1A/1B Vaccine Survey for Essential Workers

PHASE 1B Vaccine Survey for Individuals 75 and Older

Online Complaint Form for COVID-19 Violations

VDH Coronavirus Website

Employer Positive COVID-19 Case Reporting

2020 Planning District 9 Community Health Needs Assessment Final Report

2020 Culpeper-Madison-Orange Community Health Needs Assessment Final Report

2020 Fauquier-Rappahannock Community Health Needs Assessment Final Report

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