Last Updated: April 7, 2025
National Public Health Week is April 7 – 13, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) celebrate National Public Health Week April 7 – 13 by highlighting public health accomplishments and services. RHHD’s 2024 Annual Report provides community members with updates from its teams that focus on Clinical Services; Community Health; Environmental Health and Safety; Population Health; and more.
“The dedicated public health professionals at Richmond and Henrico Health Districts work tirelessly to protect and improve the health of our communities,” said RHHD Director Elaine Perry, M.D. “We celebrate the accomplishments of the past year and look forward to advancing this important work in the years ahead.”
In 2024, RHHD:
- Received responses from 1,126 Richmond and Henrico Residents who completed the 2024 Community Health Assessment Survey (CHA). Community members can read the full CHA Report online.
- Vaccinated 1,539 students at 60 in-school 7th and 12th grade vaccination events in partnership with Richmond Public Schools and Henrico County Public Schools.
- Provided health services for newcomers from over 14 countries.>
- Reached 9,000 community members through Community Health Workers’ attendance at Outreach and Community Events.
- Directly observed 2,608 tuberculosis treatments.
- Enrolled 50 new PrEP clients. PrEP is a medication that reduces a person’s chances of getting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
- Completed 4,557 food service inspections throughout Richmond and Henrico.
- Distributed 991 Narcan kits (each containing two doses of the opioid overdose reversal medication) at community events and encounters (10/1/23-9/30/2024).
- Conducted 4,362 Family Planning and STI clinic visits.
- Provided 441 COVID-19, flu, and mpox vaccinations at mobile events.
RHHD will be celebrating National Public Health Week on social media and on Well Read, the RHHD blog, at rhhd.gov/blog. Visit rhhd.gov for more health and safety information.
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