RHHD Blog: Well Read

Hello, neighbors and friends, and welcome back to the RHHD weekly newsletter! If you’re like me, you’ve spent some time in January considering what lessons from 2023 might come with you into 2024. Here at RHHD, our reflections are guided by our mission statement, our vision for our region, and our core values, which we... Continue reading→

January 12 is National Pharmacist Day, and RHHD has two important reasons to celebrate: our community partners, Bremo Pharmacy and Hope Pharmacy. If we didn’t know before, the COVID-19 pandemic showed us the work pharmacists do to provide vital vaccine and medication care to our communities. Thanks to Bremo, RHHD was able to reach and vaccinate residents for... Continue reading→

  Starting in January, RHHD will add RSV vaccines to our immunization clinics! Who’s eligible?   Pregnant people at 32 through 36 weeks of pregnancy and those who are 60 and older. RHHD will make the vaccine available for people who are insured, underinsured, or uninsured. Why should I get it?  RSV is a highly contagious... Continue reading→

Vaccines remain one of our best protections against COVID-19 and flu. In December, the federal government added one more layer of support for people who are sick and can’t leave the house or for folks who are uninsured. The expanded Home Test to Treat program now provides free testing, telehealth, and treatment options. The NIH press release explains that... Continue reading→

Jenise Jones, RN, BSN, and Carmen Miller were conducting their regular, once-a-month, home vaccination appointments with refugee clients when they realized one visit was going to go a little differently. “We were literally met with the dining room table fully set” says Jenise, recalling beautiful dishes, hot milk, and homemade food. “There was no ‘oh... Continue reading→

NOAA Wakefield has compiled a list of resources and information as part of this week’s Virginia Winter Weather Preparedness Week. Each tab offers a day’s worth of education and strategies for getting your home and family winter-ready (be honest: do you know the difference between a winter storm watch, warning, or advisory?). These forecast experts also share temperature and... Continue reading→

Recently recalled fruit puree pouches. Click image to see larger view. In November, the company WanBana recalled WanaBana, Weis, and Schnucks apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches and cinnamon apple sauce after reports of elevated lead levels in the products. RHHD Lead Case Manager Jordan Albright added the recall—with color images of the three products—to the Lead Recall Binder she’s begun... Continue reading→

Friday, Dec. 1, is World AIDS Day, a global day of remembrance. UNAIDS founded World AIDS Day in 1988 as the first international day for global health. Each year, UNAIDS brings agencies, governments, and organizations together around a campaign theme. The 2023 theme is “Let Communities Lead.” The theme emphasizes “person-centered public health services” and calls for foregrounding... Continue reading→

  The dropping temperatures mean that winter sports have arrived! While student athletes are embarking on basketball, indoor track, wrestling, and cheer seasons, RHHD is celebrating one of our own: sports physicals season. Community Health Nurse Manager Amy Popovich notes that Virginia requires middle- and high-school-aged students to have a sports physical before participating in sporting competitions,... Continue reading→

RRHD’s own Virginia Slattum was the recent recipient of VDH’s third quarter BEACON award. Her award letter shares the following: “As a BEACON award winner, your efforts have exemplified Breaking Barriers, Empathy, Art of Caring, Community Advocacy, Original Ideas, and Never Ending Diligence. You are a great example for VDH nurses across the state.” Congratulations to Virginia on this well-deserved honor! Continue reading→