RHHD Blog: Well Read (Archived)

Last Updated: May 19, 2026 April 21-27 is National Volunteer Week, and RHHD has reason to celebrate! When we take on community projects, some of our most important teammates are volunteers with the Medical Reserve Corps of Virginia, or MRC. The MRC brings together people from all walks of life to support the educational and emergency response goals of...Continue reading→

Last Updated: May 19, 2026 On April 18, RHHD welcomed Shaleetta Drawbaugh as the new Health Equity Fund Program Officer. The Health Equity Fund (HEF) invests in organizations working to eradicate health disparities throughout our city. Shaleetta has called Richmond home for a long time. She grew up in Southeast Virginia—attending 11 different schools as a child!—and...Continue reading→

Last Updated: May 19, 2026 Saturday, April 20, marks the 25th annual running of the Sports Backers’ [http://ukrop’s%20monument%20avenue%2010k/]Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K, one of the largest and most popular 10K runs in the United States. RHHD Epidemiologist Supervisor Louise Lockett Gordon has been coaching with Sports Backers’ YMCA 10K Training Team at the Church Hill location...Continue reading→

Last Updated: May 19, 2026 Earth Day is Monday, April 22, but events that raise awareness about conservation and remind us of our responsibilities to the environment are going strong all month long. Earth Day is a public health observance, as far as RHHD and our partners like Richmond’s Parks & Rec Department are concerned. “Studies have shown that...Continue reading→

Last Updated: May 26, 2026 The second week in April is National STI Awareness Week. STIs, or sexually transmitted infections, include conditions like chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and HPV. STIs can still feel difficult to talk about in public. They can bring up shame or fear for a lot of people, and there are sometimes misunderstandings or...Continue reading→

Last Updated: May 19, 2026 The 2024 County Health Rankings report opens with a thought-provoking finding: “The healthiest counties, where people live long and well, have well-resourced civic infrastructure, including a more accessible information environment (local news outlets, broadband access, and public libraries), compared to counties among the least healthy.” Resources like Richmond Public Library (RPL) and Henrico County Public Library (HCPL) are...Continue reading→

Last Updated: May 19, 2026   Over the past few months, we’ve highlighted some of the newest Health Equity Fund (HEF) recipients. The HEF—which is administered by the Richmond and Henrico Public Health Foundation and supported by the City of Richmond and RHHD—announced its most recent round of funding last month. Recipients applied for dedicated funding in one of the...Continue reading→

It’s National Public Health Week, and RHHD is ready to celebrate! Every day, we’re spotlighting staff who show up across Richmond and Henrico to make our communities healthier, more equitable places to live.  Now’s a great time to make sure you’re following us on social media so that you don’t miss any of the faces or...Continue reading→

Last Updated: May 19, 2026 Sunday, March 24, is World TB Day. On World TB Day, public health workers commit to educating our communities about tuberculosis, an airborne bacterial infection that can lead to serious disease and death if it goes untreated. At RHHD, we have a TB team committed to education and care! The team includes Public Health Nurses Rosalie Bieda...Continue reading→

Last Updated: May 19, 2026 March has been officially recognized as National Social Work Month by the White House. In March, we celebrate the valuable skills social workers bring to our communities, and we consider the social challenges—things like increasing mental health needs and substance use—that make our social workers more vital than ever. Margo Webb, RHHD’s Director of...Continue reading→