We all have a role to play in preventing suicide
Last Updated: September 8, 2025 September is Suicide Prevention Month. This is a time to raise awareness, remember those we’ve lost, and strengthen our connections. Richmond and Henrico Health Districts invite you to share resources that can save lives. Together, we can help prevent suicide. Suicide remains a leading cause of death in Virginia. In...Continue reading→
How to recognize and prevent an opioid overdose
Last Updated: August 28, 2025 Opioids are natural or synthetic chemicals that bind to receptors in your brain or body to reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain. Doctors sometimes prescribe opioids to manage and treat moderate-to-severe pain. Opioids can cause a person’s breathing to slow down or stop— this is considered an...Continue reading→
Community Health Workers Build Bridges
Last Updated: August 27, 2025 National Community Health Worker Awareness Week is August 25-30. “Community Health Workers help families get care, learn about their health and find local resources,” said Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Director of Community Programming Margo Webb. “Their work makes an impact across Richmond City and Henrico County every day. We’re proud...Continue reading→
College Health 101
Last Updated: August 26, 2025 For some young adults, going off to college is an exciting time. Learning to take care of one’s health is as important as required coursework. “College is a time of growth and new experiences, including learning how to care for your health,” said RHHD Population Health Manager Tamara Jones-Groves. “We...Continue reading→
RHHD Highlights Breastfeeding and Nutrition Support Services
Last Updated: August 26, 2025 “National Breastfeeding Month reminds us that new and expecting parents need support, encouragement and resources as they navigate the challenging first years of a child’s life,” said Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Director of Community Programming Margo Webb. “Richmond and Henrico Health Districts provide a variety of support services and...Continue reading→
RHHD + Community Partners Immunization & School Entrance Physical Events
Last Updated: July 31, 2025 Immunizations are another thing to put on your back-to-school checklist, especially for rising 7th and 12th graders. RHHD clinics and partners are hard at work getting immunizations to students around Richmond City and Henrico County. Visit https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/richmond-city/childhood-immunization/ for information about immunization requirements and where to schedule those appointments. RHHD and our community partners have...Continue reading→
We are running it, Back 2 School Bash: More than Just Supplies!
Last Updated: July 31, 2025 Trauma Healing Response Network (THRN) and The City of Richmond Department of Justice Services kicks off the school year with a Back 2 School Bash that you won’t want to miss! This isn’t just another event, it’s an evening designed to remove real barriers that too many students and families...Continue reading→
Hurricane Season is Here, So Let’s Stay Ready!
Last Updated: July 31, 2025 In Richmond City and Henrico County, we may not be on the coast, but we still feel the impact of hurricane season in powerful ways. Every year, our region faces heavy rainfall, damaging winds, flash flooding, and even tornadoes, all triggered by hurricanes and tropical cyclones. That’s why hurricane awareness...Continue reading→
America’s Night Out Against Crime
Last Updated: July 31, 2025 On Tuesday, August 5, residents in neighborhoods throughout the City of Richmond, Henrico County, and across the nation, lock their doors, turn on outside lights, and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police. Many RHHD neighborhoods will be hosting a variety of special events such as block parties, cookouts,...Continue reading→
Measles: Educate and Vaccinate
Last Updated: May 9, 2025 Staying up to date on public health information can be stressful and time-consuming. RHHD helps you understand what’s happening in our local communities, our commonwealth, and our country, so that you can better protect yourselves and your neighbors from dangers like infectious diseases. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reported...Continue reading→
And … action! Share important asthma and allergy info with your child’s caregivers
Last Updated: May 9, 2025 May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, and boy, do we know asthma and allergies. The Richmond region ranks 8th on the list of most challenging places to live with seasonal allergies and we’re also considered an Asthma Capital. Asthma and allergies are no fun at any age, but they can be especially...Continue reading→
Family and service: RHHD’s Central Virginia Nurse of the Year is guided by both
Last Updated: May 9, 2025 When RHHD’s Public Health Nurse Keesha Sellers learned she’d been named VDH’s Central Virginia Nurse of the Year, she began reflecting on the journey that brought her to public health nursing. Keesha grew up in a military family and spent five years in the Navy. As a former Army nurse,...Continue reading→