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Prevent. Promote. Protect.

The mission of Monongalia County Health Department (MCHD) is to prevent disease, promote healthy living and protect our community.

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Clinical Services

MCHD Clinical Services has served generations of Monongalia County residents with their medical needs ranging from adult and childhood vaccines to breast and cervical cancer screenings. Learn more about Clinical Services.

Brittany Irick and Joe Klass during Free Naloxone Day outside the WVU Mountainlair, April 2024.

Threat Preparedness

MCHD Threat Preparedness provides public health preparedness and response capabilities to protect the community from natural and man-made threats. Learn more about Threat Preparedness.

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Dentistry

MCHD Dentistry proudly provides quality preventive, restorative, therapeutic and cosmetic dental care for children and adults in a caring, professional environment. Learn more about MCHD Dentistry.

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MCHD WIC

MCHD WIC provides nutrition, breastfeeding support, health education and other services, free of charge, to pregnant women, mothers, infants and children up to the age of 5 who qualify. Learn more about WIC.

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Environmental Health

Environmental Health helps to protect the health of the citizens of Monongalia County by regulating the food, water, land, public spaces and businesses of Monongalia County. Learn more about Environmental Health.

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Infection Control & Disease Prevention

Our Infection Control & Disease Prevention program members are tasked with conducting outreach and tracking and managing outbreaks of communicable diseases. Learn more about Infection Control & Disease Prevention.

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Clinical Services

MCHD Clinical Services has served generations of Monongalia County residents with their medical needs ranging from adult and childhood vaccines to breast and cervical cancer screenings. Learn more about Clinical Services.

Brittany Irick and Joe Klass during Free Naloxone Day outside the WVU Mountainlair, April 2024.

Threat Preparedness

MCHD Threat Preparedness provides public health preparedness and response capabilities to protect the community from natural and man-made threats. Learn more about Threat Preparedness.

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Vector Control – Ticks, Mosquitoes, etc.

Some animals and insects, such as rodents, mosquitoes and ticks, can spread diseases to humans. Although these animals and insects are a natural part of the environment where we live, by minimizing our contact with them we can help to preve...

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Vector Control – Ticks, Mosquitoes, etc.

Radiation Response Team — CBRN

Members of Monongalia County Health Department’s Threat Preparedness program work to protect area residents from the harmful effects of substances known by the acronym CBRN — Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear. Radiation is use...

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Radiation Response Team — CBRN

Nutritional Counseling and Education (WIC)

Nutritionists and registered dietitians provide nutrition assessments along with nutrition counseling and education for WIC participants. Nutritionists and dietitians also prescribe the WIC food package tailored to the individual participan...

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Nutritional Counseling and Education (WIC)

Naloxone/Narcan

Save lives. Naloxone HCL (Narcan) is a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, a result of consuming or using one or more opioid-related drugs. In order for those struggling with substance abuse to receive help, they ...

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Naloxone/Narcan

Food Safety Training

Monongalia County Health Department offers three levels of food safety training: food manager certification, person-in-charge training and food worker training. Download the 2024 Food Safety Training Schedule Food worker training Food wo...

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Food Safety Training

Epidemiology/Infectious Diseases

Epidemiology is the study of health and illness in the community and is considered the foundation of public health. At Monongalia County Health Department, our epidemiologists track infectious diseases, investigate and manage disease outbre...

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Breastfeeding

There is no better food than breast milk for a baby’s first year of life. Breastfeeding provides many health, nutritional and emotional benefits to both mother and baby. Mothers enrolled in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program are ...

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Breastfeeding

Diverse expertise. Singular focus.

Our diverse team of highly skilled, experienced and dedicated professionals are collectively focused on the health and well-being of our community.

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News & Announcements

Public Health 101 hits the airwaves

News

Oct. 9, 2024 - By Mary Wade Burnside If you have a chance to listen to the radio in the mornings, Monongalia County Health Department has something new for you. Mon Healt...

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You're invited to MCHD's Trunk or Treat event!

Alert

Oct. 7, 2024 - Monongalia County Health Department will be holding a Trunk or Treat event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the health department, 453 Van Voorhis Road,...

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Why naloxone is free and why you should get it

Threat Preparedness

Sep. 25, 2024 - By Mary Wade Burnside When the Monongalia County Quick Response Team (QRT) launched our first Save a Life Day three years ago, we had no idea how popular th...

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Monongalia County Health Department

(304) 598-5100

453 Van Voorhis Road
Morgantown, WV 26505


Dentistry

(304) 598-5108

Environmental Health

(304) 598-5131

Threat Preparedness

(304) 225-0262

Clinical Services

(304) 598-5119

Infection Control & Disease Prevention

304-598-5172

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