Prevent. Promote. Protect.

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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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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Nutrition 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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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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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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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 outb...

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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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