Health

Many participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) are impacted by the impacts of Hurricane Helene.

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Tragically, more than 3,500 babies in the U.S. and over 100 babies in North Carolina die suddenly and unexpectedly every year while sleeping. The majority of these deaths are associated with unsafe sleep environments (for example, blankets in a crib, sleeping on an adult bed, or sleeping with another person in a bed or couch, etc.).

QPR is a 90-minute evidence-based training providing practical and proven suicide prevention strategies for work, school, home and in your community. Through a certified QPR trainer, you will learn to identify a person at risk and respond confidently.

Register for the December, 3 QPR Workshop 

Question: Learn how to ask and not ask, about suicide

August 23, 2024

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Environmental Health Specialist – On-site Wastewater/Well Program

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August 16, 2024

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Auxiliary School Health Nurse Specialist

 (Public Health Nurse I)

National Crisis Line: 9-8-8: If you or someone you know is struggling or in a crisis, help is available. You can call or text 9-8-8, or chat at www.988Lifeline.org to reach a trained counselor who can provide support in a mental health, substance use or suicide crisis.

July 31, 2024                                         

 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Public Health Nurse II – School Health Nurse Specialist

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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (June 19, 2024) – The Henderson County Department of Public Health has seen an increase in calls about sick raccoons and raccoon encounters with humans and domestic animals. Avoid contact with raccoons and other wild or stray animals to reduce the risk of rabies exposure.

Firearms are now the leading cause of injury-related death for children and youth in North Carolina.

If you own a firearm, take steps to prevent a tragedy. When it comes to proper gun safety in the home, preventative measures can be the difference between life and unnecessary death among children and teens.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (April 25, 2024) – The Henderson County Department of Public Health has confirmed a current outbreak of 27 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in Henderson County.