Health

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (January 27, 2022) – Thousands of free N95 respirators and COVID-19 tests have been given to community agencies to target populations with a high need for protection. 
The Henderson County Department of Public Health, Department of Social Services and Emergency Management recently received 22,000 N95 respirators from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. The county agencies were tasked with creating a plan to distribute the N95s that included detention facilities and agencies serving individuals experiencing homelessness. 

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 31, 2021) – The Henderson County Department of Public Health will move its COVID-19 vaccine clinics back to the former JCPenney site at the Blue Ridge Mall due to increased demand and in preparation for boosters this fall.

Starting Sept. 1, COVID-19 vaccinations for first, second and additional doses will be offered at the former JCPenney location at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Boulevard in Hendersonville. Individuals seeking their first dose can schedule an appointment online Monday through Friday.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (May 13, 2021) – School nurses were honored by Henderson County Public Schools on National School Nurse Day Wednesday for the role they play in keeping students and staff safe.

Megan Sales of Hendersonville Middle was named the 2020-21 School Nurse of the Year for Henderson County as part of the ceremony. Sales was nominated by her peers for the care she provides every day for her students and school.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (May 13, 2021) – School nurses were honored by Henderson County Public Schools on National School Nurse Day Wednesday for the role they play in keeping students and staff safe.

Megan Sales of Hendersonville Middle was named the 2020-21 School Nurse of the Year for Henderson County as part of the ceremony. Sales was nominated by her peers for the care she provides every day for her students and school.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (April 20, 2021) – Over the next several weeks, residents will have the opportunity to help the Henderson County Department of Public Health identify the most critical health issues in our community. A national research firm will conduct phone surveys with approximately 200 individuals in the area between March and June of this year. The confidential survey will ask questions about residents’ health status, behaviors, and experiences.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (March 23, 2021) – The Henderson County Department of Public Health will move its COVID-19 vaccination clinics to the former JCPenney location at the Blue Ridge Mall starting Thursday, March 25.

The Health Department is currently conducting its vaccination clinics at East Henderson High School. With Henderson County Public Schools resuming in-person instruction, county officials needed to identify a new space that was accessible and provided ample parking.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (March 19, 2021) – The Henderson County Department of Public Health has opened COVID-19 vaccination appointments to all currently eligible groups to schedule online or by phone.

The Health Department has launched the COVID-19 Registry, which allows individuals in all currently eligible groups in North Carolina to be contacted for a vaccine appointment when available by phone or email. Individuals can register at www.hendersoncountync.gov/health.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (March 16, 2021) – The Henderson County Department of Public Health is utilizing a phone and email notification system for remaining individuals on its COVID-19 Vaccine Waitlist, which gives individuals the option to schedule an appointment or be removed from the waitlist.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (March 12, 2021) – Henderson County COVID-19 vaccine providers will move to Group 4 eligibility alongside the state on March 17, starting with vaccinations for individuals with high-risk medical conditions, experiencing homelessness or incarcerated.

Local providers have been scheduling appointments for frontline essential workers in Group 3 while continuing to prioritize previous eligible groups. As more seniors have been able to receive vaccination appointments, providers are comfortable signaling the official shift to Groups 3 and 4.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (March 10, 2021) – Henderson County has been ranked as the healthiest county in Western North Carolina and among the healthiest in the state, according to the 2020 County Health Rankings report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Henderson County achieved one of its highest combined rankings ever in the report, which evaluates both health factors and outcomes in all 100 counties. In overall health outcomes, Henderson County’s rank improved from 13 in 2019 to 8 in 2020. In overall health factors, the county improved from 5 to 3.