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Public Health Employees Receive Statewide Recognition
Public Health Employees Receive Statewide Recognition At their monthly meeting held on Tuesday, the Transylvania County Board of Health officially congratulated several Transylvania Public Health employees for awards received at two recent statewide conferences. The...
Transylvania Public Health Provides Access to Breast Cancer Screenings
Transylvania Public Health will be putting the spotlight on breast cancer throughout October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer, celebrating the lives of...
Keep Your Guard Up Against Mosquitos
Even though summer is winding down, it’s still important to defend yourself and your family against mosquito bites. Mosquitos are more than annoying: they can carry and transmit diseases to people such as La Crosse encephalitis, West Nile virus and Eastern equine...
“Precious Cargo” Campaign Works to Reduce Heatstroke Deaths
A simple piece of paper might help reduce heatstroke deaths: that’s the hope of some groups here in Transylvania County. Back in June, Chris Biecker, director of Moody-Connolly Funeral Home and chairman of the Transylvania County Board of Health, and his wife Suzy...
WIC Helps Local Families Access Healthy Foods
Low-income families can get help putting healthy food on their tables through the Transylvania County WIC Program. Because good nutrition is so important for young children—even before birth—WIC helps families make healthy eating choices, stretch their grocery budgets...