The first reported case of COVID-19 in Jones County was April 7, 2020. Today, we are pleased to announce that there are ZERO reported cases of COVID-19.
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Another rabid raccoon found in Lenoir County
The Lenoir County Health Department (LCHD) received confirmation from the North Carolina State Laboratory that another raccoon has tested positive for rabies. The animal was located in the Wyse Fork area of Lenoir County.
Powdered infant formula recalled, FDA warns consumers not to use certain powdered infant formulas
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is cautioning families about certain infant formula that has been recalled by Abbott for potentially containing a bacteria that can lead to hospitalization in infants. The recall includes powdered formulas Similac, Alimentum, EleCare and EleCare Jr., and they should not be used.
Help wanted: Lenoir County Health Department: Public Health Nurse I
Lenoir County Health Department: Public Health Nurse I. Salary range: $40,982 - $55,116
Governor Cooper encourages schools and local governments to end their mask mandates
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 metrics and trends. As North Carolina’s COVID-19 metrics continue to move in the right direction and with vaccines widely available, Governor Cooper encouraged schools and local governments to end their mask mandates.
UNC Lenoir Health Care is offering free COVID-19 testing
UNC Lenoir Health Care is offering free COVID-19 testing Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Dr. Greg Murphy: Fentanyl is killing more young Americans than COVID-19
For two years, our nation has been combating the COVID-19 pandemic, which has tragically claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans. Families across eastern North Carolina have adapted their daily routines to combat this public health crisis, which has overwhelmingly targeted seniors and those with preexisting conditions and comorbidities. There is, however, another devastating reality that has failed to make headlines: Fentanyl is killing more young Americans than COVID-19.
NCDHHS updates StrongSchoolsNC toolkit; Recommends students be excluded from school only when sick or test positive
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced updates have been made to the StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit focusing on strategies that are most effective at this stage of the pandemic, like vaccines, boosters, testing and masking, and no longer recommending individual contact tracing in K-12 schools
FEMA ambulance strike team to assist Lenoir County EMS with call volume
Effective immediately Lenoir County residents may see different ambulances responding to their calls. Lenoir County Emergency Services (LCES) announced on Saturday, February 5th that a FEMA ambulance strike team will provide much-needed relief to their staff. “Our EMS call volume is increasing,” said LCES Director Murry Stroud. “Lenoir County EMS answered 12,416 calls for service in 2021, as compared to 11,085 in 2020, and 10,861 in 2019. Increasing system demand can be attributed, at least in part, to the COVID pandemic.”
Rabid raccoon found in Lenoir County
The Lenoir County Health Department (LCHD) has received confirmation from the North Carolina State Laboratory that another raccoon in the county has tested positive for rabies.
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore urges governor: End student masking policies
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper asking to end the policies that have disrupted classrooms and hindered student achievement and repeal the guidelines that force healthy kids to stay home and effectively mandate masks in schools, as most governors across the country finally do the same.
Greene County Schools to hold special meeting to review Covid-19 protocols
The Greene County Board of Education will have a special meeting to consider COVID-19 protocols in the schools on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 10:30 a.m., at Greene County Board of Education Office.
NCDHHS launches new division of child and family well-being
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the launch of the Division of Child and Family Well-Being to help achieve its vision of children who are healthy and who thrive in safe, stable and nurturing families, schools and communities.
Maury Correctional Offender Dies after Testing Positive for COVID-19
A Maury Correctional offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.
A more meaningful New Year’s Resolution
Every year, we are bombarded with “New Year, New You” messages about how to be a healthier happier person. While it's commendable to work towards a better you in 2022, health and wellbeing is a lifelong journey. Forbes states, according to a study by the University of Scranton, that only 8% of people will achieve their New Year's resolutions.
NC Medicaid Direct Care workers to receive one-time bonus in recognition of their work and ongoing efforts during COVID-19 pandemic
he recently adopted North Carolina state budget includes funds to give a one-time bonus to eligible home- and community-based direct care workers and support staff who provide services to Medicaid and NC Health Choice beneficiaries. The budget also includes a provision to implement a home- and community-based direct care worker wage increase for eligible employees who provide services to Medicaid and NC Health Choice beneficiaries.
All 100 North Carolina Counties Sign On to $26 Billion Opioid Agreement
Attorney General Josh Stein, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, and the North Carolina League of Municipalities today announced a major milestone – all 100 North Carolina counties and 45 largest municipalities have signed on to the $26 billion multistate agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – and Johnson & Johnson over the companies’ role in creating and fueling the nationwide opioid crisis.
Governor Cooper proclaims January as blood donation month
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed January as Blood Donation Month in North Carolina, encouraging people who are healthy and eligible to sign up to donate blood during the severe blood shortage.
Governor Cooper tours a vaccine and testing site in Kinston, encourages North Carolinians to get their lifesaving shots
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Kody Kinsley visited and toured a COVID-19 vaccine and testing site hosted by Kinston Teens, a youth-led nonprofit organization, and the City of Kinston.
Jones County Community Hope holds vaccine clinics
Jones County Community Hope will host vaccine clinics through March, 2022. Jones county Community Hope is dedicated to being a help to the community in the interest of health, education, and safety.