New OC Economic Development Specialist; Microchips For Pets; Cervical Cancer Screening

CHAPEL HILL – The Orange County Economic Development Department announced Ellen Tai will join the team as the new Economic Development Specialist.

Tai has previous work experience at the NC Department of Commerce where she managed the NC certified Sites Program. She will be tasked to further economic development by communicating with stakeholders, assisting business retention, developing a County brand moniker, and maintaining information on commercial properties.

Director of Economic Development, Steve Brantley, believes that Tai “will be beneficial for Orange County.” Tai starts on July 15 and says she’s looking forward to working with Orange County.

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Orange County Animal Services will offer a Microchip Clinic for dogs and cats from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. next Thursday. This clinic will take place at the Animal Services Center on Eubanks Road.

Along with Microchips for your pets, the clinic will offer one-year rabies vaccinations. Rabies vaccinations will cost $10 and include a tag with rabies certificate. The microchip will cost $25 per pet and includes registration with 24PetWatch’s national database.

For more information you can click here.

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Practice of annual cervical-cancer screenings may cause more harm than good. A UNC News release states that in 2009, accumulating scientific evidence led major guideline groups to agree that women should be screened less frequently: every three years rather than annually.

The practice of annual screenings remains popular as many doctors were concerned that patients might not come for annual check-ups unless they include a Pap-test.

The newest cervical-cancer and HPV screening recommendations say women should start at 21 and get screenings every three years and women between 30 and 65 can even wait five years between screenings.

New OC Economic Development Specialist; Microchips For Pets; Cervical Cancer Screening

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