Orange County Health Department Archives - Page 7 of 11

Can Orange County Shut Down Classes at UNC? Here’s What We Know

Posted by Elle Kehres | Aug 6, 2020 | UNC

In the wake of the Orange County Health Department’s letter of recommendations to UNC,...

State Gives $35 Million to Local Health Departments for COVID-19 Response

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Local Government, State Government

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is allocating $35 million in federal...

Health Department, Sheriff’s Office Promote Understanding Amid Pandemic

Posted by Elle Kehres | May 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Health, Local Government

The Orange County Health Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office recently collaborated on a...

Coronavirus Deaths Continue in Orange County Long-term Care Facilities; State Reports 28

Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Health

The PruittHEALTH – Carolina Point and Signature HealthCARE nursing homes, two of the largest...

Orange County Reports First COVID-19 Death, Cases Near 100

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Apr 9, 2020 | COVID-19, Health, Safety

****UPDATE: The first county death has since been identified as a resident of PruittHealth –...

Report: 4 Positive COVID-19 Cases in Orange County

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Health, Local Government

The latest update from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services revealed Orange...

Orange County Creates Coronavirus Hotline, Text Service for Residents

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 18, 2020 | COVID-19, Health, Local Government

The Orange County government has established two new ways for residents to learn about COVID-19, taking further steps to prepare them to address the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus. The county recently established a...

Orange County Health Department Confirms 2 Related Whooping Cough Cases

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 7, 2018 | Health

A case of whooping cough prompted a cautionary message to parents of students at one Orange County elementary school. The letter from Orange County Health director Quintana Stewart was sent to parents of students at Grady Brown...

New Orange County Health Director Looks to Further Innovation in Public Health

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Jan 26, 2018 | Health

Quintana Stewart is now one month into her tenure as the new health director of Orange County. She...

Racial Equity Institute Sheds Light on Systemic Racism

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Jan 5, 2018 | Nonprofit

Orange Organizing Against Racism and the Racial Equity Institute are holding a “Groundwater”...

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