Orange County Reports First COVID-19 Death, Cases Near 100
****UPDATE: The first county death has since been identified as a resident of PruittHealth –...
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Orange County Health Department
Report: 4 Positive COVID-19 Cases in Orange County
The latest update from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services revealed Orange...
Read MoreOrange County Creates Coronavirus Hotline, Text Service for Residents
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...
Read MoreOrange County Health Department Confirms 2 Related Whooping Cough Cases
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...
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New Orange County Health Director Looks to Further Innovation in Public Health
Quintana Stewart is now one month into her tenure as the new health director of Orange County. She...
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Racial Equity Institute Sheds Light on Systemic Racism
Orange Organizing Against Racism and the Racial Equity Institute are holding a “Groundwater”...
Read MoreOrange County Does its Part for Suicide Prevention
Sixty-two Orange County citizens lost their lives from 2011 to 2015 to suicide. Throughout the month of September, the Orange County Health Department and Healthy Carolinians of Orange County will be hosting events to support...
Read MoreOrange County Encouraging Mosquito Prevention
The Orange County Health Department is helping in the fight against mosquitoes and mosquito born-illnesses by giving away mosquito dunks at any of its three locations. Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Daniel Kashdan spoke on...
Read MoreOrange County Ranks First in North Carolina for Health Factors
Residents of Orange County may be among the healthiest in North Carolina according to an annual report on national wellness profiles from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Stacy Shelp, the public information officer of the...
Read MoreHealth Department to Present Mental Health Priorities to County Commissioners
The Orange County Health Department will present its three priority areas for mental health services in the county to the Board of County Commissioners at the board’s meeting at seven o’clock Tuesday night. These areas...
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