Stacy Shelp is Wednesday’s WCHL Hometown Hero. She is the Public Information Officer for the Orange County Health Department. Â Stacy’s done a fantastic job on the annual report that is just out for 2015. Â The report...
Read MoreA second-grader at The Expedition School in Hillsborough has tested positive for pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
Read MoreIf you’re wearing a fancy pedometer like a Fitbit or a Jawbone, you may be swept up in a little competition for steps with your friends and co-workers. Last week, the Orange County Health Department took step competitions to a...
Read MoreOrange County’s Family Success Alliance needs volunteers this weekend to go door-to-door in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
Read MoreThe odorless, colorless gas radon is the second leading cause of deadly lung cancer in the U.S. – and too often, it’s found in our homes.
Read MoreDespite an air of affluence, a growing number of families in Orange County are struggling to get by.
Read MoreHealth Department officials say Orange County’s teen pregnancy rate has dropped by 35 percent in the past year, making it the lowest in the state.
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Carrboro police will now carry kits to help prevent drug overdose deaths.
Read MoreThe number of people living in poverty grew more in North Carolina than anywhere else in the nation.
Read MoreThe National Association of Counties (NACo) has awarded the Health Department and Board of Health with a 2014 Achievement Award.
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