{"id":8028,"date":"2022-11-17T17:53:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/?page_id=8028"},"modified":"2023-08-21T17:33:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:33:04","slug":"community-update","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/community-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-8028\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-8028-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8028-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8028-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"content-desktop header-line panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-8028-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<table role=\"presentation\" style=\"height: 70px\" width=\"1158\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;vertical-align: middle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-300x55.png\" alt=\"Shield - Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts logo\" width=\"257\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-1024x189.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-768x141.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-1536x283.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-2048x377.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"margin-left: 35px;vertical-align: top\">\n<h1><strong><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;margin-left: 35px;color: #0e4c90\">Community Updates<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8028-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"content-mobile panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-8028-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<table role=\"presentation\" style=\"height: 87px;margin-bottom: 5px\" width=\"740\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;vertical-align: middle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7490 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-300x55.png\" alt=\"Shield - Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts logo\" width=\"230\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-1024x189.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-768x141.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-1536x283.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/RCAHDlogo_original_spot-BLUE-TEXT-text-no-tagline-long-experiment-2048x377.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;vertical-align: middle\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;color: #0e4c90\">Community Updates<\/span><\/h1>\n<hr class=\"clinic5\" \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8028-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8028-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8028-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-blog panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-blog so-widget-sow-blog-grid-474f058b4717-8028\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-blog sow-blog-layout-grid\"\n\t\tdata-template=\"grid\"\n\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;featured_image&quot;:true,&quot;featured_image_size&quot;:&quot;sow-blog-grid&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size_width&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;excerpt&quot;,&quot;read_more&quot;:true,&quot;excerpt_length&quot;:55,&quot;date&quot;:true,&quot;filter_categories&quot;:false,&quot;so_field_container_state&quot;:&quot;open&quot;,&quot;author&quot;:false,&quot;categories&quot;:false,&quot;tags&quot;:false,&quot;comment_count&quot;:false,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;featured_image_empty&quot;:true,&quot;trim_manual_excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;}\"\n\t\tdata-paged=\"1\"\n\t\tdata-paging-id=\"474f058b4717\"\n\t\tdata-total-pages=\"8\"\n\t\tdata-hash=\"37c4ee2e\"\n\t>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-posts\">\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-11948\" class=\"post-11948 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-updates\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/11\/13\/taking-steps-to-address-heart-health\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/02\/Heart-Awareness-488x326-1.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of woman holding blood pressure cuff with an illustration of a heart off to the side.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/02\/Heart-Awareness-488x326-1.png 488w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/02\/Heart-Awareness-488x326-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/02\/Heart-Awareness-488x326-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/11\/13\/taking-steps-to-address-heart-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Taking Steps to Address Heart Health<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/11\/13\/taking-steps-to-address-heart-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2024-11-13T15:05:42+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 13, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-11-13T15:05:42+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 13, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City &amp; Alleghany Health Districts publication Because heart disease is the leading cause of death both in the United States and in Virginia, improving heart health is an important goal for the Virginia Department of Health. Major risk factors for heart disease include high blood pressure (known as \u201chypertension\u201d),...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/11\/13\/taking-steps-to-address-heart-health\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-11895\" class=\"post-11895 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-updates\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/10\/15\/updated-tips-for-the-2024-respiratory-season\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/10\/Covid-Lungs-Graphic-488x326-1.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"Illustration of a human body&#039;s internal organs with covid particles circling around\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/10\/Covid-Lungs-Graphic-488x326-1.png 488w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/10\/Covid-Lungs-Graphic-488x326-1-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/10\/Covid-Lungs-Graphic-488x326-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/10\/15\/updated-tips-for-the-2024-respiratory-season\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Updated Tips for the 2024 Respiratory Season<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/10\/15\/updated-tips-for-the-2024-respiratory-season\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2024-10-15T13:34:55+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 15, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-10-15T13:34:55+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 15, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City &amp; Alleghany Health Districts publication In Southwestern Virginia, each autumn brings the predictable start of a new respiratory illness season with its own unpredictable twists and turns. The onset of colder, less humid air can both impact our natural defense mechanisms against illnesses and motivate people to move...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/10\/15\/updated-tips-for-the-2024-respiratory-season\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-11836\" class=\"post-11836 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-updates\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/09\/23\/substance-use-disorder-finding-the-good-news\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/09\/Helping-Hands-Sunset-488x3262-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of one person helping another up a mountain with a sunset in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/09\/Helping-Hands-Sunset-488x3262-1.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/09\/Helping-Hands-Sunset-488x3262-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/09\/Helping-Hands-Sunset-488x3262-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/09\/23\/substance-use-disorder-finding-the-good-news\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Substance Use Disorder &#8211; Finding the Good News<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/09\/23\/substance-use-disorder-finding-the-good-news\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2024-09-23T14:45:57+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 23, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-10-01T15:33:22+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 1, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City &amp; Alleghany Health Districts publication As public health servants, we are always pleased to have opportunities to share good news. We are thrilled to report that we have started to see decreases in the rates of drug overdose deaths in some of our localities, particularly those experiencing higher...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/09\/23\/substance-use-disorder-finding-the-good-news\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-11784\" class=\"post-11784 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-updates\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/09\/03\/protecting-our-pets-and-families-from-rabies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/08\/World-Rabies-Day-489x326-1-720x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"World Rabies Day - September 28 - *illustration of a dog, cat, and bat standing on planet earth*\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/08\/World-Rabies-Day-489x326-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/08\/World-Rabies-Day-489x326-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/08\/World-Rabies-Day-489x326-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/08\/World-Rabies-Day-489x326-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/08\/World-Rabies-Day-489x326-1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/08\/World-Rabies-Day-489x326-1-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/08\/World-Rabies-Day-489x326-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/09\/03\/protecting-our-pets-and-families-from-rabies\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Protecting Our Pets and Families from Rabies<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/09\/03\/protecting-our-pets-and-families-from-rabies\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2024-09-03T13:45:15+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 3, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-09-03T13:48:47+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 3, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City &amp; Alleghany Health Districts publication World Rabies Day is September 28. Rabies is a preventable fatal viral illness, typically transmitted through the bite of an infected animal. The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) investigate and provide case management of rabies exposures, including arranging for testing of...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/09\/03\/protecting-our-pets-and-families-from-rabies\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-11727\" class=\"post-11727 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-updates\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/08\/12\/disease-defenders-how-epidemiology-protects-community-health\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2021\/02\/Vaccination-barriers-488x326-1.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"This image is a stylized illustration of a scientist examining microorganisms with a magnifying glass. The scene includes test tubes with colored liquids, abstract shapes representing bacteria or viruses, and a large hand pointing from above. The color scheme is in soft blues, pinks, and grays.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2021\/02\/Vaccination-barriers-488x326-1.png 488w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2021\/02\/Vaccination-barriers-488x326-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2021\/02\/Vaccination-barriers-488x326-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/08\/12\/disease-defenders-how-epidemiology-protects-community-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Disease Defenders \u2013 How Epidemiology Protects Community Health<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/08\/12\/disease-defenders-how-epidemiology-protects-community-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2024-08-12T18:11:43+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 12, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-08-12T18:11:43+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 12, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City &amp; Alleghany Health Districts publication The mission of the Epidemiology Division of the Roanoke City &amp; Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) is to monitor and investigate emerging communicable diseases, investigate outbreaks, and provide guidance to stop the further spread of communicable diseases for our community\u2019s wellbeing. To put it...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/08\/12\/disease-defenders-how-epidemiology-protects-community-health\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-11617\" class=\"post-11617 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-updates\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/07\/22\/aging-and-brain-health\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2023\/10\/Strokeaware-488x326-1-720x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"&quot; brain &quot; text from paper in adult hands on pastel background. alzheimer&#039;s brain disease, brain stroke, mental health day concept.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2023\/10\/Strokeaware-488x326-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2023\/10\/Strokeaware-488x326-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2023\/10\/Strokeaware-488x326-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2023\/10\/Strokeaware-488x326-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2023\/10\/Strokeaware-488x326-1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2023\/10\/Strokeaware-488x326-1-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2023\/10\/Strokeaware-488x326-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/07\/22\/aging-and-brain-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Aging and Brain Health<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/07\/22\/aging-and-brain-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2024-07-22T14:25:52+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 22, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-29T18:11:42+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 29, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City &amp; Alleghany Health Districts publication From the moment we are born, our brains are constantly changing. In infancy and adolescence, the neural networks in our brains experience periods of enormous growth. These brain networks are essential- they help us learn, think, remember, and organize our memories. As we...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/07\/22\/aging-and-brain-health\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-11536\" class=\"post-11536 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-updates\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/05\/20\/taking-care-of-our-mental-health\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2021\/05\/Mental-Health-488x326-1.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"Girl relaxing on couch with music and coffee while browsing on laptop.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2021\/05\/Mental-Health-488x326-1.png 488w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2021\/05\/Mental-Health-488x326-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2021\/05\/Mental-Health-488x326-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/05\/20\/taking-care-of-our-mental-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Taking Care of Our Mental Health<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/05\/20\/taking-care-of-our-mental-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2024-05-20T16:36:13+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 20, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-22T15:08:50+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 22, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City &amp; Alleghany Health Districts publication Along with the importance of physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing plays a significant role in overall health. On the one hand, when communities don\u2019t serve residents\u2019 mental health needs, the result can have a negative influence on homelessness, poverty, employment, safety, and the local...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/05\/20\/taking-care-of-our-mental-health\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-11504\" class=\"post-11504 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-updates\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/04\/29\/fight-the-bite-tick-borne-diseases\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/08\/Tick-488x326-1.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"A small deer tick on skin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/08\/Tick-488x326-1.png 488w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/08\/Tick-488x326-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/08\/Tick-488x326-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/04\/29\/fight-the-bite-tick-borne-diseases\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fight the Bite: Tick-Borne Diseases<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/04\/29\/fight-the-bite-tick-borne-diseases\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2024-04-29T13:33:44+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 29, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-22T15:09:04+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 22, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City &amp; Alleghany Health Districts publication As we enjoy another beautiful spring in Southwestern Virginia, we encourage residents to take steps to protect themselves from ticks. Sometimes tiny and hard to spot, ticks can cause serious medical problems including Lyme disease and alpha-gal food allergy, and some life-threatening diseases...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/04\/29\/fight-the-bite-tick-borne-diseases\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-11459\" class=\"post-11459 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-updates\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/04\/08\/finding-solutions-to-improve-reproductive-health\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/04\/clinicianAndPatient488x326.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"photo of female doctor and patient having a discussion.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/04\/clinicianAndPatient488x326.jpg 489w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/04\/clinicianAndPatient488x326-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/04\/clinicianAndPatient488x326-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/04\/08\/finding-solutions-to-improve-reproductive-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Finding Solutions to Improve Reproductive Health<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/04\/08\/finding-solutions-to-improve-reproductive-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2024-04-08T14:29:06+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 8, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-22T15:09:17+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 22, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City &amp; Alleghany Health Districts publication Sometimes public health efforts operate like a loudspeaker, serving large areas of the community at once, such as with our work to protect drinking water or to respond to emergencies. 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