Thank you, Mike. You have been a wonderful leader for your group at the Health Dept. and for Chatham County. This has been a trying year; all of us trying to stay alive against the onslaught of a new disease, caused by a new virus that none of us knewContinue Reading
County Health Director Zelek guided my to the appropriate data to graph (just a .jpg, no danger opening):http://www.douglassedlak.com/ChathamCountyLifeExpectancies.jpg Our Health Dept says women experience “negative health outcomes”. They say: “Identifying as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, LGBTQIA, a person with disabilities, –> a woman <– is not the risk factor. The riskContinue Reading
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:11:45 -0400 From: Joan Cunningham Subject: Animal Abandonment is a Cruelty and a Crime Chatham county is fortunate to have a progressive Board of County Commissioners who have for over ten years provided funds to the Chatham County Health Department to provide spay/neuter services forContinue Reading
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 13:02:19 +0000 From: Jennifer Platt Subject: Deer Management Presentation at Recent Tick Forum Hi all – one more post about deer! This past April, the Chatham County Health Department hosted a Tick Forum here in Pittsboro. Ken Knight, Supervising Wildlife Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission,Continue Reading
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 12:39:49 -0400 From: George Greger-Holt Subject: Re: Calling all mental health providers Dear Chatlisters, I have been told that something squirrelly happened to the 2-1-1 link. It should be http://www.unitedwaync.org/nc211. In addition, the 2-1-1 list is only open to non-profits. Both for profit and non-profitContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:52:07 -0500 From: “Megan Coggins” Subject: 20th Annual Healthy Heart Day Join the Council on Aging for its 20th Annual Healthy Heart Day on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 from 10 am-12 pm at the Western Chatham Senior Center located at 112 Village Lake Rd., SilerContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 08:19:22 -0500 From: Taylor Kish Subject: Recommendation for potential newcomers who may not have the sense God gave migratory birds Migratory birds do not need guidance where to live. People have been digging wells in Chatham County for hundreds if not thousands of years. ThereContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:37:33 -0400 From: Joan Cunningham Subject: Correction: Adoption Special at Chatham County Animal Shelter The $20 Adoption Special at the Chatham County Animal Shelter which runs through June 30 is sponsored by the Animal Services Division of the Chatham County Health Department. There are lotsContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:25:23 -0400 From: Joan Cunningham Subject: Beat The Heat ends Friday, March 15! In January the Chatham County Board of County Comissioners proclaimed February 2013 Spay Neuter Awareness Month and called upon the citizens of Chatham County to have their own pet spayed or neuteredContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:37:52 -0800 (PST) From: Jenny Powers Subject: Be Active NC Be Active North Carolina (www.activenc.org), a non-profit organization that promotes physical activity and healthy living opportunities across the state, has been focusing on Chatham County this last year. Working with the Chatham County Health Department,Continue Reading
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:16:24 -0400 From: Elizabeth Morris Subject: Have You Taken a Look at the Chatham County Public Health Department’s Blog Lately? ~What’s the best way to keep ticks out of my yard? ~What should I look for in order to find the most effective sunscreen? ~When shouldContinue Reading