West Nile Story - MC Bugg-Z's New Summer Anthem
#FightTheBite with MC Bugg-Z! Watch his latest hip-hop anthem to protecting yourself from West Nile virus and the mosquitoes that spread it. Be sure to enjoy the cameos from our community members at Virginia Run Elementary School, Burke Lake Park, Fairfax Police, and Fairfax Fire and Rescue!
Changes Coming to the Community Health Care Network on July 1
Fairfax County partners with Inova Health Systems to provide care to uninsured residents at three Community Health Care Network sites in Merrifield (Fairfax), South County (Alexandria) and North County (Reston). Starting July 1, the operation of these community health sites will change.
Better Speech and Hearing
Speech Pathologist Candace Bell describes speech and hearing services on the County Conversation Podcast.
En español
Carla Paredes Gomez joins La Voz del Condado de Fairfax to talk mosquitoes and ticks and how to Fight the Bite.
Provider News
Get the latest health alerts and communicable disease and epidemiology news from the Health Department.
Adult Day Health Care
Len is a participant at Lewinsville Adult Day Health Care. Watch this video to learn about who he loves his days at the Center. Our Adult Day Health Care service offers excellent care, transportation and a sliding fee scale to adults who want to live their best life, despite having a physical or cognitive issue that prevents them from having complete independence. Come join us for lunch, meet Len, and see what we’re about.
Health Department News
Outbreak Investigation at Assisted Living Facility in Springfield
Update: July 15, 2019, 3:00 pm
Fairfax County Health Department continues to investigate an outbreak of respiratory illness at Greenspring, a long-term care facility with assisted living and skilled nursing care, in Springfield, Va. Over the last 14 days, a total of 60 individuals out of the 263 residents in this facility have become ill with symptoms ranging from upper respiratory symptoms (cough) to pneumonia. Of the ill individuals, 23 have been hospitalized. There has also been a total of two deaths associated with the outbreak. Read the news release.
New Song Teaches Attention to Prevention to Ward Off West Nile virus
June 7, 2019 Who’s heard of West Nile Virus? //You might not realize it // but it’s inside of mosquitoes // and they can spread it to people. That’s just a taste of MC Bugg-Z’s newest public health hip-hop anthem for the summer, “West Nile Story.” Read the story.
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