Health Department Says "Stay Safe" Over the Long Holiday Weekend - July 6, 2009
The long Fourth of July weekend brings barbecues, picnics and other family gatherings. Along with the summer heat and humidity comes the additional risk of bacteria and food-borne illnesses such as e-coli and listeriosis...[more]
Mosquitoes Can Spread Illness; Learn to Protect Yourself from Bites - June 24, 2009
To avoid human illness, the Mecklenburg County Health Department urges residents to take simple steps to prevent mosquito bites and reduce mosquito breeding in and around the home...[more]
Health Department and Regional AIDS Consortium Team for National HIV/AIDS Testing - June 19, 2009
Every 12 seconds, someone is infected with HIV... [more]
Think Healthy. Be Healthy. Swim Healthy! - May 15, 2009
Did you know that germs can live, even in pool water treated with chlorine? Learn how to protect yourself. [more]
Health Department Confirms Second Case of H1N1 Influenza A (Swine Flu)- June 3, 2009
A second Mecklenburg County resident has tested positive for the Novel H1N1 Influenza A (or swine flu) virus. This case is directly linked to the child who was reported as positive on June 1, 2009...[more]
State Laboratory Confirms First Case Of Novel H1n1 Influenza A (Swine Flu) In Mecklenburg County – June 1, 2009
A specimen sent to the state laboratory in Raleigh has tested positive for the first case of Novel H1N1 Influenza A, or swine flu. It is Mecklenburg County's first case of the disease...[more]
Komen Charlotte Area Grants - April 7, 2009
Susan G. Komen for the Cure awards $1.2 Million in community grants. [more]
Lose Weight, Donate Challenge: Pound for Pound Everyone Wins! - February 17, 2009
Did you know that hunger was already a struggle for 1 in 8 Americans even before these challenging economic times? Now, food pantries all across the country are finding it difficult to keep up with the increased demand...[more]
Cold Temperatures Pose Public Health Threats - January 19, 2009
The Charlotte area is preparing for its coldest temperatures in several years, and the Mecklenburg County Health Department wants to remind residents that prolonged exposure to this type of weather can be threatening to man and beast...[more]