'Tis the season! This is our first drive-thru flu clinic in five years!! Mark your calendar and join us next Saturday, October 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.at Greenbrier Mall (former Sears parking lot). No insurance or appointment needed, ages 6 months and up. For more information about the flu season in Virginia, visit www.vdh.virginia.gov/epidemiology/influenza-flu-in-virginia/
Our clinic renovation is almost complete! Due to construction, our Sexual Wellness clinic will be closed TODAY, Monday 8/29 and Friday 9/2. You can get tested for FREE this Wednesday at our STI Express Clinic. For more information about future clinics and sexual wellness, visit www.vdh.virginia.gov/chesapeake/health-care-services/ or call 757.382.8631 #healthinthebag
Join us tomorrow for the Grand Opening of the Buffalow Family and Friends Community Days Multipurpose Center. Come see what this wonderful organization does to support the SoNo community, families, seniors, students, and those in need. The event is free and open to the public. p.s. they won't say no if you want to donate food to the cause.
Oh yes! Farmers Market Wednesday at The Chesapeake Health Department! Flippin' Chicken in the house today, too! 9:00 - 1:00 in our parking lot, right behind Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. Come early, come hungry! #farmersmarket
Today is our last day offering COVID vax & boosters at Geneva Square! Ages 5 and up, no appointment needed! We also offer a free walk in COVID clinic here at the Chesapeake Health Department every Tuesday from 10:00 - 2:00 for ages 5 and up, 2:00 -5:30 for ages 6 months - 4 years. All FREE! For the most up to date information of COVID in Virginia visit www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/
FREE COVID vax and boosters tomorrow at Geneva Square! Ages 5 and up, no appointment needed. *We hope to offer 6 mo. and up at our CHD clinic starting this Tuesday, June 28, depending on vaccine shipment. Stay tuned! You can also check www.vaccines.gov for other locations near you. #VaccinateVirginia
Come early, come hungry! NEW HOURS! 9:00 - 1:00 Wednesday Farmers Market at your Chesapeake Health Department! Follow the signs behind Chesapeake Regional Healthcare! #farmersmarket #virginiawic
We are headed out to Geneva Square this afternoon! No appointment needed. Ages 5 and up. Boosters available, as applicable. Want to know more about COVID-19 in Virginia? Visit vaccinate.virginia.gov/
Take PRIDE in your sexual health! Sexual wellness testing is just as important as any other health screening, especially now. STD/STI rates are through the roof. FREE walk-in clinic TOMORROW, Wednesday June 15, and Wednesday June 29. No judgment. No stigma. Just empowerment. #gyt
There is no shame in empowering your own health! Sexual wellness testing is just as important as any other health screening, especially now. STD/STI rates aren't good. Like really not good. FREE walk-in clinic this Wednesday June 15, and Wednesday June 29. No judgment. No stigma. Just us. #gyt
There is no shame in empowering your own health! Sexual wellness testing is just as important as any other health screening, especially now. STD/STI rates aren't good. Like really not good. FREE walk-in clinic this Wednesday June 15, and Wednesday June 29. No judgment. No stigma. Just us. #gyt
If you could smell a video... you'd already be here. Our Weekly Wednesday Farmers Market! IS ON! Today we have Heritage Vegetables and Produce, baked goods from Oma's Craft Room, Joanne's Goat Milk Soap AND Flippin Chicken! 10:00 -2:30 in our lot. 748 Battlefield Blvd., right behind Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. Follow the signs and bring your appetite!!! #farmersmarket #VirginiaGrown #virginiawic #heritagevegetablesandproduce
Testing isn't just for COVID. Take control of your own health! FREE Walk-in testing clinic June 15 and June 29. No judgment. No stigma. Just love and health. And FREE gas cards while they last!
No stigma. No judgment. Love yourself first. #healthinthebag
It's the very first Portsmouth Pride VA! Tons of vendors, food, swag and FREE CONDOMS! We'll be here til 5:00. Come say hey! #healthinthebag
COVID cases are rising in or area. Might be a good time to get your booster or even a first dose. We will be at Geneva Square Apartments today from 4:00 - 7:30. We also have dates for Portlock Primary School, as well as every Tuesday from 10:00 - 2:00 p.m. Just walk on in! #VaccinateVirginia
If you can't make the vax clinic today, we are going to be at Geneva Square on select Thursdays starting this week! Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority
It's our Weekly Wednesday Farmers Market! Not only do we have the freshest produce jams and jellies in the area, with every purchase today you'll get a free reusable shopping bag. We are located right behind Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, right next to our new Virginia WIC to the right. You can't miss us. Follow the signs and tell a friend! #farmersmarket #VirginiaGrown.
The FDA authorized and CDC updated COCID-19 booster recommendations. A second booster is now recommended for certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received the last dose at least 4 months ago. For more info, visit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html.
March is Colorectal Cancer Month. Regular screening, beginning at age 45, is the key to preventing colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum). If you’re 45 to 75 years old, get screened for colorectal cancer regularly. If you’re younger than 45 and think you may be at high risk of getting colorectal cancer, or if you’re older than 75, talk to your doctor about screening.
Before you head out for a three day weekend, come by and get tested for COVID-19 for free! We are at our Dominion Commons Clinic at Grassfield today until 1:00. No appointment required! For more information about what to do if you test positive, visit www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/isolation-quarantine/
Nothing says love like protecting the ones you care most about. Come get tested at our Dominion Commons Clinic at Grassfield TODAY from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. No cost, no appointment needed, all ages welcome. You can even preregister your information by scanning the QR code below. For the latest information on COVID and the community, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Best of luck to both teams in today's big game! Former Virginia Governor George Allen and Sports Insight 757 with JLee know vaccinations help keep you on your game. We are all on the same team. #VaccinateVirginia
You never know who you are going to run into on the field. Get vaxxed. Get boosted and stay in the game!
You never know who you are going to run into on the field. Get vaxxed. Get boosted and stay in the game!
How common are mental illnesses?
Mental illnesses are among the most common health conditions in the United States.
More than 50% will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetime.
1 in 5 Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year.
1 in 5 children, either currently or at some point during their life, have had a seriously debilitating mental illness.
1 in 25 Americans lives with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression.
For more information visit www.mentalhealth.gov/