Tag: alexandria health department

By Stephen Haering, director, Alexandria Health Department This article has been updated from the original version published on March 16.  More than likely, you’re feeling anxious...

Alexandria City Public Schools and the Alexandria Health Department always work closely together whenever there is a flu outbreak in a school. We already...

By Luke Anderson | [email protected] As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread globally, Alexandria residents and businesses are bracing for an outbreak. Some are already...

While we’re still learning about COVID-19, commonly called coronavirus, its potential impacts are dominating the media. When we see the effects overseas and outbreaks...

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The City of Alexandria, Alexandria Health Department, Inova Health System and Alexandria City Public Schools are holding an online information...

Alexandria community members met to examine results from a recent citywide health survey at George Washington Middle School on Nov. 3. Attendees discussed the many...

By Duncan Agnew | [email protected] Seven opioid overdoses — including one that resulted in a fatality — occurred within a week, the city announced in a...

Alexandria City Public Schools and the Alexandria Health Department on Monday reported a recent case of pulmonary tuberculosis at Patrick Henry Elementary School. It's not...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] A fox that was exhibiting unusual behavior was confirmed rabid on Friday, according to the Alexandria Health Department. The fox was...

By James Cullum | [email protected] Alexandria is feeling the potent effects of the national opioid epidemic, with a sharp increase in the past two years...