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the board of health is seeking a physician to serve as executive director/health officer
the board of health is seeking a physician to serve as executive director/health officer for the health department located in Charleston, West Virginia. The Health Department is responsible for public health services in Kanawha County and has a contractual relationship to provide services in adjoini
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Health department identifies five more Hepatitis A cases in food service workers
The health department, which provides public health services for Kanawha and Putnam Counties, has confirmed hepatitis A cases in food service workers at the McDonald’s at 64 Patrick St. in Charleston, Pizza Hut at 603 Third St. in Saint Albans, Paul’s Poplar Park Drive Inn at 9850 Teays Valley Road
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Health Department Identifies Two More Hepatitis A Cases in Food Service Workers
June 14, 2018: hepatitis A was confirmed in workers at a Taco Bell in Hurricane and a Pizza Hut in Charleston during the regional outbreak.
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Health Department Identifies Hepatitis A in Cold Spot Employee
May 30, 2018: hepatitis A was confirmed in a worker at the Cold Spot on Washington Street West in Charleston, with free vaccine clinics set.
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State Health Officer Issues Strong Recommendation for Food Service and Restaurant Owners
May 23, 2018: the state health officer urged Kanawha and Putnam restaurants to have workers vaccinated against hepatitis A, with free clinics.
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Health Department Identifies More Hepatitis A in Food Service Employees
May 2018: more food service workers in Kanawha and Putnam counties were diagnosed with hepatitis A as the regional outbreak grew.
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KCHD identifies third case of Hepatitis A in food service employee
The health department has confirmed a case of Hepatitis A in a food service worker at O’Charley’s at 70 RHL Boulevard in Charleston. This is the third Kanawha County investigation involving a food establishment since the Hepatitis A outbreak began in February. The employee did not continue working a
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Hepatitis A linked to national multistate outbreak
The health department reports recent cases of acute hepatitis A occurring in Kanawha and Putnam counties have been linked to an ongoing, multistate Hepatitis A outbreak. Since January, more than 20 cases of Hepatitis A have been confirmed in Kanawha and Putnam counties. Prior to this outbreak, Janet
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Health Department Investigating Hepatitis A Case
March 8, 2018: the county health department investigated a hepatitis A case in a food service worker at the Cold Spot restaurant in Nitro.
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Board of Health Names Interim Health Officer
February 2018: the county board of health named a Charleston lung specialist as interim health officer after the health officer took a state post.