Highlights

• 50th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act

  More often than not, when we go to grab a glass of ice-cold water, we are not always considering the source and safety of the water; we just know that it’s about to quench our thirst. Fortunately for us, the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was established to protect the quality of drinking water in the U.S. and…Read more

•  Celebrating Cancer Survivors on June 2nd

  Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is joining people and organizations around the nation who are celebrating cancer survivors on National Cancer Survivors Day. This is the 37th annual observance, which is held on the first Sunday of June. According to the American Cancer Society, as of 2022, more than 432,500 cancer survivors living in Virginia. More people are…Read more

• Look Out for Lyme Disease Awareness Month

  May is here and June is fast approaching, and we’re getting outside to enjoy the spring weather. But as we get outdoors, the risk of encountering ticks increases and with increased tick exposure, the risk of Lyme disease increases. Lyme disease is a serious disease in Virginia and is prevalent in suburban regions of the northern and western…Read more