Graham County Department of Public Health

 

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Newborn Home Visitation Service

The Graham County Department of Public Health provides the Postpartum/Newborn Home Visitation service to postpartum women and infants in Graham County.  This visit includes, but is not limited to assessment, counseling, education and referrals to other providers if required.

Home visitation is an integral part of the health care system to help ensure the health status of new mothers and their infants.

For more information please contact:

Lorita Eller, RN
21 South Main Street
Robbinsville, NC 28771
Phone:  828-479-7900 ext. 2617
Fax:  828-479-6956
Email:  Lorita.eller@graham.nc.gov

 

 

 

 

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Smart Growth America Workshop

Pleasejoin us for a free technical assistance workshop, sponsored by the GrahamCounty Health Department & the Region 1 Community Transformation Grant(CTG) Project, titled Implementing Smart Growth 101.  The workshop will beheld on April 2-3, 2013 at the Healthful Living Center.  For moreinformation, click here: http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1411669707.  Don't forget to register here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TMNFQ86


Child Care Providers: Whooping Cough is on the Rise!

Whooping Cough is Serious!

Whooping cough (pertussis) is serious at any age, but islife-threatening to newborns and infants who have not completed the series of

vaccinations that would protect them from whooping cough. Each yearhundreds of infants are hospitalized for whooping cough.

Some infants die from it.

Have questions?

Contact your healthcare provider or visit

www.immunize.nc.gov/family/vaccines/pertussis.htm



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