{"id":18310,"date":"2023-08-15T12:44:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/?page_id=18310"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:50:00","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"RHHD Blog: Well Read"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-18310\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-18310-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-18310-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-18310-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-18310-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/10\/RHHD-BLOG-well-read-humanoid-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18724 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/10\/RHHD-BLOG-well-read-humanoid-01.png\" alt=\"decorative\" width=\"283\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/10\/RHHD-BLOG-well-read-humanoid-01.png 652w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/10\/RHHD-BLOG-well-read-humanoid-01-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-18310-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-blog panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-blog so-widget-sow-blog-grid-68a9f42fff56-18310\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-blog 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class=\"post-23814 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/03\/06\/international-womens-day-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A social media post with an illusration of women&#039;s faces and a link to internationalwomensday.com\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-375x375.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/03\/06\/international-womens-day-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">International Women&#8217;s Day 2026<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/03\/06\/international-womens-day-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-03-06T08:28:20-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-06T08:30:04-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) commemorate\u00a0International Women\u2019s Day\u00a0on March 8 by highlighting services for women offered at RHHD clinics, offices, and Resource Centers.\u00a0 \u201cWhen women are healthy, our communities are stronger,\u201d\u00a0said Richmond and Henrico Health Districts\u00a0Population Health Manager Tamara Jones-Groves.\u00a0\u201cInternational Women\u2019s Day reminds\u00a0us of the importance of making sure women have access to the...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/03\/06\/international-womens-day-2026\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23712\" class=\"post-23712 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/26\/real-love-respects-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Image-37-231x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"a social media post describing how 1 in 3 teens will experience abuse from someone they are in relationhip with.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Image-37-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Image-37-789x1024.png 789w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Image-37-768x997.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Image-37.png 1119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/26\/real-love-respects-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Real Love Respects<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/26\/real-love-respects-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T08:12:57-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 26, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T08:12:57-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 26, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Richmond and Henrico Health Districts remind teens and the community what love is. Love should feel safe and supportive, not controlling or frightening. Teen dating violence is more common than many might realize. In the U.S., 1 in 10 teens experienced some form of dating violence. It can...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/26\/real-love-respects-2\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23494\" class=\"post-23494 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/13\/love-safely-this-valentines-day-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/handshake-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"two people shaking hands. one person in the background. safer sex, routine STI testing, condoms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/handshake-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/handshake-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/handshake-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/handshake-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/handshake-375x375.png 375w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/handshake.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/13\/love-safely-this-valentines-day-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Love Safely This Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/13\/love-safely-this-valentines-day-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-02-13T08:34:18-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 13, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-13T08:34:19-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 13, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s\u00a0no coincidence that Valentine\u2019s Day is also National Condom Day! One of the simplest ways to show you care is to protect the health of those you love.\u00a0Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD)\u00a0provide free condoms to support safer and healthier sexual relationships.\u00a0 Valentine\u2019s Day is often associated with flowers, chocolates, and dinner dates.\u00a0RHHD\u00a0reminds you that\u00a0protection...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/13\/love-safely-this-valentines-day-2\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23472\" class=\"post-23472 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/06\/black-hiv-aids-awareness-day-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/unnamed-300x267.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Natinal Black HIV\/AIDS Awareness Day\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/unnamed-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/unnamed.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/06\/black-hiv-aids-awareness-day-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Black HIV\/AIDS Awareness Day 2026<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/06\/black-hiv-aids-awareness-day-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-02-06T10:06:11-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-06T10:06:23-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) commemorate National Black HIV\/AIDS Awareness Day on Wednesday, Feb. 7,\u00a0by encouraging\u00a0Black\u00a0and African American\u00a0community members in\u00a0Richmond\u00a0City\u00a0and Henrico\u00a0County\u00a0to get tested and seek treatment. This day\u00a0creates the opportunity for healthcare providers and policy makers to reflect on the ways racism, discrimination, and mistrust in the health care system may affect those\u00a0seeking\u00a0and receiving...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/06\/black-hiv-aids-awareness-day-2026\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23469\" class=\"post-23469 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/06\/prioritize-heart-health\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/unnamed-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A picture of someone holding a heart-shaped bowl filled with fruits and vegetables\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/unnamed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/unnamed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/unnamed-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/unnamed.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/06\/prioritize-heart-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Prioritize Heart Health<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/06\/prioritize-heart-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-02-06T10:04:25-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-06T10:05:08-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>In honor of American Heart Month, Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) encourage\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0take action to prioritize\u00a0heart health.\u00a0 \u201cHeart\u00a0health\u00a0continues to be one of the top areas of health focus in our community,\u201d said Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Community Health Nurse Supervisor Virginia\u00a0Slattum.\u00a0\u201cOur\u00a02024 Community Health Assessment\u00a0showed that\u00a0Richmond and Henrico\u00a0residents\u00a0and community partners\u00a0see chronic disease as a top...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/02\/06\/prioritize-heart-health\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23389\" class=\"post-23389 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/01\/20\/take-action-against-cervical-cancer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cervical cancer is the th most common cancer amog women globally. The HPV vaccine can lower this statistic.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-1-375x375.png 375w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/GetImage-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/01\/20\/take-action-against-cervical-cancer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Take Action Against Cervical Cancer<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/01\/20\/take-action-against-cervical-cancer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-01-20T08:27:38-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 20, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-20T08:27:38-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 20, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>In honor of\u00a0Cervical Health Awareness Month, Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) encourage community members to\u00a0take action\u00a0against cervical cancer.\u00a0According to\u00a0the\u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0(CDC),\u00a0human papilloma virus\u00a0(HPV)\u00a0causes more than nine out of every\u00a010\u00a0cases of\u00a0cervical cancer.\u00a0Almost all\u00a0cervical cancer can be prevented by HPV vaccination.\u00a0 Parents and guardians should make sure their children have their school-required\u00a0HPV\u00a0vaccination\u00a0prior to...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2026\/01\/20\/take-action-against-cervical-cancer\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23316\" class=\"post-23316 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/30\/firearm-safety-tips-for-new-years-eve\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Be-SMART-Stats-Social-030425A-01-1-240x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A social media image of a graph depicting that firearms are the leading cause of death for Amercian Children.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Be-SMART-Stats-Social-030425A-01-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Be-SMART-Stats-Social-030425A-01-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Be-SMART-Stats-Social-030425A-01-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Be-SMART-Stats-Social-030425A-01-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/30\/firearm-safety-tips-for-new-years-eve\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Firearm Safety Tips for New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/30\/firearm-safety-tips-for-new-years-eve\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2025-12-30T08:13:50-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 30, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-30T09:38:40-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 30, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) remind community members to celebrate New Year\u2019s Eve safely by avoiding celebratory gunfire and ensuring firearms are securely stored. As the holiday approaches, we urge families to review basic firearm-safety practices to help keep our community safe.\u00a0 Firearm injuries are a public health issue that can affect anyone,...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/30\/firearm-safety-tips-for-new-years-eve\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23295\" class=\"post-23295 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/19\/safey-holiday-travel-tips\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/post_1-copy-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A social media image. Protect yourself from against measles while traveling. Talk to your doctor about the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/post_1-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/post_1-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/post_1-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/post_1-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/post_1-copy-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/post_1-copy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/19\/safey-holiday-travel-tips\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Safey Holiday Travel Tips<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/19\/safey-holiday-travel-tips\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T08:49:38-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 19, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T08:49:38-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 19, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>As you and your family prepare to travel during the holiday season, Richmond and Henrico Health District (RHHD) remind you to take important steps now to keep you and your loved ones safe and healthy. Holiday travel and festive gatherings can increase the risk of spreading infectious diseases and encountering unexpected emergencies.\u00a0 \u201cGathering with friends...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/19\/safey-holiday-travel-tips\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23272\" class=\"post-23272 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/15\/stay-aware-of-recalls-during-the-holidays\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Image-30-300x296.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A family sitting together for a holiday meal.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Image-30-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Image-30-1024x1011.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Image-30-768x758.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Image-30.png 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/15\/stay-aware-of-recalls-during-the-holidays\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Stay Aware of Recalls During the Holidays<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/15\/stay-aware-of-recalls-during-the-holidays\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2025-12-15T08:43:56-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 15, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-15T08:43:56-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 15, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) encourage community members to stay aware of food and toy recalls during the holiday season. Recalls let consumers know if there have been possible illnesses or injuries associated with items they\u2019ve purchased.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;We encourage everyone to be aware of safety recalls during the holidays,\u201d said Richmond and Henrico Health...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/15\/stay-aware-of-recalls-during-the-holidays\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23156\" class=\"post-23156 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/04\/winter-weather-safety-tips\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/ready-gov_car-kit_ig-story-169x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"#winterready build an emergency car kit an illustration of a car with its tunk open in front of a garage. The trunk contains emergency supplies such as a first aid kit and an ice scraper.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/ready-gov_car-kit_ig-story-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/ready-gov_car-kit_ig-story-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/ready-gov_car-kit_ig-story-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/ready-gov_car-kit_ig-story-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/ready-gov_car-kit_ig-story-1152x2048.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/ready-gov_car-kit_ig-story-scaled.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/04\/winter-weather-safety-tips\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Winter Weather Safety Tips<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/04\/winter-weather-safety-tips\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2025-12-04T08:58:17-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 4, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-08T14:01:01-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 8, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Richmond and Henrico Health Districts RHHD encourage community members to prepare for winter weather at home and on the road by building emergency kits and understanding cold weather hazards.\u00a0 \u201cDon\u2019t let winter weather take you by surprise,\u201d said Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Acting Local Health Emergency Coordinator Alyssa Lewis. \u201cNow is the time to...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/04\/winter-weather-safety-tips\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23146\" class=\"post-23146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2025\/12\/03\/get-vaccinated-for-flu-and-covid-19\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/Screenshot-2025-12-03-084049-240x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Who should get the flu and COVID-19 vaccines? Everyone 6 months and older should get annual flu and COVID-19 vaccines. It is especially importatnt to get vaccinated if you are a healthcare worker or caregiver, at higher risk for severe illness. 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