News Articles

Child Immunizations: New Immunization Laws will affect children entering Kindergarten and 7th grade for the 2015-2016 School Year.
Kindergartners Must Now Have: One dose of Polio Vaccine after 4 years of age and two doses of Varicella (Chickenpox) vaccines before beginning the school year.
7th Graders Must Now Have: A booster dose of TDAP vaccination and One dose of meningococcal vaccination before beginning the school year.


Past News Articles:

West Nile Virus: North Carolina has reported 4 cases of WNV including 2 deaths Read More. | Mosquitoes
September is National Preparedness MonthHow are you preparing? Read More.
Whooping Cough: Confirmed pertussis case in Stokes County. Read More.  Facts
Food Code Change: How is this change going to affect you? Read More.
Accreditation: Stokes County Health Department awarded State Accreditation Designation  Click here for more information
Emergency Notification System “DeltAlert”: Learn about rapidly disseminating time-sensitive messages to every telephone number stored in the notification database. Read More | Sign Up
Influenza: 2011-2012 Flu Season Lurks Around the Corner.  Click here to learn more.
2011 State of the County Health Report (SOTCH): Do you know what the Top 5 leading causes of death in Stokes County are?  Click here to learn more.