Cumberland Plateau Health District

03/18/2026

Please join us in celebrating an incredible achievement! 🎉 Congratulations to our very own Amy Adkins on being named Southwest Virginia’s Regional Nurse of the Year by the Virginia Department of Health! 🩺💙

This well-deserved recognition reflects Amy’s unwavering dedication, compassion, and commitment to improving the health and well-being of our community. Her impact is felt not only through the care she provides, but also through the lives she touches every single day.

Thank you, Amy, for your leadership, your passion, and for setting such a powerful example in public health. We are proud to celebrate you! 👏 Amy works in the Russell County Health Department and serves as the Nurse Supervisor for Dickenson and Russell Counties!!!

Dickenson County Russell County Board of Supervisors

03/17/2026

Congratulations to our very own James Mills who works in the LENOWISCO Health District as a Peer Support Specialist with our Comprehensive Harm Reduction Program on his nomination for SAARA of Virginia’s Peer of the Year Award! Voting for peer of the year is open now, vote at: www.saara.org/2026luncheon

Each year, SAARA of Virginia’s Peer of the Year Award recognizes a peer recovery specialist who has gone above and beyond to support individuals, families, and communities on the path to recovery. Peers play a vital role in offering hope, connection, and lived experience to those navigating recovery, and we are proud to celebrate their impact across the Commonwealth.

This year, we received an incredible number of heartfelt nominations from across Virginia. After careful consideration, we have narrowed the field to 10 outstanding finalists who represent the compassion, dedication, and leadership that define peer recovery support.

We also want to recognize all peer recovery specialists across Virginia who show up every day to walk alongside others in recovery. Your work strengthens communities and changes lives.

Voting for the 2026 Peer of the Year Award is open March 17 through April 17.
Please take a moment to review the nominees below and vote for the peer you believe best embodies the spirit of recovery and peer support.

2026 Peer of the Year Finalists:
Corey Clarke – River City Comprehensive Counseling Services
Liz Dyer – Atlantic Outreach Group
James Mills – Virginia Department of Health
Jennifer Baker – HYPE Counseling Services
Josh Clark – Rockbridge Recovery Hope House
Kelly Argueta – Rappahannock Area CSB
Kristina Barden – The Chris Atwood Foundation
Raymond Ruybe – McShin Foundation
Romeo Perez – United Healthcare
Susan Shirley – New Horizons Healthcare

03/17/2026

Are you planning to work toward your Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) degree? VDH is offering scholarships for $2000/year for eligible students. Find out more at https://ow.ly/KTrr50YsscZ or read more below.

Eligibility includes:
🔹 U.S. citizenship or national.
🔹 Residency in Virginia for at least one year.
🔹 Eligibility for in-state tuition.
🔹 Possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development
(GED) certificate.
🔹 Acceptance/enrollment as a full or part-time student in a school of nursing in Virginia.
🔹 Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale.
🔹 Demonstration of financial need, verified by the Office of Financial Assistance at the applicant's school.

Submit a completed application and a recommendation from the program director. Email incentiveprograms@vdh.virginia.gov if you have any questions. Applications are open March 2 – April 2, 2026.

03/17/2026

Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, & Tazewell County Health Departments will open at 10 am today, March 17, 2026

03/16/2026

Be alert, stafy safe, go low and slow... be sure to carry naloxone! If you need naloxone you can get it at your local health department for no cost!!!

03/16/2026

Spring is a great time to make sure your child is up to date on Virginia’s school-required vaccinations. To help families get ready for the next school year, VDH will be hosting special in-school vaccination clinics this spring.

These clinics make it quick and convenient for students to receive the vaccines required for school attendance. Protect your child, their classmates, and our community by staying on schedule with immunizations. Register here: https://redcap.link/cpspring26

✅ Check your child’s vaccination record
✅ Register your child online to receive their shots at: https://redcap.link/cpspring26
✅ Contact the Health Department if you have questions

Together we can keep our schools healthy and safe! 💙

03/16/2026

For Brain Injury Awareness Month, we want to bring attention to traumatic brain injury. Thousands of Virginians suffer from a traumatic brain injury every year.

Learn about
🔹the main causes of brain injury
🔹 the symptoms and when you should seek emergency care
🔹 steps you can take to protect yourself and your family

Read more at https://ow.ly/WFV650YuFcF.

03/11/2026

03/09/2026

It's Severe Weather Awareness Week! 🌪️⛈️
Visit https://www.vaemergency.gov/prepare to learn how you can prepare for severe weather!
Follow Virginia Department of Emergency Management, US National Weather Service Blacksburg VA, and US National Weather Service Morristown Tennessee to stay informed on local weather forecasts.

03/04/2026

World HPV Awareness Day is a day to talk about human papillomavirus (HPV).

With the tools we have, preventing HPV-related cancer is possible, with awareness as the first step.

✅ Most people who have HPV have no symptoms and are unaware they have it.
✅ Women should start getting screened for cervical cancer at age 21.
✅The HPV vaccine protects against 6 cancers. It works best when given well before exposure to the virus.

Read more at https://ow.ly/k53O50YoG1A
See less

02/24/2026