Davie County Health and Human Services

10/01/2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You may be able to reduce your risk of breast cancer by taking care of your health. To learn more:
https://bcccp.dph.ncdhhs.gov/breastcancer.htm

09/26/2025

Come join us for Public Safety Day on Saturday, October 4th in Downtown Mocksville. This event lasts from 3 pm- 8pm!

Davie County Sheriff's Office will be there, along with many other public safety agencies, including Davie County Fire Departments, EMS, Rescue Squad, Davie County Fire Marshal Service, and Davie County 911, along with the SBI and National Guard. Many community organizations will also have booths set up for information about their services and opportunities!

Live music, free food and drink, bounce houses for kids, and even a dunking booth!

We hope to see you there!

09/18/2025

Product Recall on Sprout Organics Sweet Potato Apple and Spinach Due to Possible Health Risk. Follow Davie County Public Health for more product recalls like this!

🚨 PRODUCT RECALL 🚨

❗Sprout Organics has initiated a voluntary recall of one lot of Sprout Organics® Sweet Potato Apple and Spinach because it may contain elevated levels of lead.

❗Affected items, sold in Walgreens and some independent stores in the US South region with most sales occurring between September and December 2024.
• Sprout Organics® Sweet Potato Apple and Spinach 3.5 oz pouch; Lot code:4212;Experation Date:10/29/2025

❗Exposure to lead, even at low levels, may increase blood lead levels. Additional signs and symptoms of lead exposure are more likely with acute exposure to higher levels of lead or chronic exposure to lead. The effects of lead depend upon the amount and duration of exposure and age/body weight. If a child is exposed to enough lead for a protracted period of time, this can affect learning and development or cause other long-term health problems.

❗For more information on this recall click HERE.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sprout-organics-voluntarily-recalls-one-lot-sweet-potato-apple-and-spinach-due-possible-health-risk?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
❗For more information on Lead Exposure click HERE.
https://www.cdc.gov/lead-prevention/symptoms-complications/index.html

08/19/2025

Product Recall on Wegmans Camembert Soft Ripened Cheese. Follow Davie County Public Health for more product recalls like this!

🚨PRODUCT RECALL🚨

❗ Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling Wegmans Medium Camembert Soft Ripened Cheese, and various products containing this cheese, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

❗ Affected items, sold between July 1 and August 12, 2025, include:

•Wegmans Medium Camembert Soft Ripened Cheese, 8.8 OZ, UPC: 77890-53515 with best by dates of 7/26/25, 8/12/25, and 8/19/25

•Wegmans Assorted Cheese Flight, 1 LB, UPC: 2-77100-00000-0

•Wegmans Grilling Camembert with Tapenade & Roasted
Tomatoes, 10 OZ, UPC: 2-77297-00000-0

•Wegmans Caramel Apple Pecan Topped Brie Cheese, 13 OZ, UPC: 2-77645-00000-3

❗ Listeria is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

❗ For more information on this recall click HERE.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/wegmans-food-markets-inc-recalls-various-wegmans-camembert-soft-ripened-cheese-products-because?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery -announcement

❗ For more information on Listeria click HERE.
https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/about/index.html

07/21/2025

PRODUCT RECALL

World Market is recalling EMEK SPREAD PISTACHIO CACAO CREAM WITH KADAYIF, 9.7oz, Best Before: April 01, 2027, Batch Number: 250401 due to a potential contamination of Salmonella.

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

For more information on this recall click HERE.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/world-market-recalls-emek-spread-pistachio-cacao-cream-kadayif-due-salmonella-contamination?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

For more information on Salmonella click HERE.
https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/index.html

07/12/2025

06/26/2025

Heat of this magnitude can be dangerous to your health, particularly for people who are more exposed to extreme heat or more sensitive to extreme heat. This includes:
• People without access to air conditioning
• People working or exercising outdoors
• Older adults
• Pregnant women
• People with disabilities
• People with underlying health conditions
• People who live alone

To prevent heat-related illness:
• Drink plenty of fluids
• Avoid caffeinated, sugary, or alcoholic drinks
• Reduce outdoor activities
• Stay in air conditioning as much as possible
• Watch for symptoms of heat-related illness
• Stay informed

For other tips on how to prevent heat-related illness or to sign up for heat alerts, please visit
https://epi.dph.ncdhhs.gov/oee/climate/heat.html

06/25/2025

06/10/2025

🚨 JUST A DAYS AWAY! 🚨

And here’s something we want EVERYONE to know loud and clear:

🎉 This event is 100% FREE and open to the entire community! 🎉
No tickets. No cost. Just real conversations, real resources, and a real commitment to hope and healing. 💙

Join us for Davie County’s Annual Opioid Summit: Behind the Journey: Recovery 2.0 — an unforgettable day of inspiration, connection, and powerful community impact.

🗓️ Date: June 13th, 2025

📍 Location: Davie High School

🕘 Time: 12:30PM

💬 Who Should Come? EVERYONE. Whether you’re in recovery, supporting someone who is, working in the field, or just want to learn more — this space is for you.

🌟 Highlights Include:
✅ Impactful speakers sharing real-life recovery journeys
✅ Breakout sessions and community discussions
✅ Our expanded RESOURCE FAIR with support services, local orgs, and giveaways
✅ Opportunities to connect, learn, and make a difference

💥 Let’s pack the room! We’ve got a larger venue this year and we want every seat filled — because this message matters, and so does every person who walks through those doors.

📣 PLEASE SHARE this post, invite your networks, tag a friend or organization, and help us spread the word. Healing happens when we show up — and we want you there.

06/06/2025

🎬 It’s Here! 🎬

We’re thrilled to officially launch the trailer for Behind the Journey: Recovery 2.0, Davie County’s Annual Opioid Summit! 🌟

This powerful event is more than just a gathering—it’s a movement toward hope, healing, and community action. And this year, we’re going bigger than ever with a new venue, expanded resource fair, and room to welcome even more attendees from across our region. 💙

📢 Watch the trailer now and help us spread the word!

📥 Check out our other posts—please feel free to share them with your teams, clients, and community partners. The more awareness we build, the more impact we can make.

Let’s work together to make Recovery 2.0 our most inspiring summit yet. 💪

06/03/2025

🎉 The Countdown Continues — and the Resource Fair is Ready to Shine! 🎉

We’re officially THREE WEEKS into our journey toward Davie County’s Annual Opioid Summit: Behind the Journey: Recovery 2.0 — and the excitement just keeps growing! 🙌

🌟 This week, we’re thrilled to highlight one of the most powerful parts of the summit: The RESOURCE FAIR!
Right after the main event, attendees will be able to connect with a wide variety of local organizations, service providers, and community partners offering real-time support, tools, and next steps for recovery and wellness. 💙

💡 Whether you're looking for:
• Recovery services
• Mental health resources
• Housing or job assistance
• Family support programs
• Or just a stronger connection to your community…
You’ll find incredible people ready to help.

🚨 Last Call for Vendors!
There’s still a little room left in our expanded space — if you know an organization that should be part of this powerful moment, tag them or send them our way ASAP!

👐 And as always, we’re looking for volunteers to help us make the magic happen. 💪

📢 Keep sharing those flyers, talking to your networks, and building the buzz — we are making waves, together.
This summit is about healing. It’s about hope. And it’s about YOU.

05/28/2025

🚨 One Week Closer — and We’ve Got BIG News! 🚨

The buzz is building for Davie County’s Annual Opioid Summit: Behind the Journey: Recovery 2.0, and we couldn’t be more excited by the response so far! 💬💙

🧭 This year’s theme is all about moving forward—taking what we’ve learned, honoring every journey, and doubling down on hope, healing, and recovery.

🎤 We’ll be announcing some of our amazing guest speakers and breakout sessions soon — trust us, you don’t want to miss this lineup. 🔥

💥 Still time to get involved:
✔️ Help us spread the word — repost, share, email the flyer!
✔️ Know a community org, vendor, or nonprofit? Invite them to be part of our expanded Resource Fair!
✔️ Want to give back? We’re still welcoming volunteers to help bring this summit to life.

📣 Every share, conversation, and connection brings us closer to a more supportive, empowered Davie County. Thank you for being part of this movement.

Let’s keep the momentum going — Recovery 2.0 is just getting started!