Davie County Public Health

09/18/2025

🚨 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

09/12/2025

🌪️ Emergencies can strike anytime—but preparing doesn’t have to break the bank.

✅ Know what disasters are common in your area
✅ Build your emergency kit with items you already have
✅ Store important documents in waterproof bags and digital formats
✅ Download free preparedness materials

Start today and give your future self peace of mind. Visit www.ready.gov for more tips.

09/05/2025

September is National Preparedness Month! It is important to get yourself, your family and your home ready for emergencies like home fires, power outages, and floods. ⚠️

Create a family emergency plan today:
📌Establish meeting points
📋Assign responsibilities
🏡Practice evacuation routes
📱Create a communication plan
Find more resources here: https://www.ready.gov/

08/19/2025

🚨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

08/13/2025

August is National Breastfeeding Month. Breastfeeding is a journey with ups and downs. During those first few days and weeks, it may feel like there are more downs than ups. The key is to know what to expect and to get help when you need it. Follow the link to learn about common breastfeeding challenges and how to overcome them: https://wicbreastfeeding.fns.usda.gov/common-breastfeeding-challenges

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

06/26/2025

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

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!

05/23/2025

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers in Boynton Beach, Florida, and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales of Delray, Florida. 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.

For more information on this recall click HERE.
https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-cucumbers-may-2025?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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

05/05/2025

Williams Farms Repack LLC is recalling Tomatoes 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.
For a full list of recalled products click HERE.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/williams-farms-repack-llc-recalls-tomatoes-due-possible-salmonella-contamination?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
For more information on Salmonella click HERE.
https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/index.html

02/27/2025

Davie County Health and Human Services is conducting the 2025 Community Health Assessment, and we need your help! By participating in this survey you will be helping to improve your community. To participate in this survey scan the QR code below or click the link here.
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8162936/CCCC-Survey