Lenowisco Health District

01/14/2026

Wise Co Health Dept. will open at 9am on 1/15/26

01/13/2026

Ballad to establish addiction treatment facility in Norton / NORTON, Va. – Ballad Health last week announced plans to open a comprehensive addiction services center in Southwest Virginia.

Renovations are planned at the former MountainView Regional Hospital to create a Strong Futures Virginia residential treatment program at the Norton facility, according to a written statement.

The Virginia facility will provide critical services for families with a capacity of 59 patients plus outpatient treatment programs, according to the statement.

“The opioid crisis and addiction have caused devastation across our country, but there is something unique about how Ballad Health is stepping up to address these challenges,” said Ballad Health Chairman and CEO Alan Levine. “Strong Futures is one of the few addiction service programs in both Tennessee and Virginia that allows women to reside on-site with their children, rebuilding their lives while they receive the care they need.”

In addition to receiving addiction recovery treatment, Strong Futures clients receive comprehensive support services including parenting skills education, free pregnancy resources, workforce development services and judicial support.

The new facility will be an expansion of Ballad Health’s existing Strong Futures program in Greeneville, Tennessee. Since opening in 2020, the Tennessee program has enrolled 684 families and opened a transitional living center for women and their children ages 9 and under. Nearly 100 women and 56 children have spent time in the living center since June 2021.

The Norton facility will expand on the treatment offerings currently available in Greeneville, offering clinically managed high intensity and low intensity residential services.

“In Tennessee, Strong Futures has already changed lives,” said Ballad Health Vice President and CEO of Behavioral Health Services Tammy Albright. “We’ve seen mothers overcome addiction, reunite with their children and rebuild their lives. Those successes showed us what’s possible, and why we needed to bring this program to Southwest Virginia.”

In addition to grant funding from VOAA and $605,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration via appropriations from U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, Strong Futures Virginia is supported through two $500,000 grants – one from the Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation and another from the Rapha Foundation.

“We could not be here today without many individuals and organizations – leaders in Wise County and the city of Norton, our philanthropic partners and our Strong Futures team in Greeneville,” Levine said.

Renovations of the existing building for Strong Futures Virginia are set to begin this spring. Strong Futures is projected to begin seeing patients by the end of 2026.

01/12/2026

Great opportunity through this program! Classes will be held in Scott County!

Updated due to weather:
In person applications will be accepted at Scott County Career and Technical Center on Wednesday, December 17 from 2pm-5pm.
Contact our Project SOAR representatives for questions about this program!
Ariel Worley: (276) 523-9154
Stephanie New: (276) 523-9123

01/12/2026

NOTE: This is independent from VDH.
Community Needs Assessment around cancer risk, prevention, treatment, and survivorship from the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The survey is open to adults in the communities we serve, whether or not you are a patient. It is voluntary and confidential, takes up to 25 minutes, and your responses will be used only to help us better understand and respond to community needs.

Take the Survey Here: https://virginia.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62076ba3d67831bc0af9b40d7&id=f52e429619&e=ca9224f954

01/08/2026

‼️CAR SEAT RECALL INFORMATION‼️

Certain Evenflo All4One Car Seats are being recalled. In rear-facing mode, the adjustable recline mechanism may shift out of proper position.

📲 Owners should be notified by mail starting January 26. If you have questions, EvenFlo has stated to contact customer service at: 1-800-233-5921

💻 Visit the NHTSA website for more information, and be sure to scroll to the bottom and expand "Associated Documents" to see if your model is impacted: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25C011

01/08/2026

Reminder- our meeting is tonight for the Scott County Caner Investigation findings review and Q&A session. The meeting will be held at Gate City Middle School and will be from 6pm to 8pm. The Virginia Cancer Registry and representatives from other VDH departments will be available to answer questions about the report that was released yesterday 1/7. We hope in releasing it in advance of the meeting that community members will have had time to read and review the report well ahead of the meeting. We will provide an executive summary of the findings at the meeting tonight.

Additionally- with flu cases surging nationwide, we will have medical face masks available for those who wish to attend the meeting but worry about flu and other respiratory virus exposure. The whole gym should be open and available for seating as well.

01/06/2026

Check your community's status and follow important guidelines to protect yourself and others: bit.ly/3LkEwhW 😷🚫👥

01/06/2026

If you are in need of naloxone, you can receive it for no cost at your local health department.

01/05/2026

During National Radon Action Month, we want to get the word out about .
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01/05/2026

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12/31/2025

If you have not yet received your vaccine this year – it's not too late to get it! 🤧

Flu vaccination can:
✅Prevent flu illness
✅ Reduce the severity of flu illness
✅ Protect people at high risk from flu-related complications

Read more about the benefits of flu vaccination at https://ow.ly/PBo750XCH5v

12/30/2025