🕛 WIC Hours are Changing!
Beginning May 11, WIC hours are changing to allow for some later appointment slots.
M: 8-6:30
T: 8-5
W: 8-5
Th: 8-4:30
F: 8-4:30
For questions and appts, please call 703.746.4998. Please note, this is for WIC only.
Syphilis rates continue to increase among women in Virginia. This can in turn lead to a mother passing syphilis on to her baby (congenital syphilis). Learn more about syphilis and how to prevent it. https://t.co/5JECZyCAB3 #STIAwareness
Happy National Volunteer Week!!
Alexandria's Medical Reserve Corps has some of the BEST volunteers in the game - always making Alexandria healthier!
Visit https://t.co/WnyiVaLksw to see how you can bring your skills to our MRC team!
AHD is closed.
As of 1 p.m. on March 16, Alexandria Health Department is closed due to the severe weather. For more information on the current weather status, visit https://t.co/h5x9Y3T4ck or follow @AlexandriaVAGov
Please stay safe & be careful.
The City of Alexandria invites the community to a Town Hall with DC Water on the Potomac Interceptor Response at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 3/19 in the Lee Center Auditorium (1108 Jefferson St.). Attendees can also participate online via Zoom.
Register now: https://t.co/rVfT18s7jc
The City of Alexandria is under a tornado watch until 7 p.m., March 16. Conditions are favorable for tornadoes. For more information, go to https://t.co/O6XvRRKSfN.
@VDHgov has partially lifted the Potomac recreational water advisory.
An advisory still exists for a shortened area, but it doesn't include the #ALX waterfront.
Still, be careful in all natural, untreated water with or without an advisory.
More: https://t.co/MJMt99zMrg
AHD is advising our community to be especially careful around wildlife after two people reported being bitten by a raccoon in #OldTown.
Read the full release below & save Animal Control's number to report any animals exhibiting symptoms: 703.746.4444.
🔗https://t.co/ii2zgJjIg8
It’s not long until travel season picks up for spring break and other fun!
If you’re planning to travel, make sure you’re ready with
💉recommended vaccines
🧳appropriate clothes and supplies (including meds!)
⚠️ awareness of local advisories
Prepare @ https://t.co/n1aCLkbcyp
The City of Alexandria is under a Winter Storm Watch in effect from Feb 22, at 3pm until Feb 23, at 10am. Up to 5 inches of snow is possible. This could make travel dangerous. Find the latest road conditions by calling 511 or tuning into local media.
AHD is sharing updates on the Potomac Recreational Water Advisory.
👉Recreational Water Advisory continues
👉Alexandria's drinking water is safe
👉AHD plans to share details about tests done by the VA Dept of Environmenral Quality as they are available
https://t.co/dFqTkjgJVR
Join us for a Community Health Improvement Plan Open House!
Stop by Patrick Henry Recreation Center from 10-1 on 2/21 to share ideas about what we should focus on in the Landmark/Van Dorn part of our plan.
Walk-ins welcome, but please RSVP if you can:
https://t.co/QY8gdY58Zp
VDH has issued a recreational water advisory for the Potomac River.
❌🏊 Do not swim, wade, kayak, or canoe in the Potomac. Make sure kids and pets don't either.
✅🚰Drinking water is safe.
https://t.co/EFdmIK821v
All City of Alexandria government offices will be closed on Monday, February 16, in observance of George Washington Day. For more information on how this closure affects City services, visit https://t.co/6vT94DbjgO.
Another case of measles has been confirmed in Northern Virginia.
Others may have been exposed in several locations at Dulles International Airport and the Dulles shuttle bus on Saturday, January 24.
Read more at https://t.co/yUgJvk6WN3
The City of Alexandria government offices and courts will be closed on Tuesday, January 27, due to weather conditions. Trash collection will also be delayed and on a two-day slide. For more updates, go to https://t.co/O6XvRRKSfN.
Alexandria Health Department offices - including our Teen Wellness Center clinics - will be closed tomorrow, January 26.
Stay safe and warm. Visit https://t.co/edibppgQg5 for more.
The City of Alexandria government offices and courts will be closed on Monday, January 26, due to weather conditions. For updates, go to https://t.co/O6XvRRKSfN.
Due to inclement weather the @AlexandriaVAGov Winter Shelter will extend its operating hours from 7 p.m. Friday, January 23 until 7 a.m. Wednesday, January 28. The shelter is located at 2355-A Mill Rd. For ongoing updates, please visit https://t.co/kmyDGCebcm
A winter storm warning is in effect for the City of Alexandria from 11 p.m. Saturday, January 24 through 4 a.m. Monday, January 26. Travel will become dangerous. Prepare now to stay home. Follow local media for weather updates.