Charlottesville Tomorrow • Topic: Public health

Public health

332 Articles

Ongoing coverage of the work to protect the health of people who live, work and play in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

06.24.22 Public health 4 MIN READ

Parents rush to get their toddlers vaccinated as first doses of pediatric COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Charlottesville

The long awaited approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for young children comes as a relief to many parents, especially as more young children are becoming sick with the newer variants of COVID-19. More

Jessie Higgins

@jessiehiggins

jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org
06.22.22 Government + politics 9 MIN READ

What you need to know about local organizations and laws around abortion

A ruling on Roe v. Wade is expected from the Supreme Court by the end of June or early July. If it’s overturned, states will be able to restrict or allow abortion. More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
06.14.22 Public health 6 MIN READ

These two Charlottesville women are launching an app to help parents share excess breast milk as baby formula supplies fall dangerously low

Set to launch in the coming weeks, The Drop allows parents who have extra breast milk to share it with parents and babies in need. More

Tamica Jean-Charles

@thisistamica

tjeancharles@cvilletomorrow.org
06.07.22 Land use + planning 14 MIN READ

When this Charlottesville shelter closes next year, its 100 elderly and seriously ill guests might have nowhere to go

“If it weren’t for Premier Circle, I’d be homeless,” said Sunshades, a shelter guest. More

Erin O'Hare

@erinaroo

eohare@cvilletomorrow.org
05.26.22 Public health 8 MIN READ

Local stores struggle to stock baby formula amid a national shortage, leaving parents to search for formulas that work for their infants

“Breastfeeding is not free,” said Dr. Irène Mathieu, a Charlottesville pediatrician. She said that low-income parents and those who don’t get parental leave or space at work to pump breast milk are having the most difficult time. More

Tamica Jean-Charles

@thisistamica

tjeancharles@cvilletomorrow.org
05.16.22 Government + politics 5 MIN READ

It’s the first year all three Charlottesville city pools will be open since the pandemic began — but a lifeguard shortage is likely to reduce open hours

Vic Garber, deputy director of Parks and Recreation, says he hasn’t seen a staff shortage this severe in his 10 years at the department. More

Tamica Jean-Charles

@thisistamica

tjeancharles@cvilletomorrow.org
05.09.22 Government + politics 16 MIN READ

An immigration detention center in Farmville built for over 700 people now has 11 — and activists say it’s time to shut it down

Farmville earns $15,000 and the private company that operates the center earns $2 million per month from the federal government, even though they had a huge COVID-19 outbreak and detainees say that conditions there have been unbearable. More

Angilee Shah

@angshah

angshah@cvilletomorrow.org
05.06.22 Government + politics 8 MIN READ

Charlottesville-area abortion providers brace for onslaught of out-of-state patients should Roe be overturned
Virginia legislators prepare to battle over abortion rights. More
Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org

Tamica Jean-Charles

@thisistamica

tjeancharles@cvilletomorrow.org

Charlotte Rene Woods and Tamica Jean-Charles
05.04.22 Land use + planning 6 MIN READ

You had questions about trees in Charlottesville. We got some answers.

Here are the answers to five of the most common questions we got about our reporting on the city’s declining tree canopy. More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
05.03.22 Public health 5 MIN READ

We’re at the start of another COVID-19 surge — but this time, health officials expect hospitalizations will be low

“I’d like to say that, along with this lovely spring that we are having, this is part of a new beginning. But, we have been fooled before so we’ll just have to wait and see,” said Dr. Reid Adams, UVA Health’s chief medical officer. More

Jessie Higgins

@jessiehiggins

jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org
04.18.22 Public health 5 MIN READ

What does the Black birth experience in Charlottesville look like? A new photo series shows how powerful it can be.

For many, having a “birth sister” can make a big difference for their health and well-being while pregnant and giving birth. More

Tamica Jean-Charles

@thisistamica

tjeancharles@cvilletomorrow.org
04.05.22 Land use + planning 7 MIN READ

Charlottesville’s tree cover has dropped about 15% since 2004 — but there are ways to bring it back

“I think the idea of having places to gather and green spaces with trees will be good for me and my neighbors,” said South First Street resident Estephany Kepchar. More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org

Public health

Charlotte Rene Woods and Tamica Jean-Charles