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📰News Releases
Virginia Health Officials Investigating Potential Measles Exposure in Northern Virginia
Virginia Health Officials Investigating Potential Measles Exposure in Northern Virginia
June 14, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) was notified of a confirmed case of measles at Washington Dulles International Airport and the Washington Area Metro on Sunday, June 8. The confirmed case is an international traveler visiting the Washington, D.C. area. Health officials are coordinating an effort to identify people who might have been exposed, including contacting potentially exposed passengers on specific flights. Read more.
⏰ Happening This Week
⏰ Happening This Week
💡 Resources Updates
💡 Resources Updates
Websites & WordPress
Websites & WordPress
This new page on the comms hub has essential information and resources for updating your VDH websites on WordPress. Additional Website Tools, like reports and broken link finder, is also available.
🎙️ Available in English
📌 This can be found in Websites & WordPress
Added 06.12.25
Mosquitos Social Media Toolkit
Mosquitos Social Media Toolkit
This VDH toolkit has graphics and sample post copy about mosquito prevention.
🎙️ Available in English + Spanish
📌 This can be found in Bugs + Ticks
💡 Print or share digitally in newsletters + emails.
Spanish added 06.10.25
📌 Social Media Highlights
📌 Social Media Highlights
Brain Health Awareness Month
Brain Health Awareness Month
Your brain matters—today and tomorrow. Healthy lifestyle choices can protect your brain health as you age!
✅Eat a balanced diet
✅Stay physically active
✅Get quality sleep
✅Stay socially connected
✅Manage chronic conditions
Learn more and start the conversation today:
🔗 www.vdh.virginia.gov/brain-health
#HealthyBrainVA #BrainHealthAwareness #HealthyAging #DementiaAwareness #TalkToYourDoctor #VDH
Fentanyl Death Prevention
Fentanyl Death Prevention
Overdose deaths declining nationwide and in the Commonwealth. Read more about how Virginia is Turning the Tide on Fentanyl Deaths. https://ow.ly/jUQh50W6AEt
✍️ On the Blog
✍️ On the Blog
🌈 The More You Know
🌈 The More You Know
The Magic of Shift+Enter
The Magic of Shift+Enter
Ever have an extra annoying space between lines that you can't get rid of?
If updating the actual line spacing does not work, try SHIFT + ENTER!
In some platforms (like Microsoft Word and govDelivery) pressing Shift+Enter allows you to enter a plain line feed instead of a paragraph break.
Have any tips and tricks you think should be shared? Email Katie to have it added to the next Hub Report!
🗓️ Upcoming Meetings &Trainings
🗓️ Upcoming Meetings &Trainings
Communications Workgroup Meeting
Communications Workgroup Meeting
Building Your Public Health Comms Toolkit: Communications Planning on a Budget
Building Your Public Health Comms Toolkit: Communications Planning on a Budget
Wednesday, June 25, 3:30-5 PM
Attendees will learn more about:
Building a free and low-cost toolkit for content planning, organization, and distribution of key public health messages.
How new partnership approaches can amplify your messages where people need to hear them.
Free and low-cost communications channels that can provide clarity, connection, and better community health outcomes.
Plain Language Training
Plain Language Training
Wednesday, July 2, 2-3:30 PM
Do you write print or digital content for VDH? If so, this training is for you!
By the end of this course, learners should:
Know what plain language is
Understand why it's important
Be able to use it in their everyday work
➡️ Please register on TRAIN (1130061)!
Meeting info to add to your calendar:
Meeting ID: 262 238 002 531 7
Passcode: wc2p8r39
The training will be recorded.
ASTHO: Communicating About Data and Surveillance During Infectious Disease Emergencies
ASTHO: Communicating About Data and Surveillance During Infectious Disease Emergencies
Thursday, July 10 2-3 PM
By the end of this session, participants will:
Identify tested communications frameworks to address uncertainty, emerging evidence, and misinformation.
Understand practical strategies to communicate science to support public health response.
Create a space for collaborative discussion around challenges, opportunities, and real-world applications relevant to their work.
➡️ Registration Website (You must have/create account to register)
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