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Suicide Prevention
Awareness Month
Suicide Prevention
Awareness Month
National Suicide Awareness Prevention Week (Sept. 7-13)
National Suicide Awareness Prevention Day (Sept.10)
National Suicide Awareness Prevention Week (Sept. 7-13)
National Suicide Awareness Prevention Day (Sept.10)
Malnutrition Awareness Week
(Sept. 8-12)
Malnutrition Awareness Week
(Sept. 8-12)
Tools to Use
Tools to Use
Tools to Use
📰 Recent Releases
📰 Recent Releases
Updates from VDH on the 2025-26 COVID-19 Vaccine
Updates from VDH on the 2025-26 COVID-19 Vaccine
September 5, 2025 - The Division of Immunization (DOI) provided COVID-19 vaccine updates:
Talking Points with notable changes:
FDA Licensed COVID-19 Vaccines 2025-2026 Chart
Pharmacy Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccines
VDH and DHP Statement
FAQs - please let DOI know if you have others you would like added.
More developments are expected after the September 18-19 ACIP meeting. The team will share updates as they receive them.
➡️ Other VDH talking points are available on Media Resources.
Virginia Health Officials Confirm Measles Case in Eastern Region
Virginia Health Officials Confirm Measles Case in Eastern Region
September 3, 2025 - The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is reporting the state’s fourth measles case of the year. The patient is a school age child (5-12 years) in the Eastern Region who recently traveled internationally. To protect the family’s privacy, VDH will not provide any additional information about the patient. Health officials are coordinating efforts to identify anyone who might have been exposed. Read more.
Tools to Use:
Measles Talking Points (VPN access required)
📌 Social Media Highlights
📌 Social Media Highlights
Now is the Time to Prepare for Emergencies
Now is the Time to Prepare for Emergencies
Now is the time to prepare for emergencies.
✅Make a Plan
✅Build an #EmergencyKit
✅#StayInformed
Visit https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/blog/2025/09/01/national-preparedness-month-prepare-now-for-any-emergency/ for more tips.
#EmergencyPreparedness #NationalPreparednessMonth
💡 Resource Updates
💡 Resource Updates
Use the CDC resource to effectively communicate during an outbreak or other public health investigation.
📌 Find in Public Health
💡 Bookmark and use as resource
Added:9.5.25
CDC has prostate cancer resources including videos, fact sheets, and a health tip sheet. For general audience and African American men.
🎙️Available in English + Spanish
📌 Find in Cancer
💡 Share on social media, in newsletters, + emails and with community members.
Added:9.5.25
Use this CDC toolkit to communicate about local outbreaks of West Nile virus. Toolkit includes key messages, FAQs, social media samples, print materials, tips and resources for engaging with the media. Several materials and templates can be tailored to fit the local context.
🎙️Available in English
📌 Find in Mosquitoes + Ticks
💡 Post on social media, use with media and community partners.
Added 09.03.25
🗓️ Upcoming Webinars
🗓️ Upcoming Webinars
Strengthening Support for Overdose Prevention: What the Public Thinks—and How to Move Them
Strengthening Support for Overdose Prevention: What the Public Thinks—and How to Move Them
September 10, 2025 @ 2:00PM
Join us for a deep dive into new polling from the Big Cities Health Coalition that reveals how people in large U.S. cities view drug use and overdose prevention strategies like naloxone, harm reduction vending machines, and overdose prevention centers. We’ll explore what messages work best and how to move the “moveable middle.”
Communicating with Heart in Public Health
Communicating with Heart in Public Health
September 10, 2025 @ 4:30-6PM
This webinar, hosted by the Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC), will explore how active, intentional listening can deepen our understanding of our communities’ needs, beliefs, and lived experiences for more effective communication.
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