Several state-wide and local groups are coming together to celebrate local workers on Monday, September 5th! Stay tuned for more details.
All in Health
Health department releases community health needs assessment report
The Davidson County Health Department has released the 2021 Davidson County Community Health Needs Assessment report.
Health equity conference focused on physical, mental and spiritual health
On Saturday, August 13, booths filled the halls of Lexington Senior High School for the city of Lexington’s Health Equity Conference.
Novant Health asks community not to go to the ER for COVID tests
Novant Health reminds those with symptoms of COVID-19 to seek testing from the appropriate venues of care.
Day Two : City of Lexington Health Equity Fair
Saturday, August 13th from 9:00am to 2:00pm the City of Lexington is hosting a Health Equity Fair at Lexington Senior High School. The day's primary goal is to provide information, resources, supplies, and tools to equip our community to live healthier lives across Davidson County and surrounding areas.
Local expert advice: Keeping young athletes safe
Soon, kids will be back in school, and even before that, student-athletes will be back on the field and in the gym, training with their teammates. Dr. Colton Wood, a sports medicine provider at Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine – Lexington, discussed ways to keep young athletes safe and healthy throughout the season.
Farmers Market Week: Local Farmers Markets thank those behind the scenes
Farmers Markets are a great way to connect with your local producers, crafters, and artisans and offer a fun atmosphere for friends and family to shop and enjoy all that local has to offer! Though it may seem like it all comes together that one day each week, it takes a tribe to make sure your local markets are successful and enjoyable for all vendors and YOU!
Farmers Market Week: Markets grow in economic impact
So the next time you shop at your neighborhood farmers market, remember: not only are you appeasing your taste buds, but you’re giving your community a little economic boost. One dollar at a time.
Keeping track of your true self
After teaching this is the college, I took those very seriously and morphed the concepts into a transformation training for those people that were committed to changing the way they thought, acted and lived
Soul searching with words
Writing has been a part of human culture for thousands of years.
Escudriñando el alma usando palabras
La escritura ha sido parte de la cultura humana durante miles de años.
Hospice volunteer celebrates 25 years of service
Longtime Hospice volunteer says her work is a blessing.
Racing to help stop addictions
Race Against Drugs is a movement that was created to help people get out of addictions
Jump Start Your Transformation
These are basic questions to help you jump start your transformation.
¡Prepárase para poner su transformación en marcha!
Preguntas guias para motivar en usted su transformación.
¿Necesitas una cita con la unidad móvil?
La unidad móvil de Novant Health Breast Center estará en Lexington ¿Necesitas una cita?
Meet Ava Katherine Socarras, first Miss Lexington’s Outstanding Teen
It was late 2021 when Socarras was named Miss Lexington’s Outstanding Teen 2022. Her passion and social impact initiative, another term for a platform in the Miss America system, is Share a Spare, which emphasizes kidney disease. As an ambassador of the National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina, Socarras has attended meetings with nephrologists, kidney disease patients, recipients of kidney implants and kidney donors; it’s all a way to learn more about kidney disease and how to spread awareness about it.
City to host free health equity event Aug 12th and 13th; registration required
With the theme of My Health Matters, the free two-day conference includes educational opportunities for health care professionals, individuals and families on August 12th and 13th. The conference, located at Lexington Senior High School, is open to individuals who live in the city, county and region.