Starting March 15, 2021, there is a new way to get Medicaid health care. Most people will get the same Medicaid services in a new way – through Managed Care Health Plans. You will be able to choose the health plan that is best for you. A health plan is a group of doctors, hospitals and other providers. They work together to give you the health care you need. Everything will come from the same health plan. This… View More
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As the state’s vaccine rollout plan opens up to people with one or more conditions that increase their risk of severe COVID disease and people living in congregate housing, Catawba County Public Health, Catawba Valley Health System and Frye Regional Medical Center will continue to provide a joint vaccination appointment request process through www.CatawbaVaccine.org. Eligible individuals… View More
By Jennifer McCracken Catawba County Public Health Director As I look back on the past year, there is a classic Bob Dylan song that keeps coming back to me. And even though it first came out in the mid-60s, its words ring true for the incredible year we’ve had as a community, as a state, a nation and the globe. “You’d better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone, oh the times, they are… View More
As the state’s vaccine rollout plan opens up to frontline essential workers, Catawba County Public Health, Catawba Valley Health System (CVHS) and Frye Regional Medical Center (FRMC) are making significant changes to the joint vaccination appointment request process for local employers and individuals. Due to limited vaccine supply and anticipated high demand for vaccination appointments, these changes are being implemented to help make the… View More
Due to forecasted weather and potentially hazardous road conditions, Catawba County government facilities, including parks and libraries, will open at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 18. Facilities that normally open at 10 a.m. or later will operate on their usual schedule. The COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at the Hickory Metro Convention Center will operate from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 18. Individuals scheduled between… View More
Due to forecasted weather and potentially unsafe road conditions, Meals on Wheels of Catawba County has cancelled meal deliveries for Thursday, February 18, 2021. Meal recipients or volunteers who have questions about deliveries may call Catawba County Senior Nutrition Services at (828)… View More
Governor Cooper announced today that educators and child care providers will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning February 24, and other essential workers in Group 3 on March 10. Catawba County Public Health and our vaccination partners, Catawba Valley Health System and Frye Regional Medical Center, will be coordinating vaccinations for Group 3 directly with employers. No appointments for Group 3 are being scheduled at this… View More
Catawba County Deputy County Manager Mary Furtado was named 2020-2021 Deputy/Assistant Manager of the Year by the North Carolina City and County Management Association (NCCCMA). The award was announced during the association’s virtual annual conference February 4. Furtado, who joined Catawba County Government as Assistant County Manager in 2011, serves as the county’s deputy administrator and is responsible for assisting in the… View More
Catawba County has been ranked number one in recycling statewide by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS). The rankings were released January 12, 2021, in the division’s newest North Carolina Recycling Program Performance report, which was based on per capita recycling rates for Fiscal Year 2018-19. DEACS uses public recycling program data to… View More
Catawba County Public Health, Catawba Valley Health System (CVHS) and Frye Regional Medical Center (FRMC) are working together to schedule appointments for those eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through a new website, www.CatawbaVaccine.org. Through the site, the newest appointment scheduling option being offered, those 65 years of age and older may request COVID-19 vaccination… View More