Richmond City Health District

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HIV/AIDS hits those in our black communities hard. Among Virginians living with HIV/AIDS, 62 percent are black, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Learn more.

On Sunday, Feb. 7, Richmond City Health District joins the community in marking the 10th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. For more information about the impact of HIV on the health of the African American community and where you can get tested, click here.

Testing is available at Richmond City Health District in our STD clinic, held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Call our clinic at 804-482-5500 for more information. You can also text your zip code to Know IT (566948) to find a test site.

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H1N1 vaccination available by appointment, walk-in clinics

H1N1 vaccination is currently available to anyone who wants protection from the H1N1 virus. Vaccination is recommended for people aged 6 months to 64 years of age. FREE vaccination is offered by appointment at the Richmond City Health District H1N1 clinic Monday-Friday at 400 E. Cary Street. Call 482-5506 to make an appointment. Vaccine is also available on a walk-in basis during immunization clinics on Tuesday afternoons, 1-4 p.m., and Friday mornings, 8-11 a.m.

Local pharmacists and physicians may also administer H1N1 vaccine to their patients and customers. Click on the links below to find a vaccination location near you:

Find a public vaccination site :: Map of vaccination sites :: More info

Richmond SMILES Mobile Dental Health Program

February 2010 dental van schedule! The Richmond Smiles program offers uninsured Richmond residents a convenient and accessible way to obtain dental care by bringing dental care to you. Dental services are provided first-come-first-served. A full range of dental care is offered. We perform complete and limited oral examinations, school screenings, bite wing X-rays, cleanings fillings and extractions.

Call 804-381-2624 for information :: Get the flyer :: En Español

RCHD Administrative Offices
400 E. Cary Street

Richmond City Health District Administrative Offices are located at 400 E. Cary Street. This includes offices of the Health Director and administrative staff, Environmental Health, Lead Safe Richmond Program, Emergency Preparedness & Response, Epidemiology, Human Resources, Vital Records, Adolescent Health, Resource Mothers, GEMS, Richmond Healthy Start Initiative, Rock Richmond, Immunization-administration, and STD/HIV Prevention & Counseling Program staff. Clinical Services are also housed within the office building.

The clinic's front entrance is at 401 E. Main Street. Get directions.

If you are visiting our clinic, here are your steps:

Limited parking is available in the administrative office parking lot facing East Cary Street; metered street parking is also available and you can get here by bus as well. If you park in the lot, you will need to walk up 4th Street and enter the clinic through the front of the building.

Enter the clinic in the front of the building facing East Main Street; you will sign in with a security guard before proceeding into the clinic for your services.

 

Our Mission :: To promote healthy living, protect the environment, prevent disease and prepare the community for disasters

 

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