Tag: Jefferson County Department of Health
“If you work hard, you’re diligent, you’re dedicated, you have a...
-Dr. David Hicks, his first day as Jefferson County Health Officer, the first African American in the position.
Leaders of Birmingham Agencies, Businesses Reflect on One Year of COVID
By Erica Wright and Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
(Second of two parts)
One year ago this month, the world changed. March 2021 marks an anniversary that...
No large gatherings, like church, in Jefferson County (Ala.) for another...
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama Newscenter
Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson is urging the public to continue to limit gatherings — including at churches –to...
Mark E. Wilson, Jefferson County’s Top Doc, On Reducing The Coronavirus
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Mark E. Wilson, Jefferson County Health Officer, seldom sleeps. With the specter of COVID-19 troubling him, he can’t.
“Sometimes it...
Meet the Local Health Specialists In Fight Against COVID-19
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Like many in Jefferson County, Wesley G. Willeford, MD, finds himself exercising health and safety precautions he never imagined.
“I have...
Jeffco Dept. of Health on COVID-19: What to know
Jefferson County Department of Health
What can I do to protect myself and my family?
Make sure that everyone in your family age...
Jefferson County Health Officer: ‘Many cases we have not detected’
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
As the number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases continues to rise in and around Birmingham, restrictions have been placed on nursing...
Jefferson County Health Department: 100 years of protecting and promoting health,...
By Anita Debro
For the Birmingham Times
When people see the Jefferson County Department of Health building on Sixth Avenue South, with its complex series...
UAB’s Gift of Sight program to see more than 400 patients
By Alicia Rohan
UAB News
University of Alabama at Birmingham Eye Care and Jefferson County Department of Health are partnering again this year to provide comprehensive eye exams and...
