Pittsboro, NC – Mike Zelek, Chatham County Public Health Director, has issued the following update on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine in the county: “The Chatham County Public Health Department has received a great deal of interest in the COVID-19…
Pittsboro, NC – With news over the weekend that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its first Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine, the Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) and its community partners will…
Pittsboro, NC – After a multi-state and multi-county search, the Chatham County Board of Health voted unanimously to appoint Mike Zelek as the next Health Director at the November 23, 2020 Board of Health meeting. Zelek has worked with the…
Pittsboro, NC – On October 21, 2020, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 170, keeping the state in Phase 3 of lifting COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions until at least November 13 at 5 p.m. North Carolina has seen increased…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Public Health Department is working with StarMed Healthcare and the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) to host two weekly and recurring COVID-19 testing events in Chatham County as the public…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) has released an online data dashboard with results from a survey conducted in May and June 2020 to assess community prevention and impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey…
Pittsboro, NC – On June 24, 2020, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper released Executive Order 147, which extends Phase 2 through July 17 at 5 p.m. citing an increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations due to the virus.…
Pittsboro, NC – Last week, Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, which noted that “COVID-19 disproportionately affects communities of color for several reasons, including existing social, environmental, and health…
Pittsboro, NC – On June 1, 2020, Mike Zelek was sworn in as Chatham County Interim Public Health Director. Clerk to the Chatham County Board of Commissioners Lindsay Ray administered the oath of office to Zelek, with his wife, Jess…