diff --git a/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks.md b/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks.md
index a012330e2444..7315541b60d3 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn how to set up health checks for ASP.NET Core infrastructure,
 monikerRange: '>= aspnetcore-3.1'
 ms.author: riande
 ms.custom: mvc
-ms.date: 1/1/2024
+ms.date: 1/11/2024
 uid: host-and-deploy/health-checks
 ---
 # Health checks in ASP.NET Core
@@ -289,10 +289,18 @@ The following example registers a health check publisher as a singleton and conf
 
 :::code language="csharp" source="~/host-and-deploy/health-checks/samples/8.x/HealthChecksSample/Snippets/Program.cs" id="snippet_HealthCheckPublisherOptionsService":::
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> [`AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks`](https://github.com/Xabaril/AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks) includes publishers for several systems, including [Application Insights](/azure/application-insights/app-insights-overview).
->
-> [`AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks`](https://github.com/Xabaril/AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks) isn't maintained or supported by Microsoft.
+[`AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks`](https://github.com/Xabaril/AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks):
+
+* Includes publishers for several systems, including [Application Insights](/azure/application-insights/app-insights-overview).
+* Is ***not*** maintained or supported by Microsoft.
+
+### Individual Healthchecks
+
+[`Delay` and `Period`](https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/blob/main/src/HealthChecks/Abstractions/src/HealthCheckRegistration.cs#L161-L185) can be set on each each <xref:Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.HealthCheckRegistration> individually. This is useful when you want to run some health checks at a different rate than the period set in <xref:Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.HealthCheckPublisherOptions>.
+
+The following code sets the `Delay` and `Period` for the `SampleHealthCheck1`:
+
+:::code language="csharp" source="~/host-and-deploy/health-checks/samples/8.x/HealthChecksSample/Snippets/Program.cs" id="snippet_MapHealthChecksComplete2":::
 
 ## Dependency Injection and Health Checks
 
diff --git a/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks/samples/8.x/HealthChecksSample/HealthChecksSample.csproj b/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks/samples/8.x/HealthChecksSample/HealthChecksSample.csproj
index 81341b8b6d7b..4bf7189c1440 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks/samples/8.x/HealthChecksSample/HealthChecksSample.csproj
+++ b/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks/samples/8.x/HealthChecksSample/HealthChecksSample.csproj
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="AspNetCore.HealthChecks.SqlServer" Version="6.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="7.0.*-*"/>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="7.0.*-*"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="AspNetCore.HealthChecks.SqlServer" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks/samples/8.x/HealthChecksSample/Snippets/Program.cs b/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks/samples/8.x/HealthChecksSample/Snippets/Program.cs
index 8e658fd52242..15b6eb6cd8f5 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks/samples/8.x/HealthChecksSample/Snippets/Program.cs
+++ b/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/health-checks/samples/8.x/HealthChecksSample/Snippets/Program.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,31 @@ public static void MapHealthChecksComplete(string[] args)
         // </snippet_MapHealthChecksComplete>
     }
 
+    public static void MapHealthChecksComplete2(string[] args)
+    {
+        // <snippet_MapHealthChecksComplete2>
+        var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+
+        builder.Services.AddHealthChecks()
+           .Add(new HealthCheckRegistration(
+               name: "SampleHealthCheck1",
+               instance: new SampleHealthCheck(),
+               failureStatus: null,
+               tags: null,
+               timeout: default)
+           {
+               Delay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(40),
+               Period = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)
+           });
+
+        var app = builder.Build();
+
+        app.MapHealthChecks("/healthz");
+
+        app.Run();
+        // </snippet_MapHealthChecksComplete2>
+    }
+
     public static void AddHealthChecks(WebApplicationBuilder builder)
     {
         // <snippet_AddHealthChecks>
@@ -166,9 +191,14 @@ public static void AddHealthChecksUsingDependencyInjection(WebApplicationBuilder
     public static void AddHealthChecksSqlServer(WebApplicationBuilder builder)
     {
         // <snippet_AddHealthChecksSqlServer>
+        var conStr = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection");
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(conStr))
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                               "Could not find a connection string named 'DefaultConnection'.");
+        }
         builder.Services.AddHealthChecks()
-            .AddSqlServer(
-                builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"));
+            .AddSqlServer(conStr);
         // </snippet_AddHealthChecksSqlServer>
     }