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Jan 71 min read
Our 2024 Year in Review Newsletter! Hot off the presses!
2024 was certainly one for the books! So, we have decided to share some of what our team has been up to with you! From community...
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Health Department
Jan 71 min read
01/07/25 Public Education Topic: Hantavirus
Per CDC: Hantaviruses can infect and cause serious disease in people worldwide. People get hantavirus from contact with rodents like rats...
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Health Department
Dec 13, 20241 min read
12/13/24 Public Health Education Topic: Smallpox
Per CDC: Key points Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by the variola virus. Smallpox has been eradicated, with no cases occurring...
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Health Department
Dec 10, 20242 min read
12/10/24 Public Health Education Topic: Brucellosis
Per CDC: Key points Brucellosis is a disease caused by bacteria. The disease spreads to people through contact with infected animals or...
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Health Department
Dec 6, 20241 min read
12/06/24 Public Health Education Topic: AIDS/HIV
Per CDC: Key points HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. The only way to know if you have HIV is to get tested. There...
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Health Department
Dec 3, 20241 min read
12/03/24 Public Health Education Topic: Smoking
Per CDC: At a glance Cigarette smoking is a major public health concern, with over 16 million Americans living with a smoking-related...
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Health Department
Nov 29, 20241 min read
11/29/24 Public Health Education Topic: E-Cigarettes/Vaping
Per CDC: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are sometimes called e-cigs, vapes, vape pens, and electronic nicotine delivery systems...
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Health Department
Nov 26, 20241 min read
11/26/24 Public Health Education Topic: Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
Per CDC: What to know Classic CJD is a quick-moving, always fatal disease that occurs worldwide. It affects the brain and causes dementia...
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Health Department
Nov 22, 20241 min read
11/22/24 Public Health Education Topic: Chronic Wasting Disease
Per CDC: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease that affects deer, elk, moose and similar animals. It has been reported in the...
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Health Department
Nov 20, 20241 min read
FREE Covid-19 Test Kits for At-Home Use Available
Plan ahead for your families Covid-19 testing needs. While supplies last, free at-home Covid-19 test kits may be picked up at our...
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Health Department
Nov 19, 20241 min read
11/19/24 Public Health Education Topic: Antibiotic Use
Per CDC: Key points Antibiotics can save lives, but they aren't always the answer. Take these steps to use antibiotics appropriately so...
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Health Department
Nov 15, 20241 min read
11/15/24 Public Health Education Topic: C.diff
Per CDC: Clostridioides difficile [klos–TRID–e–OY-dees dif–uh–SEEL], formerly known as Clostridium difficile and often called C....
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Health Department
Nov 12, 20241 min read
11/12/24 Public Health Education Topic: RSV
Per CDC: Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that infects the nose, throat, and lungs. RSV symptoms make...
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Health Department
Nov 8, 20241 min read
11/08/24 Public Health Education Topic: Norovirus
Per CDC: Norovirus is a very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. It is sometimes called the "stomach flu" or the "stomach...
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Health Department
Nov 5, 20241 min read
11/05/24 Public Health Education Topic: Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)
Per CDC: Key points HAIs are infections that patients get while or soon after receiving health care. Healthcare-associated infections...
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Health Department
Nov 1, 20241 min read
11/01/24 Public Health Education Topic: Genital HPV Infection
Per CDC: Human papillomavirus HPV is the most common STI. There are many different types of HPV. While most do not cause any health...
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Health Department
Oct 29, 20242 min read
10/29/24 Public Health Education Topic: Genital Herpes
Per CDC Genital herpes is an STI caused by two types of viruses – herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2...
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Health Department
Oct 25, 20242 min read
10/25/24 Public Health Education Topic: Rheumatic Fever
Per CDC Rheumatic fever is a condition that can inflame or make the heart, joints, brain, and skin swell. It's thought to be an immune...
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Health Department
Oct 21, 20241 min read
We are Hiring! Come Join our Team!
We are hiring!! We currently have 1 opening for the position of Sanitarian 1. Nature of Work: Under direct supervision, the Sanitarian...
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Health Department
Oct 18, 20241 min read
10/18/24 Public Health Education Topic: Foodborne Illness
Per CDC: CDC estimates that each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die. Top 5...
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