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Jennifer Corder joined the group PrEP ( HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) 5 years, 8 months ago

Le Anna Owens replied 5 years, 8 months ago

Welcome to the group! Thank you.

Le Anna Owens uploaded the file: Fact Sheet to PrEP ( HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) 5 years, 8 months ago

CDC Fact Sheet

Le Anna Owens uploaded the file: CDC to PrEP ( HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) 5 years, 8 months ago

Le Anna Owens joined the group STD’s and STI’s: What’s going on down there? 5 years, 8 months ago

Chrissy B joined the group PrEP ( HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) 5 years, 8 months ago

Le Anna Owens posted an update in the group PrEP ( HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) 5 years, 8 months ago

Currently, Truvada is the medication that is used for PrEP. PrEP can only be prescribed by a healthcare professional and must be taken daily to maximize the full effectiveness of the medication. Today, most insurance/prescription plans will pay for PrEP, but there is help if your insurance does not currently include Truvada.

Jennifer Corder edited the file: Talking to Teens about Sex (For parents) in STD’s and STI’s: What’s going on down there? 5 years, 8 months ago

Jade Kenney joined the group Is our community healthy? 5 years, 9 months ago

Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 5 years, 10 months ago

Check out this new website for parents on vaccines!
https://vaxopedia.org/

Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 5 years, 10 months ago

Flu is greatly increasing! It is not too late to get your flu shot.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 5 years, 11 months ago

What… This can’t be!
The life expectancy in the US is declining. Find out more, you will be surprised.…[Read more]

Jennifer Corder replied 5 years, 11 months ago

Here is what I learned regarding recent suicide statistics after reading the article in your link:
“Most notable is the widening gap between urban and rural Americans. Suicide rates in the most rural counties are now nearly double those in the most urban counties.”
Rural health requires special attention.

Chrissy B uploaded the file: Population Distribution by Age to STD’s and STI’s: What’s going on down there? 5 years, 11 months ago

2017 STI data based upon the population distribution by age in Allegany County, MD.

Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 5 years, 12 months ago

Stopping the “Invisible Killer”
Author:
Becki Willmer, CSN
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Cold weather easily brings to mind hot chocolate, roaring fires, and snowmen, but the winter months also bring an increase in carbon monoxide poisonings….Every year in the United States, carbon monoxide poisoning is responsible for more than 430 deaths and…[Read more]

Jennifer Corder replied 5 years, 12 months ago

This is a good reminder, thanks Lynn

Alison Robinson posted an update in the group STD’s and STI’s: What’s going on down there? 5 years, 12 months ago

While people don’t think about it. Mosquitos are more than just a nuisance, they too can carry diseases. Zika can be sexually transmitted from a person who has Zika to his or her sex partners, even while they are not symptomatic. While we aren’t in mosquito season yet, it’s right around the corner, not to mention many Americans seek warmer…[Read more]

Alison Robinson joined the group Is our community healthy? 5 years, 12 months ago

Alison Robinson joined the group STD’s and STI’s: What’s going on down there? 5 years, 12 months ago

Jennifer Corder posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 5 years, 12 months ago

I like your measures! What is the reason for the bump in number of medicaid enrollees in July 2018?

Lynn Kane replied 5 years, 12 months ago

I made a mistake in entering the data so there was no jump. I do want to talk to Aaron about the steady decline in numbers enrolled in MA and get his thoughts on why. Are more people getting commercial insurance?

Carey Moffatt joined the group Is our community healthy? 5 years, 12 months ago

Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 6 years ago

Resources and News for Extreme Cold
https://preparedness.health.maryland.gov/Pages/resources_cold.aspx

Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 6 years ago

Some of the dangers associated with winter weather include hypothermia, frostbite, carbon monoxide poisoning, and injuries from heat sources. Hypothermia occurs when the body temperature falls below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Frostbite is the freezing and subsequent destruction of body tissue that is likely to occur any time skin temperature gets…[Read more]

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