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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!
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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.
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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]-
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.
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Lynn Kane joined the group Health Insurance 5 years, 11 months ago
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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] -
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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?
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Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 6 years ago
Resources and News for Extreme Cold
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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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Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 6 years ago
Urgent Message:
“Temperatures are expected to plummet across Maryland this Thanksgiving weekend,” said Maryland Department of Health Deputy Secretary for Public Health Fran Phillips. “If you must go outside, prevent cold-related illness, like hypothermia, by wearing layers and protecting your nose, ears, toes, and fingers. If you’re leaving…[Read more] - Load More