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Category Archives: Public Health and Safety

It is a new year…

By: Emily Simmons, Adair County Medical Clinic Manager Having a yearly physical and doing health screenings are vital to an [...]

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Safe Celebrations with Food Safety

by: Staci Jones-MS, RD, LD        It’s officially that food and celebration time of year. People often ask me, what are [...]

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Should your child get the HPV Vaccine?

 As parents, you do everything you can to protect your children’s health for now and for the future. Today, there [...]

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Snorting and Sneezing… Does My Child Need an Antibiotic?

By Mary Jo Ytzen, ARNP Most illnesses are caused by two kinds of germs: bacteria or viruses.  Antibiotics can cure [...]

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November is Diabetes Education Month

By: Marvel Blazek, ARNP When a person has diabetes, the food he or she eats cannot be used for energy [...]

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Child Passenger Safety Practices in the U.S.

A recent article in American Journal of Preventive Medicine examines how kids are riding on our nation’s roadways. The study’s [...]

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By: Tara Erickson – ACHS Radiology Department October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with this being said I would [...]

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Disposal Option for Unwanted Medications

Last month an article published by the American Chemical Society noted that during 2011 roughly 4 billion prescriptions were written [...]

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Germs and Kids???

Are germs okay for our kids? There are many opinions out there. I keep hearing (with two small children in [...]

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Great American Smokeout!

Today, November 17, is the Great American Smokeout. Approximately 70% of adult smokers in the U.S. report they want to [...]

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