What's New In Our Area
Current Clinic & Program Calendars
Current calendars that show dates and times
for some of the services we offer including:
WIC, immunizations, and free parenting classes.
Goose Season Opens - Oily Birds? (Posted 8/31/10)
Early goose season is beginning. How does the
Enbridge pipeline rupture affect your hunting?
Can you still eat the birds that were cleaned and
released? What do you do if you see a goose
that is covered in oil?
EEE - Mosquitoes can be Deadly
(Updated 9/2/10)
Eastern Equine Encephalitis is here and it's closer
than you think. The Michigan Department of
Agriculture
confirms that 4 more horses in St. Joseph County
have EEE. The Michigan Department of
Community Health (MDCH) has confirmed two
human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in
Kalamazoo County.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis is a rare illness in
humans. Symptoms of EEE in people include: rapid
onset of fever, headache, stiff neck, seizures, and
mental status changes.
Breaking Ground for New Dental Clinic (Posted
8/20/10)
The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health
Agency is pleased to announce the ground breaking of
our 2nd Public Health Dental Clinic. The ceremony
was held at our Hillsdale office at 20 Care Drive,
Hillsdale Michigan on Wednesday, August 18th at 2:00
p.m.
Communicable
Disease Data (Updated 8/11/10)
Up to date tracking of the most common
communicable diseases including; chicken pox, flu,
head lice, hepatitis and tuberculosis.
Getting Shot is a Good Thing! (Posted 8/5/10)
Getting an immunization shot could save
your life. The Community Health Agency is
offering free or reduced cost vaccines to help you
make sure you are protected from vaccine preventable
diseases.
Whooping Cough (Posted 6/17/10
What you need to know about whooping cough (Pertussis)
and protecting our babies. One vaccination can
protect the babies in your life.
It’s Summer, Fire Up the Barbeque (Posted
5/27/10)
As summer quickly takes hold, so does the urge
to barbeque, picnic, and other fun outdoor
activities. Let’s make sure they are safe.
Each year about 1 in 4 Americans gets sick from
a food related illness (that’s a big bad batch
of potato salad!!!!!!) Remember,
hot foods must be kept hot and cold foods cold.
If necessary, use a food thermometer to be
sure. You cannot tell from looking at food on
the grill if it is heated to the proper
temperature, so be safe and be sure; check it.
Last but never least,
fresh fruits and vegetables, while not
temperature sensitive, should be washed so as to
remove chemicals or dirt from harvesting and
shipping. Let’s make sure summer fun is
just that, fun. Be sure the only thing you burn
this summer is that little spot on your back you
missed with the sun screen (that’s gotta hurt!)
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