Current Topics

SAFE AND HEALTHY LIVING

• Whatever the weather, there is plenty to do outside: Get moving, Washington County !

• Surveillance for Norovirus Outbreaks
• Raw Milk Information from the CDC



INJURY PREVENTION AND PERSONAL SAFETY

• Tornado readiness - Ready.gov
• Tornado safety: Listen, Act, Live! - Ready Wisconsin
• Wear Sunglasses for UV protection - the Vision Council
• Washington County Heat Relief Shelters
• Heat Wave Safety Checklist - American Red Cross
• Seguridad en caso de ola de calor - Cruz Roja Americana
• Children in Cars: Heatstroke Prevention Tips for Parents and Caregivers
• Where's Baby? - business poster - ( ΏDonde esta su bebe? )

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TOPICS

• Pharmaceutical Collection (Clean Sweep)- May 11 & October 12, 2013

• Safe food handling - Wisconsin Department of Health Services

• Four Simple Steps to Food Safety - FoodSafety.gov website

• Animal Bites - a brochure for Washington County residents [PDF] - Washington County Health Department


• RADON EXPOSURE IS LEADING CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER AMONG NON-SMOKERS -Division of Public Health press release

• Test For Radon With A Free Kit

    Free radon test kits are available to Washington County residents. Limit one per residence. Kits may be picked up at the Health Department (see address on upper right of this page)weekdays between 8:00-4:30.   For more information see Radon Information

COMMUNITY HEALTH


The Weight of the Nation: Confronting America's Obesity Epidemic

- a presentation of HBO and the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente. The centerpiece of THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION campaign is the four-part documentary series, each featuring case studies, interviews with our nation's leading experts, and individuals and their families struggling with obesity.
• The first film, CONSEQUENCES, examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese.
• The second, CHOICES, offers viewers the skinny on fat, revealing what science has shown about how to lose weight, maintain weight loss and prevent weight gain.
• The third, CHILDREN IN CRISIS, documents the damage obesity is doing to our nation's children. Through individual stories, this film describes how the strong forces at work in our society are causing children to consume too many calories and expend too little energy; tackling subjects from school lunches to the decline of physical education, the demise of school recess and the marketing of unhealthy food to children.
• The fourth film, CHALLENGES, examines the major driving forces causing the obesity epidemic, including agriculture, economics, evolutionary biology, food marketing, racial and socioeconomic disparities, physical inactivity, American food culture, and the strong influence of the food and beverage industry.
•THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC[requires Adobe Flash Player 9]- CDC-TV
•Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults between 1985 and 2009 [PDF]- a series of slides based on CDC data, illustrating the rapid progession of the U.S. obesity epidemic
•The Epidemic of Chronic Disease in Wisconsin: [PDF] - Why It Matters to the Economy and What You Can Do to Help

- Timely information from the CDC


CDC's Winnable Battles
are public health priorities with large-scale impact on health and with known, effective strategies to address them. The current Winnable Battles have been chosen based on the magnitude of the health problems and our ability to make significant progress in improving outcomes.