Community Health Information A New Kind of Marathon 13 Jan 202318 Jan 2023 “Public” is an adjective and also a noun. A word that both describes and identifies. A word we see in many places and most of us understand that whatever is…
Community Health Information Our Field of Vision 3 Jan 20234 Jan 2023 Some of us, at some point in our lives, discover we don’t see the world quite as well as we should, and we become one of the millions of people…
Awareness Weeks National CPR/AED Awareness Week 7 Jun 202222 Jul 2022 June 7th concludes National CPR/AED Awareness Week, and we at West Central District Health Department wanted to remind our communities about the importance of knowing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and understanding…
Awareness Weeks… Healthy Water, Healthy Swimming 27 May 202222 Jul 2022 What could be more inviting than crystal clear water on a hot summer’s day, a sparkling invitation to “come on in, the water’s fine!”? Is the water actually fine, and…
Awareness Weeks… Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2 26 May 202222 Jul 2022 In this second installment of our “Healthy Communities” blog, we feature important and potentially lifesaving water safety information. In our first installment, we looked at drowning as a catastrophic event.…
Awareness Weeks… Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 24 May 202222 Jul 2022 The final bell of the school year rings, and the eagerness of summer begins. The heat of summer is relieved by the splashing, swirling, bubbling wonders of water in local…