Previous Health Tips
Want to know where you can get a flu
shot? Click here.
September is National Cholesterol
Education Month. Click
here to calculate your 10-year heart attack risk.
Click here for some Air Travel
Health Tips.
The EPA has adopted a new Global
Ultraviolet (UV) Index to help people understand which precautions to
take to protect themselves from different levels of UV radiation. See
the EPA’s Sunwise Program
and find your UV Index forecast.
In 2002, 8,800 people were treated in U.S. emergency departments for fireworks-related injuries. Children 14 years
and younger sustained about 50% of injuries related to fireworks, and boys
represented 75% of all those injured.
Are you at risk for diabetes? Take this
quiz and find out. The USACHPPM Health Promotion and Wellness website also has information on nutrition and
diabetes.
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. For more information on
communication disabilities, go to the American
Academy of Audiology website or the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association website.
Week of: 04/26/2004
April is National STD Awareness Month. In the US, there are approximately 4 million cases of chlamydia per year. Click here to learn more about Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Week of: 04/05/2004
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Click here
to find out how to fight the stigma and the disease of alcoholism.
Month of: March 2004
March is Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month. Click here
to learn how to protect your eyes at work.
Week of: 02/16/2003
February is National Heart Health Month. Click Here
to learn how to protect your heart.
Week of: 02/09/2003
Want to know the best ways to take care of your teeth? Click here
Week of: 01/12/2003
Thanks largely to Pap test screening, the death rate from cervical cancer has
decreased greatly over the last 40 years. Still, every year more than 12,000
women in the United States find out that they have invasive cervical cancer,
and approximately 4,000 die of the disease. Click Here
to learn how you can protect yourself.
Week of: 12/22/2003
Want to know the best way to stay healthy this winter? Click here
Week of: 12/08/2003
Make Sure to Protect Your Eyes at Work and at Play. Click here
to learn how and why.
Week of: 12/01/2003
Do you smoke? Does someone you love smoke? click here
for information and tips on quitting.
Week of: 11/17/2003
Protect your family from a silent killer...Click Here
to learn about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Week of: 11/10/2003
More and more American are being diagnosed with diabetes. Click here
to learn more and to learn how to prevent the disease.
Week of: 11/03/2003
Wildfires can be dangerous to your health. Click here
to learn how to protect yourself in a wildfire
Week of: 10/27/2003
Halloween is a time of fun for children and families. Click here
for tips to ensure that your children's holiday is a safe and healthy one, too.
(Use of a website does not imply endorsement by USACHPPM)
Week of: 10/06/2003
This week is fire prevention week. Click here
for information and products.
Week of: 09/29/2003
Did you know eating at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day can improve
your health and may reduce your risk of cancer and other chronic diseases?
Click here to learn more.
Week of: 09/22/2003
One out of every six men is at a lifetime risk for developing prostate cancer.
Click here
to learn more.
Week of: 09/15/2003
Know your numbers...Know your risk. Click here
to learn how and why to control your cholesterol.
Week of: 09/08/2003
Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive
system. Click Here
to learn more about the disease and who may be at risk.
Week of: 09/01/2003
Want to know the best ways to keep your food safe? Click here
to find out.
Week of: 08/25/2003
Power outages present a number of health and safety issues. Click here
to learn how to protect yourself in a power outage.
Week of: 08/18/2003
Click here for more Information
Week of: 08/11/2003
Breastfeeding...Best for Baby. Best for Mom.
Click here for Information
and resources.
http://www.4women.gov/breastfeeding/
Week of: 07/28/2003
Although every summer we hear about athletes, children, the elderly, and others
becoming ill or dying from exposure to heat, this year doesn't have to be the
same. You can beat the heat by taking specific steps to protect yourself and others.
Click here to learn how.
Week of: 07/14/2003
During the summer months, it is especially important to take extra precautions
and practice safe food handling when preparing perishable foods such as meat,
poultry, seafood and egg products.
Click Here to learn how.
Week of : 07/07/2003
Fight the Bite!
Preventing mosquito bites is the best way to protect yourself from the West Nile
Virus and other illnesses carried by mosquitoes.
Click here
learn how.
Week of : 06/30/2003
Fireworks and celebrations go together, especially during
the Fourth of July. But fireworks can be dangerous, causing serious burn and eye
injuries.
Click Here to learn how to protect
yourself and others.
Week of : 06/23/2003
Click Here to learn how to protect
your skin.
Week of : 06/16/2003
There has been an increase over the past decade in the number of outbreaks of
illness associated with swimming. Click
Here to learn how to protect yourself and your family from Recreational Water
Illness this summer.
Week of : 06/09/2003
Alarming statistics show that men's health is at great risk. On average, men
die 6 years younger than women and suffer higher mortality rates for the top
10 causes of death.
Click here for health information
Week of : 06/02/2003
Take Control of your Headaches. Take Control of your Life
Click here for more information.
Week of : 05/19/2003
Wearing Seat Belts Can Help You Save Money, Time and Your Life.
Click here for more information.
Week of : 05/12/2003
How can women stay healthy and prevent disease?
Click here for more information.
Week of : 05/05/2003
There are over 100 eye injuries each year among people in the military...Make
sure to protect your eyes at work and at play
Click here for more information.
Week of : 04/28/2003
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
If you are having sex you are at risk of catching a sexually transmitted disease
(STD). STDs are very dangerous and some are fatal. The information below can
help protect you from STDs.
Introduction to STDs
(Part 1) | Tips
on Prevention
Introduction to STDs
(Part 2) | Condoms and
Prevention
STDs-
Interactive Tutorial | The
Right way to Use a Condom
Week of 04/21/2003
Love them. Protect them. Immunize them.
Vaccines help keep your kids healthy. Make sure you have your child vaccinated.
Why
should my child be immunized? (PDF)
10 Things
you should know About Vaccines
What would
happen if we stopped vaccinating our children?
Vaccines are safe!
Childhood Immunization
Schedule (PDF)
Childhood
immunization Catch Up Schedule (PDF)
Childhood Immunization
Schedule Calculator
Week of : 04/14/2003
Eating foods that are naturally blue/purple and naturally green can help keep
you healthy. Click the links to learn why.
Blue/Purple Foods
Green Foods
