Madison County Health Department - Weekly Health Notes
January 21, 2008-January 25, 2008
Jan 17, 2008 - 15:34:17 CST
Notice: Immunization Clinics will now be held Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 11:30 a.m. then 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Please call ahead to make arrangements. What’s got us down?
Listed are the common illnesses around town this week.
Respiratory Illness - This includes cough, sore throat, trouble breathing, pneumonia, allergies, and the common cold.
Gastrointestinal Illness - Diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain or cramps with or without fever. This is NOT the flu.
Health Tip of the Week:
Having a healthy baby means making sure you’re healthy too. One of the most important things you can do to help prevent serious birth defects in your baby is to get enough folic acid every day - even before conception. The most common neural tube defects are spina bifida. This defect occurs during the first 28 days of pregnancy - usually before a woman even knows she’s pregnant. What can you do?
Take a multivitamin with 400 micrograms of folic acid every day before and during pregnancy, as part of a healthy diet. Eat a healthy diet that includes foods that contain folate, the natural form of the vitamin. Such foods include fortified breakfast cereals, dried beans, leafy green vegetables and orange juice.
Monday, January 21,
Our office will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday.
Tuesday, January 22,
Penny Menjoulet with Ladies First OB/GYN will be in our office 8:00-12:00 for an appoint please call 756-9107. Office hours from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Madison County Environmental Round Table at Madison County Health Department 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 23,
The taping of the Democrat News. For more information please call Janell or Teresa.
With appointment only WIC (Women, Infant and Children) certification and voucher clinic from 8:00 to 11:30 a.m. then from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. please contact Velma or Kim.
Thursday, January 24,
Office hours from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday, January 25,
Office hours from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Services from the American Cancer Society are available at the health department for cancer patients. For more information please contact Marty about these services. If you have any questions regarding the clinics or services provided through the Madison County Health Dept., please feel free to call 783-2747 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. All services are provided on a non-discriminatory basis in compliance with the Missouri Department of Health.
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Listed are the common illnesses around town this week.
Respiratory Illness - This includes cough, sore throat, trouble breathing, pneumonia, allergies, and the common cold.
Gastrointestinal Illness - Diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain or cramps with or without fever. This is NOT the flu.
Health Tip of the Week:
Having a healthy baby means making sure you’re healthy too. One of the most important things you can do to help prevent serious birth defects in your baby is to get enough folic acid every day - even before conception. The most common neural tube defects are spina bifida. This defect occurs during the first 28 days of pregnancy - usually before a woman even knows she’s pregnant. What can you do?
Take a multivitamin with 400 micrograms of folic acid every day before and during pregnancy, as part of a healthy diet. Eat a healthy diet that includes foods that contain folate, the natural form of the vitamin. Such foods include fortified breakfast cereals, dried beans, leafy green vegetables and orange juice.
Monday, January 21,
Our office will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday.
Tuesday, January 22,
Penny Menjoulet with Ladies First OB/GYN will be in our office 8:00-12:00 for an appoint please call 756-9107. Office hours from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Madison County Environmental Round Table at Madison County Health Department 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 23,
The taping of the Democrat News. For more information please call Janell or Teresa.
With appointment only WIC (Women, Infant and Children) certification and voucher clinic from 8:00 to 11:30 a.m. then from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. please contact Velma or Kim.
Thursday, January 24,
Office hours from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday, January 25,
Office hours from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Services from the American Cancer Society are available at the health department for cancer patients. For more information please contact Marty about these services. If you have any questions regarding the clinics or services provided through the Madison County Health Dept., please feel free to call 783-2747 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. All services are provided on a non-discriminatory basis in compliance with the Missouri Department of Health.