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Educational Displays & Library Partnership
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Health Communications has partnered with Jefferson County Libraries to provide educational displays on important health issues throughout the year. |
To view our current Library display and access educational material on the current topic, click on your month of choice below... |
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2013 Displays |
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- April - No Prescription Needed - Get Outdoors
Get Healthy, Stay Healthy - Parks and health go hand and hand. Information and access to public parks in Jeffco. Active Living . . . Public Health Week (Hot Topics in public and environmental health) |
- May - Teen Health Display / Clinic Services
STD testing and treatment, HIV testing and counseling, Sexual health, birth control and family planning, Access to Health Care, important health screenings (breast/cervical) |
- June - Prevent Animal Borne Disease
The lastest in Jefferson County animal-borne disease control. Simple precautions go a long way. West Nile Virus, Tularemia, Plague, Hantavirus, Petting Zoo Safety |
- July - Tobacco Cessation
Tobacco is the #1 cause of preventable disease and death. The latest in tobacoo prevention in our communities. |
- August - Cavity Free Families - Give Kids a Smile
Oral Health- Part of Jefferson County Public Health's 10 Winnable Battles. |
- September - Food Safety Month
How safe is your kitchen? Information on how to properly Clean, Seperate, Cook and Chill as well as hand washing and food safety for traveling during the holidays. |
- November - Immunizations Protect Everyone
Immunizations save lives, protect yourself & your family - Flu, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Meningitis, Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis A & B, Chicken Pox, Measles, Mumps, HPV, Diphtheria and many more. |
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2012 Displays
- February - Get Your Heart Into It
New nutrition information included.Eat Less, Move More, Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living, Know Your Numbers, Tobacco Cessation, Diabetes prevention. |
- April - Colorado's 10 Winnable Battles
Clean air, clean water, infectious disease prevention, injury prevention, mental health and substance abuse, obesity, dental health, safe food, tobacco, unintended pregnancy. Public Health Week information. |
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- July - Summer Safety (& Food Safety)
Summertime health risks and how to prevent them Food-borne illness, skin cancer, water & recreational safety, dog safety, dehydration & dangers of overheating (children/automobiles) |
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September - Flu Prevention and Emergency Preparedness Home Emergency Kit and Plan, Caring for someone ill in the home, Quarantine vs Isolation, Influenza |
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Last Modified: May 8, 2013 04:18 PM
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