Blog: Students learn about dental health http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130508/BLOGS/130509572/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 8 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Rae-Ann Tucker-Marshall
 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130508/BLOGS/130509572/-1/blogs01 Departments have been visiting area elementary and preschools to offer
instruction to students regarding the importance of good dental care.]]> Blog: Black Hawk East hosts Ag Olympics, tractor show http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130507/BLOGS/130509571/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 7 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Doris Strand, Black Hawk College, East Campus http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130507/BLOGS/130509571/-1/blogs01 Blog: CPR class offered http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130506/BLOGS/130509573/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 6 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Rae-Ann Tucker-Marshall
 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130506/BLOGS/130509573/-1/blogs01 now offer Monthly CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Certification Classes.]]> Blog: Radon causes lung cancer http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130501/BLOGS/130429181/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 1 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall, Henry ad Stark County Health Departments http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130501/BLOGS/130429181/-1/blogs01 Departments are calling attention to the fact that radon is the
second-leading cause of lung cancer overall and the leading cause of lung
cancer for non-smokers.]]> Blog: Soon to be easier to purchase health coverage http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130429/BLOGS/130429191/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:49:36 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130429/BLOGS/130429191/-1/blogs01 Blog: Testing for radon http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130424/BLOGS/130429923/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130424/BLOGS/130429923/-1/blogs01 Blog: Fighting health-care fraud http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130422/BLOGS/130429925/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:28:36 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130422/BLOGS/130429925/-1/blogs01 Blog: Taking care of your heart http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130417/BLOGS/130419486/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130417/BLOGS/130419486/-1/blogs01 Blog: What you should know about cervical cancer http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130415/BLOGS/130419487/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130415/BLOGS/130419487/-1/blogs01 cervical cancer, and more than 4,000 die as a result. The true tragedy of
the disease is that cervical cancer screening tests and vaccines exist that
can prevent virtually every case.]]> Blog: Grant boosts smoke-free efforts http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130410/BLOGS/130409185/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall, Henry County Health Department http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130410/BLOGS/130409185/-1/blogs01 has been working with the Henry County Housing Authority on "Smoke Free"
initiatives as a part of its new "We Choose Health" Grant.]]> Blog: How to curb mindless eating http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130408/BLOGS/130409189/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 TOPS Club Inc. http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130408/BLOGS/130409189/-1/blogs01 Blog: Prescription-drug savings top $5 billion http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130403/BLOGS/130409934/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 3 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130403/BLOGS/130409934/-1/blogs01 Blog: Taking care of your heart http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130401/BLOGS/130409936/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 1 Apr 2013 12:00:05 +0000 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130401/BLOGS/130409936/-1/blogs01 Blog: Homecare assistant receives scholarship http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130327/BLOGS/130319227/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 27 Mar 2013 0:01:00 +0000 RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130327/BLOGS/130319227/-1/blogs01 Lindsey Colgan of Kewanee, employed by the Health Department as a homecare
assistant, was recently named the winner of a $500 scholarship awarded by
the D. Jeanne Tippett Memorial Foundation.]]> Blog: Boosting self-esteem helps you stay healthy http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130325/BLOGS/130319230/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000 TOPS Club, Inc. http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130325/BLOGS/130319230/-1/blogs01 Blog: Health experts offer presentations http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130320/BLOGS/130319233/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000 By RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130320/BLOGS/130319233/-1/blogs01 residents planning a program for a local club or organization; that the
Department staff is available to speak on a variety of health topics, and
the services offered to area residents through their offices.]]> Blog: Health-care workers honored http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130318/BLOGS/130319238/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:56:27 By RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130318/BLOGS/130319238/-1/blogs01 Health Board are pleased to announce the 2012 Health Department Employee
Service Award recipients.]]> Blog: Losing weight, saving money http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130116/BLOGS/130109411/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000 TOPS Ciub, Inc. http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130116/BLOGS/130109411/-1/blogs01 Blog: Health resolutions offered http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130114/BLOGS/130109412/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000 RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130114/BLOGS/130109412/-1/blogs01 Department staff offers the following Health Resolutions Checklist for your
consideration.]]> BlogL Home health agency named one of nation's best http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130109/BLOGS/121229441/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000 By RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130109/BLOGS/121229441/-1/blogs01 Departments announced that it has been named to the Top 100 of the 2012
HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in
the United States.]]> Blog: Health office choses grant advisor http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130107/BLOGS/121229442/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130107/BLOGS/121229442/-1/blogs01 pleased to announce the appointment of Alison Womack as the Department's new
"We Choose Health" Grant Community Health Advisor/Specialist.]]> Blog: Health staff learn how to use social media to help http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130102/BLOGS/121209251/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 2 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000 RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130102/BLOGS/121209251/-1/blogs01 its staff recently attended a Social Media Training sponsored by the
Illinois Public Health Association and the Illinois Society for Public
Health Educators.]]> (No heading) http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121231/BLOGS/121209252/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121231/BLOGS/121209252/-1/blogs01 Blog: Fighting diabetes crucial public-health issue http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121226/BLOGS/121209253/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000 US. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121226/BLOGS/121209253/-1/blogs01 Blog: Drivers need to join Yellow Dot program http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121224/BLOGS/121209254/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121224/BLOGS/121209254/-1/blogs01 increased travel that comes with the Christmas holiday
season, they would like to remind area residents about the new livesaving
program, Yellow Dot!]]> Blog: Coroners, funeral directors help prepare mass-fatality plan http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121219/BLOGS/121209265/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121219/BLOGS/121209265/-1/blogs01 Henry and Stark County Funeral Directors and Coroners as part of the Health Department Emergency Preparedness Program and
activities.]]> Blog: Avoiding food poisoning during holiday season http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121212/BLOGS/121209267/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121212/BLOGS/121209267/-1/blogs01 of food poisoning mimic those of the garden-variety flu, sometimes leaving
people to wonder if the cause was the food they ate or a virus they picked
up along the way.]]> Blog: LaLeche League to meet Wednesday, Dec. 12 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121210/BLOGS/121209268/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121210/BLOGS/121209268/-1/blogs01 that their next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 12th at 7:00pm
at Kewanee Hospital. "Early Day of Breastfeeding" will be the evening's
program.]]> Blog: Doctors to receive more for serving Medicaid patients http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121205/BLOGS/121129135/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121205/BLOGS/121129135/-1/blogs01 Blog: This is National Handwashing Week http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121203/BLOGS/121129136/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 3 Dec 2012 14:00:00 +0000 RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121203/BLOGS/121129136/-1/blogs01 2-8, 2012 has been proclaimed National Handwashing Week.]]> Blog: Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121130/BLOGS/121129137/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 30 Nov 2012 0:01:00 +0000 RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121130/BLOGS/121129137/-1/blogs01 annual observance World AIDS Day will be commemorated on December 1, 2012.
World AIDS Day aims to increase awareness of the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS
epidemic globally and in the US.]]> Blog: November is National Home Health Care Month http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121128/BLOGS/121119394/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121128/BLOGS/121119394/-1/blogs01 National Home Health Care Month.]]> Blog: Health staff learns about homecare http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121128/BLOGS/121119972/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121128/BLOGS/121119972/-1/blogs01 their Home Health Nursing staff recently attended the Homecare Across
Illinois' Annual Educational Conference.]]> Blog: Children's flu clinics to be offered in Orion, Wyoming http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121126/BLOGS/121119395/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121126/BLOGS/121119395/-1/blogs01 additional Seasonal Flu vaccine clinics for children 6 months - through
adults who may not have received a seasonal flu shot.]]> Blog: November is Diabetes Awareness Month http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121126/BLOGS/121119973/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121126/BLOGS/121119973/-1/blogs01 adults have diabetes and an additional 79 million are at-risk for developing
type 2 diabetes. Obviously, this disease is taking a devastating physical,
emotional and financial toll on our country. Yet, most Americans don't
consider diabetes a serious matter. They feel it is someone else's
responsibility; someone else's problem.]]> Blog: Super Senior Program to be Nov. 28 in Geneseo http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121121/BLOGS/121119399/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121121/BLOGS/121119399/-1/blogs01 Hammond-Henry Hospital, the Henry County Health Department, and Woodridge
Supportive Living announce that they are sponsoring a special Super Senior
Program Series.]]> Blog: Have a healthier Thanksgiving http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121121/BLOGS/121119974/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121121/BLOGS/121119974/-1/blogs01 Blog: Tips for safe Thanksgiving http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121119/BLOGS/121119975/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121119/BLOGS/121119975/-1/blogs01 themselves for this annual feast day, it's important to remember that if you
don't eat the skin, and if you skim the fat from the gravy, turkey makes a
healthy feast. However, preparing this bird does bring with it some special
concerns. So to better guarantee that your Thanksgiving holiday is a
healthy one, the Health Department offers up some helpful "Turkey Tactics."]]> Blog: Establishing a workout routine http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121114/BLOGS/121029258/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121114/BLOGS/121029258/-1/blogs01 Blog: Blood profile clinics offered http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121112/BLOGS/121029259/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000 RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121112/BLOGS/121029259/-1/blogs01 Blood Profiles are now available at clinics held Monday through Friday
starting at 7:30am at the Health Department's Main Office, Rt. 78 South,
Kewanee; and at 8:00am at their Colona Office 103 1st St., Colona.]]>