Archive for November 2016
WORLD AIDS DAY
World AIDS Day was December 1, 2016 and is a global initiative to raise awareness, fight prejudice, and improve education about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Around the world, about 37 million people are living with HIV. In the United States, about 44,000 people get infected with HIV every year. In the United States,…
Read MoreEasily Preventable Illnesses That Peak In Winter
When the weather turns sharper with icy temperatures, colder air and darker skies in the winter, the threat of catching certain widespread illnesses turns greater throughout schools and workplaces. Seasonal flu According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, fall’s kickoff sparks the onset of flu season, beginning in the autumn months and…
Read MoreShingles Vaccine
The Adair County Health Department can provide the shingles vaccination to anyone with a Physician’s Order. There is a cost for the shingles vaccination and the cost for the vaccine is dependent on individual insurance coverage (please see below for more information about cost of the shingles vaccine). Shingles Vaccination: What Everyone Should Know Your…
Read More