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American Heart Month
Each year, heart disease accounts for more than 15,000 deaths in Missouri making it the leading cause of death in the state. The term heart disease includes several more specific heart conditions (see chart below). You can make healthy changes to lower your risk of developing heart disease. Controlling and preventing risk factors is also…
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,…
Easily 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…
Shingles 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…
Tobacco Cessastion
TOBACCO CESSATION BENEFIT COVERED BY MO HEALTHNET Tobacco cessation counseling and nicotine replacement are covered Medicaid benefits. Missouri Medicaid (MO HealthNet) participants with behavioral or pharmacy benefits can receive: Nicotine patches and gum Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved medication Individual counseling Group counseling The attached flier describes the tobacco cessation benefit, and it will…
2016 Drive Thru Flu Clinic Numbers
As the flu season rapidly approaches, the Adair County Health Department was ready to protect hundreds of people against this year’s influenza virus. The 2016 Drive Thru Flu Clinic was held on Tuesday October 4, 2016 from noon to 6:00pm in two separate locations, the NEMO Fairgrounds and Novinger. The Adair County Health Department provided 1303 influenza vaccines this year to…
September Is Infant Mortality Awareness Month
The death of a baby before his or her first birthday (infant mortality) remains a sad reality for many parents, and this takes a serious toll on the health and well-being of families. The top five leading causes of infant mortality include: birth defects; preterm birth (Less than 37 weeks gestation) and low birth weight…
High Dose Flu Vaccine For Seniors Is In Limited Supply
Adair County Seniors 65 years or older are being encouraged to receive their high-dose flu vaccine as soon as possible as doses of the vaccine are limited. Eligible Adair County Seniors can receive the “High Dose” flu vaccine at no cost.* Seniors interested in receiving this vaccine can stop by with no appointment needed at the Adair County Health…
August is National Immunization Awareness month
Immunizations: The power to protect. Are you aware that adults need more vaccinations than a yearly flu vaccine? Fifty thousand adults die in the United States each year due to vaccine-preventable diseases. Why should you get vaccinated? Vaccine-preventable diseases have not gone away. Vaccines help keep you healthy. Vaccines are as important to overall health…
