Help to quit smoking for veterans
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- Published on Monday, 25 January 2016 16:37
QuitLine Services for Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), provides a national, toll-free smoking cessation quitline (Quit VET) for veterans who need support to quit smoking.
Trained smoking cessation counselors work with veterans to develop a personalized quit plan and discuss strategies to prevent smoking relapses. Veterans can receive up to four follow-up telephone calls to help them stay quit. Quit VET counselors are knowledgeable about the VA health care system and encourage veterans to also see their VA health care provider for support in quitting smoking.
Quit VET is not meant to replace existing quitline services available through 1-800-QUIT-NOW. It is available only to veterans who receive their health care in the VA health care system. Quit VET services are available in both English and Spanish by calling 1-855-QUIT-VET (1-855-784-8838), Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET.
For more information, please visit http://www.publichealth.va.gov/smoking .
Salmonella Discovered at Good Earth Egg Company
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- Published on Monday, 21 December 2015 10:39
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has recently conducted testing at the Good Earth Egg Company processing facility in Bonne Terre, Mo., and received sample results that indicated the presence of Salmonella bacteria at the facility. The facility has been ordered to remain closed until remediation efforts and re-sampling of the facility occurs.
DHSS urges individuals that may consume eggs from the Good Earth Egg Company to fully cook their eggs to 165 degrees, avoid cross contamination of raw eggs with ready to eat foods and wash their hands after handling eggs. Alternatively, consumers may choose to throw away any products from Good Earth Egg Company.
Symptoms of salmonellosis (illness caused by Salmonella bacteria) include diarrhea, vomiting, fever and/or stomach cramps. Salmonellosis usually develops within six to 72 hours after a consumer’s exposure to Salmonella bacteria and generally lasts three to seven days. Salmonella bacteria can be transmitted from person to person. Some individuals who are infected may have no symptoms at all but may still transmit the Salmonella bacteria to others. The spread of Salmonella from person to person may be avoided by careful hand washing with soap and water, particularly after using the restroom.
Consumers who may experience the symptoms described above should consult a health care provider and discuss the possibility of Salmonella infection, or other causes of such symptoms. If salmonellosis is diagnosed, the local health department should be contacted to report the condition.
Missouri Warming Centers
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- Published on Monday, 23 November 2015 16:10
You can find a map listing all of the Warming Centers in Missouri here.
National Diabetes Awareness Month
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- Published on Monday, 16 November 2015 16:05
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month
The Andrew County Health Department would like to remind you diabetes can strike anyone, from any walk of life.
And it does - in numbers that are dramatically increasing. In the last decade, the cases of people living with diabetes jumped almost 50%, to more than 29 million Americans. If you are diabetic make sure you are following the proper dient, getting regular checkups and testing your blood sugar as often as your healthcare provider suggests.
Visit Diabetes.org for more information.