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Current Issues

We at the Ulster County Health Department realize that there are health-related issues in the news that concern you. We have established the following links to help you better understand these issues.

Disaster Distress Helpline Offers Immediate Crisis Counseling

Can Your Kitchen Pass the Food Safety Test?

How to Avoid Getting Sick from Floodwaters

Obesity Related Conditions Cost NYS Residents and Taxpayers $11.8 Billion in 2011

Obesity: Complex but Conquerable

New Institute of Medicine Report Summary

You Have the Power to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Important Legionnaires' Disease Information

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Fact Sheet

New York State Department of Health Fact Sheet

Measles Outbreak Fact Sheet

Measles Outbreak Fact Sheet

Preventing and Getting Rid of Bed Bugs Safely

Bed Bug Guide

Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk What You Can Do Now to Help Protect Your Family

View Recommendations from the President's Cancer Panel

Important Information Regarding Benefits and the Implementation of the New Federal Affordable Health Care for America Act

Important Information Regarding Benefits

Where can I get a Seasonal Flu shot?

Check http://www.flucliniclocator.org/ to see if there are any seasonal flu vaccine clinics scheduled at retail outlets near you.

Obesity in Ulster County

Healthy Eating And Living (HEAL- Ulster County) initiative findings

Flu Information

Fight the Flu! - NYSDOH
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/flu/fight_the_flu.htm

Lyme Disease

Information from the NYS Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/environ/lyme/home.htm

Rabies

Information from the NYS Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/rabies/rabies.htm

Anti-smoking Information

NYS Clean Indoor Air Act
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/clean_indoor_air_act/index.htm

Bird Flu

Centers for Disease Control - Avian Influenza
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/

Bird Flu Information from Medicine Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birdflu.html

Public Health Preparedness

Bioterrorism Readines from the NYS Health Department
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/bt.htm

Information from the Center for Disease Control
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

American College of Physicians
http://www.acponline.org/bioterro/

Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense
http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/faq.html

Infectious Diseases Society of America
http://www.idsociety.org

US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/bluebook.html

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