Highlights
Antibiotics Awareness Week – November 12th-18th
This important week alerts individuals to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance – a serious public health issue – and urges everyone to use antibiotics appropriately. What is antibiotic resistance? Antibiotic resistance is when bacteria in your body are able to fight the drugs designed to kill them. The antibiotics become useless, and the harmful bacteria are still…Read more
By now, you probably know that it is recommended that everyone 6 months of age or older receive a flu vaccination each year. While it’s best to get your flu shot as soon as it is available (sometimes as early as August)! Flu season usually peaks in January or February and continues through May. Getting a flu shot…Read more
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic Violence, also known as intimate partner violence, happens to women and men. Intimate partner violence includes: physical violence, sexual violence, threats of physical or sexual violence, stalking and emotional or psychological abuse by a current or former intimate partner. This type of violence can happen to anyone, even if you aren’t sexually intimate. It can range from…Read more
