Take steps to reduce the chance of illness from food. Wash hands with soap before starting & between each step in a recipe if handling different types of ingredients. Rinse produce before cutting or eating. Avoid cross-contamination: keep raw meat/fish away from ready-to-eat foods. Thoroughly cook meat/fish; & mind the 'danger zone' for holding foods.
The Eastern Highlands Health District provides local governmental public health services to the towns of Andover, Ashford, Bolton, Chaplin, Columbia, Coventry, Mansfield, Scotland, Tolland, and Willington, CT.
Do you have risk factors for high BP? Join the class! EHHD has a FREE blood pressure class with FREE home monitors given to participants. Find details in Hot Topics at EHHD.org or call the office at 860-429-3325 to register.
It is easier than you might think, if you know what to do! Learn the symptoms of overdose and how to use naloxone (Narcan). Naloxone can stop an opioid overdose, but will not harm someone who is not experiencing an overdose.
Pennies might be phasing out, but fentanyl and other opioids are getting stronger. August is overdose awareness month. Be informed. Learn more at www.dea.gov/ioad
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EHHD works to protect the health of the community through providing a variety of environmental health services.
In an effort to promote wellness, various programs, initiatives, and resources are available through the District Health Education Program.
Developing, updating, and training on public health emergency preparedness plans help strengthen public health infrastructure.
