What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure (also referred to as HBP, or hypertension) is when your blood pressure, the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels, is… Read More

Are you struggling to put food on the table to feed your family? WIC may be able to help! WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children and is a nutritional… Read More

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.  District Health Department #10 offers a Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program as well as the HPV vaccine.  Call your local office today for… Read More

January is Radon Action Month. What in the world is Radon?  Radon is a tasteless, odorless, colorless, radioactive gas that occurs naturally in soil and rock. It enters buildings through openings… Read More

If you are pregnant or planning on having a baby soon, there are things you can do to give your baby the best chance for a healthy life. The best… Read More

Having a baby can be one of the most beautiful and important experiences of your life. Not planning for one can have some unintended consequences. Through our Family Planning division,… Read More

Breastfeeding is the foundation of lifelong good health for babies and mothers. Breastfeeding is a low-cost way of feeding babies and contributes to poverty reduction. Breastfeeding prevents hunger and malnutrition… Read More

  The flu doesn’t take the holidays off.  This is the time of year when family and friends gather to celebrate, and often spread germs while doing it. FLU FACTS:… Read More

What does it truly mean to live with diabetes.  For some, it is an everyday reality.  Tracey Brown, American Diabetes Association’s CEO, was diagnosed with gestational diabetes 14 years ago,… Read More

When nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke, it is called involuntary smoking or passive smoking. Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke absorb nicotine and other compounds just as smokers do. The… Read More