Lake season is here! But according to a new customer study conducted by NC Solutions 1 in 3 Americans intentionally skip sunscreen, with 28% admitting to rarely or never using it. Despite over half (58%) of Americans saying they’re worried about getting skin cancer, skin checks are left on the back burner. Surprisingly, nearly 9…
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With the warm weather here now, that has the lawn mowers going in full force. Tracy Johnson with Norman-Mahnomen Public Health says – don’t forget the ear protection while on the mowers.
Ada, MN — Every person deserves a home that promotes their health and this weekend on the Access Health Program, we’ll chat with Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Public Health’s Nurse Tracy Johnson about their Healthy Homes Initiative that does just that. Johnson says Healthy Homes started to help families with asthma make healthy changes in the home to…
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Ada, MN — Is your child properly secured in their car seat? Based on the statistic that 4 out of 5 car seats are used incorrectly there’s a good chance they are not. To prevent injury or deat and help parents, grandparents, and expecting parents understand how to properly buckle in your child, Safe Kids…
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Ada, MN — Spend enough time outdoors this weekend and it’s very likely you’ll find a tick or two or three crawling around skin or clothing, especially if you spend time in tall grass or the woods. Along with being creepy, ticks have been known to spread disease, but not all of them do.The two…
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