In 2012 Mark Your Calendar for Health

Everyone’s New Year’s Resolutions are different. Some of us will focus on health, some on money, some on family, some on work, some on relationships, and the list continues. What almost all resolutions have in common is that they are aimed at improving upon something, such as making...

HIV/AIDS: Know the Facts

HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus that can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. When the virus enters the body it cannot get rid of it. Once a person is infected, he or she has it for life. There is no cure. “HIV infection” refers to all cases of...

Fire: Helpful or Harmful?

Introduction to fire is usually done on our first birthday with the ceremonial use of candles on the birthday cake. Parents invite children to light the candles, make a wish, and blow them out for fun, and all the merriment of a birthday celebration. Not that there’s anything wrong with...

Safe Deer Processing

As fall arrives, so does the start of deer hunting in Pennsylvania. As all you hunters begin scouting your hunting grounds and preparing your equipment, don’t forget proper planning for processing your deer. Whether you decide to process the deer yourself at home or send it...

Time to Review School Bus Safety Tips

School is in session and motorists on Pennsylvania roads are prepared to safely share the road with school buses over the next school year. Typically, a school bus driver transports 54 students in a large bus. There are over 31,000 school buses in Pennsylvania. PennDOT school bus...

Survey Helps Keep Erie County Residents Healthy

We live in a culture of instant information that floods us daily. One current hot topic is healthy behaviors. But what is a healthy behavior? And how do we know that what we read or hear is reliable? Today, health is more than just daily vitamins and annual checkups. It is a way of...

Kids Act Fast, So Do Poisons

In the new era of “going green”, we need to examine the concept of recycling as it relates to children and accidental poisoning. While recycling is good, let’s take a look at how you are reusing and recycling glass and plastic containers. Take a look in your cupboard for old...

Tell 5, Save Lives!

“Tell 5, Save Lives! The American Heart Association is asking everyone to tell five friends how they can reduce their risk of heart disease. Why Should YOU care? According to the American Heart Association, one woman dies from heart disease every minute. Heart...

Fight Bac

Fight foodborne bacteria - Foodborne illness can strike anyone. Some people are at a higher risk for developing foodborne illness, including pregnant women, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Follow these four simple steps to food...

Safe Kids USA endorses AAP Child Passenger Safety Recommendations

Safe Kids USA Endorses American Academy of Pediatrics Child Passenger Safety Recommendations March 21, 2011 WASHINGTON, DC - Safe Kids USA wholeheartedly endorses the newest child passenger safety recommendations developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Congratulations go out to...

Health Alert

Pertussis aka Whooping Cough Alert

The Erie County Department of Health has recently received laboratory confirmation of several confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in residents who live in Erie County. It is recommended that if a person in your family becomes sick with a cough illness that medical care is sought...