September 28, 2022 What to do if your well is flooded Contact:Cynthia Leckie, Director of [email protected] Viera, Florida—Heavy rainfall and flooding can make your tap water unsafe. If you are unsure of the safety of your well water, use commercial bottled water, disinfected water, or boiled and cooled water for drinking, making beverages or ice, …
September 28, 2022 Frequently Asked Questions: Mold Indoors Contact:Cynthia Leckie, Director of EH [email protected] Viera, Florida – The Florida Department of Health Brevard County (DOH-Brevard) answers some of the most common questions about indoor mold. How can I tell if there is mold in my home? Search for places where you notice a musty smell, …
September 28, 2022 Frequently Asked Questions: Notes on Boiling Water Contact:Cynthia Leckie, Director of EH [email protected] Viera, Florida – Below are some frequently asked questions about boil water warnings. What is the proper way to disinfect my water so that it is safe to drink? To be safe, you can disinfect tap water using the …
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Early brain research found that there wasn’t much you could do as an adult to improve brain health and cognitive function. Most believed that brain development took place in early childhood and that once you reached a certain age you just worked with what you had. Now we know that’s not true. While the brain …
Emotional stress is now the number one reason students are considering dropping out of college, according to the recently released State of Higher Education 2022 Report by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation. The mental health crisis facing campuses has become so dire that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy recently urged higher education leaders …
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Interest among healthcare professionals in point-of-care technology (POCT) has increased during the pandemic, with the perceived applications of easy-to-use home, mobile or bedside devices in a wider range of diseases. Is there a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic? A recent article by UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Lowell researchers in Humanities & Social …
More than four months after mental health workers picketed M Health Fairview and Allina hospitals, they plan to strike again. SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa has filed a strike notice beginning Monday, October 3rd. “We haven’t been able to make the progress we’ve been looking for,” said Kelly Benson, senior mental health coordinator at Abbott …
Google’s life science-focused subsidiary Verily has made a bet on an opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment center. It comes as the tech conglomerate — along with its parent company and other business segments — continues to move increasingly into behavioral health care. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) life science subsidiary has teamed up with providers Kettering Health Network …
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A new program led by the UC Davis Fire Department aims to address health and wellness issues before they become emergencies. Health 34, named after the department’s Station 34, will provide allied health paramedics (with multidisciplinary training) and students working for the fire department as emergency medical technicians, along with students training in clinical rotations …