If you have put off getting the H1N1 vaccine to ward off the swine flu, and you live near Gresham, you are in luck. UrgentCare NW is giving the H1N1 vaccine for free while supplies last at its 2 Gresham locations:
2850 SE Powell Valley Rd., Gresham, OR 97080; 503-666-5050
and
22262 NE Glisan, Gresham, OR 97030; 503-489-2024
The vaccine itself [...]
On Wednesday, Feb. 24, the Community Health Education Center (CHEC) and the Salem Cardiovascular Center host an educational and culinary class as the final Heart Month community event. From 6 to 8 p.m., Cardiac Surgeon Tom Winkler, MD, and Ken Kudla, a former Salem Hospital cardiac patient, will prepare a heart-healthy meal to be enjoyed [...]
On the heels of a new study showing a rise in teenage pregnancy rates, Planned Parenthood is urging policymakers to make comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education a priority in local communities, and parents to demand it. The Guttmacher Institute study shows that teen pregnancy rates rose three percent in 2006 — the first rise in more [...]
Oregon Public Health Division officials today are warning consumers about a nationwide recall of approximately 1,240,000 pounds of a variety of pepper-coated salami products manufactured by Daniele, Inc., a Rhode Island company.
“Daniele brand salami has been identified as the source of a large and ongoing outbreak of salmonellosis,” said William Keene, Ph.D., M.P.H., a senior [...]
Beginning Jan. 21, a series of classes titled “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” will be held Thursdays from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Community Health Education Center (CHEC) on the Salem Hospital campus.
The six-week educational program is for family and friends caring for older adults who have Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, disabilities caused by stroke, [...]
As National Flu Vaccine Week continues, Oregon Public Health reminds everyone that H1N1 vaccine is widely available and recommended to prevent this potentially serious infection. Vaccination against seasonal flu is also a good idea.
“Vaccination is the best way to prevent another wave of flu in Oregon,” says Mel Kohn, MD, MPH, Oregon Public Health director. [...]
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