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2006 News Releases - Archives

January

1-06-06 Health Department Offers Tips for Keeping Babies Healthy and Safe
1-09-06 Workplace Smoking Regulation Goes into Effect on January 10
1-16-06 Lead Poisoning In Children
1-31-06 Nancy Bottomley Retires from Health Department after 24 Years of Service

February

2-09-06 Health Department Recommends New Vaccine for Whooping Cough for Adolescents and Adults

March

3-10-06 Georgia Pacific: Health Department is Here to Help
3-28-06 Ladies of Harley Donate to Womancare program

April

4-05-06 Use Caution Purchasing Children?s Jewelry
4-21-06 Health Department Urges Vaccination
4-28-06 New Public Health Advisory Issued for Bay Harbor/East Park Area

May

5-23-06 Health Department Announces Staff Promotion, New Hire

June

6-16-06 Reduce Exposure to Rabies
6-16-06 Dead Raven Tested Positive for West Nile Virus in Otsego County
6-19-06 Dentist Honored for Achievements
6-20-06 Two Dental Clinics North Leaders Elected to Michigan Oral Health Coalition Board
6-26-06 Mancelona Students Help Launch the Ironmen Health Center
6-27-06 Handle Foods Safely to Avoid Illnesses
6-27-06 Health Department Approved to Offer Additional Drinking Water Tests
6-29-06 Workplace Tobacco Ban Goes Into Effect This Week in Charlevoix County
6-29-06 National Clean Beaches Week Reminder

July

7-12-06 American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, and American Lung Association Sign on to Fight Workplace Tobacco Regulation Lawsuit in Charlevoix County
7-31-06 Health Department Lifts First Bay Harbor Health Advisory

August

8-01-06 Whooping Cough Cases Good Reminder Vaccines are Available for Adults As Well As Children
8-04-06 Secondhand Smoke Regulation Upheld in Charlevoix County
8-04-06 Health Department Encourages New Moms to Breastfeed for Baby's First Year
8-07-06 College Students Encouraged to Get Meningitis Vaccine
8-08-06 Health Department Monitoring Water Quality at Beaches
8-09-06 August 6-12 Recognized As Farmers' Market Week in Michigan
8-14-06 MDCH Issues Consumer Alert
8-15-06 Immunizations Available at Health Department for Everyone

September

9-15-06 Public Health Advisory - E.coli in Bagged Spinach
9-18-06 Board of Health Holding Public Hearings on Proposed Sanitary Code

October

10-16-06 October 15 - 21 is Radon Action Week
10-25-06 Contaminated Wells Identified in Otsego County
10-30-06 "Handling the Holidays" Offered in Charlevoix
10-30-06 Annual Hospice Memorial Service

November

11-07-06 Media Advisory - Mass Immunization Drill
11-09-06 Mass Vaccination Drill Prepares Local Healthcare Providers
11-14-06 30th Anniversary of the Great American Smokeout Thursday, November 16
11-14-06 Head Lice Reports Up
11-22-06 Health Department Holding Flu Shot Clinics for National Influenza Vaccination Week

DECEMBER

12-07-06 New Non-profit Expands Successful Dental Clinics North Model Across State
12-21-06 New Study Underscores Need for Youth Tobacco Initiatives

Hot Topics

New District Sanitary Codes

Smoke-free Workplace Regulation

Smoking Cessation



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