Ann Cochran
Older adults often worry about health changes and related costs. There is no shortage of advice. From AARP to insurance companies to travel and recreational businesses, everyone has an opinion about your money.
The Social Security Administration has an online...
Medicaid insurance covers regular health screenings (or exams) for children. For more than 50 years, an important component of children’s health insurance has been Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT.)
The regular EPSDT screenings include physical, vision, hearing...
Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. Accidental overdose of opioids has touched our communities, maybe your family.
In the U.S., more than 760,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. Two out of three drug overdose deaths...
The Dallas County Hospital in Perry is offering free testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Ann Cochran is the health navigation coordinator in the Dallas County Public Health Department.
This is the time of summer when the gardens are really producing.
Maybe you’re already up to your ears in sweet corn and every square inch in your kitchen is occupied by tomatoes.
On the other hand, you may be in...
Yes, we’re going to talk about sexually transmitted infections.
The information provided here is as local and Dallas County-centered as possible in order to avoid any doubt that these diseases are present in our communities, our schools and probably the...
Good vision is essential for children's normal development and learning. Infants and toddlers who do not see clearly or have distorted vision -- such as double vision -- have extra learning challenges.
At about six weeks, an infant should be...
If your child missed a dental check-up this past year, then schedule an appointment soon. Oral health is an important part of our overall wellness.
In Iowa kindergarteners and ninth graders must have proof of a dental screening. A “screening”...
Every day of the year is some nationally designated holiday. Some holidays note important causes or remembrances. Others might be considered frivolous, such as National Ice Cream Day, which falls on the third Sunday in July.
The Dallas County Public...
World Hepatitis Day is observed each July 28. The 2021 theme, “Hepatitis Can’t Wait,” refers to the importance of timely testing, treatment and prevention of this disease, even in the midst of the COVID pandemic. See the World Hepatitis...