Ann Cochran
Did you know that the 2020 census will have an impact on your health?
Here's how: more than $675 billion in federal funds will be...
The medication naloxone (brand name Narcan) has been in the news recently, because many communities are struggling with opioid overdoses.
Naloxone is a powerful medication...
When was the last time you danced?
The McCreary Community Building in Perry has two licensed Zumba instructors, leading classes on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday...
Think your town doesn’t have any homeless persons?
We don’t always recognize that someone is homeless. Someone might be dressed appropriately, appear fairly healthy, even...
If someone says, “I had the flu last week and was in the bathroom for two days,” maybe it was actually norovirus.
Flu (influenza) symptoms...
Are you too wise to get scammed?
It’s possible even for you to fall for a bargain that turns out to be a rip off.
The...
For many of us, it’s a challenge to eat five servings of fruits or vegetables every day, and winter doesn’t make it easier.
Gone are...
What is a community health worker?
For more than a dozen years, the Dallas County Health Department has been privileged to have a community health...
As of mid-November, 2,290 cases of lung injury from e-cigarettes or vaping products were reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
By law, certain health conditions must be reported to the state of Iowa whenever they are diagnosed. Examples of the more than 40 reportable...
