Ann Cochran
Adults are 100 times more likely than children to die of diseases that vaccines can prevent.
Each year in the U.S., vaccine-preventable diseases claim the...
People with diabetes are much more likely to become blind than those without diabetes. Diabetic eye disease can cause permanent vision loss or reduced...
Under the guidance of the new Dallas County Emergency Management coordinator, A. J. Seely, the Dallas County Health Department recently participated in a tabletop...
You’ve started a new job and are told it includes health insurance. Or you’ve retired and now you have Medicare. How people react to...
Everyone occasionally feels a little down. More serious is depression, a clinically diagnosable condition that can be tied to a particular circumstance or might...
Parents and grandparents like to think of themselves as savvy and not easily fooled.
A public awareness campaign called What You Don’t See is designed...
Here’s a not-so-great number: Central Iowa ranks 112 out of 126 mid-sized metropolitan areas in the country for physical well-being, according to the Gallup...
October weather is perfect for a walk outside. Thursday, Oct. 4 is National Walk to School Day, and on Friday, Oct. 5 there will...
The Save Your Brain quiz promoted by the Iowa Department of Public Health is a learning tool to help you make wise decisions to...
As your Dallas County Public Health staff have been giving vaccinations to children at the start of this school year, some families have inquired...
