by Ericka | Mar 2, 2016 | Family & School Nursing, Featured
News Release -For Immediate Release from Utah Department Of Health Tuesday, March 1, 2016 First Case of Zika Virus Disease Reported in Utah (Salt Lake City) – Utah public health officials have received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
by Ericka | Jul 1, 2015 | Family & School Nursing, Featured
Do you have moles or spots that you are concerned about? Please join us for a free screening clinic October 1st, 2016. To schedule an appointment please call (435)277-2311. The health department offers skin cancer screening clinics for the whole community. The...
by Ericka | Mar 19, 2015 | Family & School Nursing
Dear Parents of 6th grade students, Congratulations on your child’s advancement to Junior High School! As you know students going into Junior High must receive some vaccines to assure they will be safe from transmitting or receiving any preventable diseases. The...
by Ericka | Mar 10, 2015 | Family & School Nursing
Although cancer takes many forms, there are four that claim the lives of over a quarter of a million Americans every year: breast, prostate, lung, and colon/rectum. It is estimated that around 827,000 new diagnoses for these cancer types will take place in 2014. This...
by Ericka | Jan 27, 2015 | Family & School Nursing
The MMR vaccination is available at Tooele County Health Department Monday – Thursday 9 am to 5 pm, no appointment is necessary. Measles can be prevented with the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine. In the United States, widespread use of measles vaccine...
by Ericka | Sep 29, 2014 | Family & School Nursing
Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. Getting mammograms regularly can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer. If you are 50 to 74 years old, be sure to have a screening mammogram every two years. If you are 40 to 49...
