Epidemiology is the process of where one is able to study a disease or disorder. The public health department job is to conduct studies that are epidemiological in nature in order to prevent contagious disease from spreading. An epidemiologist is one who understands the rate/risk ratios, rate/risk Read More

The fundamental health problems will always problems ladies a lot. She being the essential individual in the family members should be really healthy to assistance all the wants of the household members. Read More

The health department's decision to withdraw from the program reflects an uncertainty about future state funding of the program and a continuing trend toward the privatization of local mental health services, said Janet Neslen, the county health officer.We just can't afford to run that program at the level that it was being run, and we know a private program can run it for less," Dr. Neslen said.In addition, she said the health department is facing a $117,000 reduction in county funds for fiscal 1997, which begins July 1. Read More

Many corporations that failed to advise their workers about the dangers of asbestos exposure did so out of a desire to maintain the considerable profits that selling products with asbestos made for them. These companies were choosing money over the health of their workers. Read More

Due to the N1H1 virus (Swine Flue) a lot of people are worried & could use some clarification when it comes to Quarantine & Isolation. With some germs that can be transferred by animals or humans (ie Malaria and the Bird & Swine Flue) and dealing with other contagious diseases that can be transferred from person to person you do have many options that you can do to protect your self.When trying to understand if you need to be isolated this would applies to you if have someone that is ill with a contagious disease.Its recommended if you are to take care of someone that is sick & is being isolated you should have a N95 mask to make sure that you do not catch the disease and to take the contagious disease out of the isolated area. For understanding if quarantine or isolation would need to be used depends on the person or persons who become ill and what sickness they would be dealing with. If your dealing with the common cold you of course would not have to quarantine your self but in the case that it is the possibility of N1H1 or any other contagious diseases than you would need to take it into some consideration. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the US government agency responsible for identifying, tracking, and controlling the spread of diseases. With the help of the CDC as well as your state & local health departments have created emergency preparedness and response plans. Check with your local health department to see what programs they have in set in the case of a pandemic situation & what they will have to contain the spread of the illness. You can also go to http://www.cdc.gov to get more information regarding what you can do to prepare your self. Read More