Features from this Week: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, How to Prevent Flu, Lung Cancer Awareness, and More!

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Learn how to prevent CO exposure by installing a CO detector in your home.

Week in Review

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 1. As you prepare to set your clocks back one hour, remember to check the batteries in your carbon monoxide (CO) detector. If you don’t have a battery-powered or battery back-up CO alarm, now is a great time to buy one.

Install a CO detector >

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How to Prevent Flu

CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses. Getting a flu vaccine during 2020-2021 will be more important than ever.

Prevent Flu > 

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Lung Cancer Awareness The most important thing you can do to prevent lung cancer is to not start smoking, or to quit if you smoke. Smoking can cause cancer and then block your body from fighting it. Learn how to lower your lung cancer risk > En Español

Adolescent Mental Health

Adolescence is a time for young people to have a healthy start in life. The number of adolescents reporting poor mental health is increasing. Building strong bonds and connecting to youth can protect their mental health.

Families and schools can help >

Protect Against RSV Almost all children will have had an RSV infection by their second birthday. People infected with RSV usually show symptoms within 4 to 6 days after getting infected. Symptoms of RSV >

HPV Vaccination

Vaccines protect your child before they are exposed to a disease. That’s why the HPV vaccine is recommended earlier rather than later, to protect your child long before they are ever exposed to the virus.

When should your child get HPV vaccine >

Lead Poisoning Exposure to lead can seriously harm a child’s health, including damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth and development, learning and behavior problems, and hearing and speech problems.  Prevent lead exposure > En Español

Caregivers in Poor Health

Caregivers who are members of the baby boomer generation reported having more chronic disease, more disability, and lower self-rated health compared to non-caregivers, putting them at risk of needing care themselves.

How to get the help you need >

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