Health Education

Health Education Staff

Susie Frew, RN BSN, Health Educator, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 330-627-4866

Featured tips from the:

Fairs and Food Safety (Read More)

A fun summer activity is attending fairs, festivals, carnivals, and rodeos.  Follow these tips to have safe cooking, eating, and drinking experiences at those fairs.

Beat the Heat (Read More)

Learn more about heat-related illness and how to stay cool and well in hot weather.

Child Well-Being (Read More)

Annual report documents the latest Federal statistics in child well being.

Group B Strep (Read More)

Protect your baby from Group B strep.  If you’re 35 – 37 weeks pregnant, ask your doctor or nurse about a group B strep test.

Vital Signs (Read More)

CDC  vital signs is a new scientific publication that provides timely, impactful, and data-driven health promotion information to health professionals, policy makers, the media, and the general public.

New Tobacco Controls Have Public Health Impact (Read More)

New tobacco regulations regarding health warning labels, use of misleading descriptors (like “light,” “low,” and “mild”), and sales restrictions will help make tobacco products less accessible to youth and will help encourage smokers to quit.

Protecting Children from the Sun (Read More)

Just a few serious sunburns can increase your child's risk of skin cancer later in life. Kids don't have to be at the pool, beach, or on vacation to get too much sun. Their skin needs protection from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays whenever they're outdoors.

Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning Prevention (Read More)

When power outrages occur during emergencies such as hurricanes, the use of alternative sources of power for heating, cooling, or cooking can cause carbon monoxide (CO) to build up in a home, garage, or camper and to poison the people and  animals inside.

Helping Baby “Back To Sleep” (Read More)

Read about SIDS and safe sleep practices.

Reproductive Health:  Safe Motherhood (Read More)

Safe motherhood begins before conception with proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle and continues with appropriate prenatal care, the prevention of complications when possible, and the early and effective treatment of complications.

Schools Can Help Teach Our Youth to Live Tobacco Free (Read More)

Smoking and smokeless tobacco use are almost always initiated and established during adolescence.  Most people who begin smoking during adolescence are addicted by the age of 20.

Safe and Healthy Wedding (Read More)

As you plan your wedding day and new life together, don’t forget to add health and safety to your ”to do” list.

Important Document Downloads from the Carroll County Health Department:

Prescription Disposal

Helping Baby “Back To Sleep”

Henry the Hand Handwashing – T Zone Awareness

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