A study released today says Lake County, with a population of about 10,600, is the unhealthiest county in Minnesota. Link to full article in Duluth News Tribune
I appreciate that Paul Bergman picked up on the fact that Lake County ranks 16th in Health Factors. Dennis Henkel made some good observations about the data as well.
This study, like many, is good for a few headlines, but on closer inspection there is much to cause a person to reconsider the rather sensational headlines they generate.
FirstSolutions announced several months ago that FirstPlan of Minnesota would cease operations at the end of 2009. The company’s headquarters in Canal Park began reducing staff a year or more ago and the trend continues there. (more…)
H1N1 vaccine is now available for everyone.After all the hoopla, near panic and frustration around the country, H1N1 vaccine is finally available in sufficient quantity.
Lake County Public Health has clinics scheduled as follows:
Two Harbors:
Silver Bay:
Isabella:
H1 N1 vaccinations are free and available to all residents on a first-come, first-served basis.
Lake County Public Health Nurses have been busy in the schools vaccinating students. Lake View Clinic (with support from Public Health) held two H1N1 vaccination clinics for the public, but still with a limited vaccine target group.
There will be a public H1N1 vaccination clinic on Tuesday, November 24th at Lake View Clinic in Two Harbors. H1N1 vaccine is free of charge. Hours are 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
There will be a public H1N1 vaccination clinic on Tuesday, November 17th at Lake View Clinic in Two Harbors. H1N1 vaccine is free of charge. Hours are 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. H1N1 vaccine will be administered to people in the high risk groups listed below. Vaccinations will be on a 1st come, 1st served basis. Supply is limited.
As more vaccine becomes available, the risk groups
H1N1 continues to be a hot topic. Vaccine supplies are increasing around the country. The CDC and Minnesota Department of Health continue to focus the available vaccine supply on the highest risk subset of the general risk groups.
Minnesota FluLine 1-866-259-4655
If you have questions about your flu symptoms and treatment options, you can call this toll-free nurse triage line. This service was created by and is operated by the Minnesota Department of Health and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Flu season is always a challenging one in the world of healthcare. Well, not so much the actual flu and sick people, we know what to do to treat the illness. It is the flu vaccine season that is hardest.
Every year we pre-order vaccines based on the last year’s numbers. Then we try to plan (more…)
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