Winter is a Great Time to Test Your Home for Radon!

Posted: 01/26/2016

PRESS RELEASE Radon

Stay Healthy This Flu Season

Posted: 10/26/2015

Stay Healthy This Flu Season

Breast Cancer Awareness PSA

Posted: 10/26/2015

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Iowa Healthiest State Walk

Posted: 09/25/2015

Healthiest State Walk BC Prevention

Community Health Partners, the public health provider for Sioux County, and the Coalition for a Healthy Sioux County, invite everyone to join in the 5^th annual statewide Healthiest State Walk on October 7. Community Health Partners is using the statewide walk to kick off October’s breast cancer awareness month activities. Regular physical activity is linked to better health outcomes, including lower rates of breast cancer.

Fewer than 50% of Americans meet the minimum guidelines for moderate physical activity – walking is the easiest and most affordable way to correct this problem. Walking can also help prevent the onset and recurrence of breast cancer. Continue reading “Iowa Healthiest State Walk” →

School Registration is a great time to think about immunizations!

Posted: 07/17/2015

Make sure your child is up-to-date with their immunizations and that a current record is on file at school. If you have a child entering 7^th grade make sure they have received their Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis). Iowa law requires a dose of Tdap before entering 7^th grade.

See https://siouxcountychp.org/programs-services/immunizations/ for more information on immunizations.

E-Cigarettes and Businesses

Posted: 05/10/2015

Should businesses be concerned about e-cigarette use in their facilities?

Since the Iowa SmokeFree Air Act was passed in 2008, there has been much effort to maintain clean air for every Iowan. The use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces may complicate the efforts to enforce smoke free laws. Since secondhand vapor has not been evaluated, the American Lung Association supports including e-cigarettes under smoke free laws.

What can I do to keep my business smoke free?

Do not allow e-cigarette use. It is legal to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in your facilities/businesses. This would simplify enforcement efforts. Businesses can modify an existing smoke free or tobacco free policy to include e-cigarettes and the like.