Meriden Health Department News Early November 2006
Health News – Early November 2006
FLU VACCINATIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH MERIDEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Meriden Health Department will offer the influenza (flu) vaccine on the following dates:
November 8, 2006
2:00pm-6:00pm
Meriden Health Department
165 Miller Street
(Open to all Meriden residents, including City of Meriden and Board of Education employees)
November 15, 2006
9:00-12:00pm
Meriden Senior Citizens Center
22 West Main Street
(Seniors over 60 years of age and chronically ill residents encouraged to attend)
The cost of each inoculation is $20.00. Medicare Part B will be accepted. Any persons allergic to eggs or any part of the flu vaccine are not eligible for the vaccination.
All vaccination dates are by appointment only. Please call the Meriden Health Department at 630-4234 to make an appointment.
November 16 is the Great American Smokeout!
Thinking about quitting smoking? Why not start on November 16 – the day of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout!
Here are a few reasons to consider kicking the habit:
Your health! Health concerns usually top the list people give for quitting smoking. Smoking is a risk factor for many types of cancer and lung diseases, and can contribute to having a heart attack. Smoking can also cause premature wrinkling of the skin, bad breath, bad smelling clothes and hair, and yellow fingernails!
The health of people around you! Smoking not only harms your health but the health of those around you. Secondhand smoke (the smoke exhaled as well as smoke from burning cigarettes) causes thousands of deaths each year from lung cancer and heart disease in healthy nonsmokers.
Setting an example! If you have children, you probably want to set a good example for them. When asked, nearly all smokers say they don't want their children to smoke, but children whose parents smoke are more likely to start smoking themselves. You can become a good role model for them by quitting now.
Smokers are most successful in kicking the habit permanently when they have some means of support such as nicotine replacement therapy, counseling, guide books, and the encouragement of friends and family members. The Meriden Health Department has many resources to help you quit the habit of smoking. Please call Debbie Roman, Smoking Cessation Counselor, at 630-4104.
FLU VACCINATIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH MERIDEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Meriden Health Department will offer the influenza (flu) vaccine on the following dates:
November 8, 2006
2:00pm-6:00pm
Meriden Health Department
165 Miller Street
(Open to all Meriden residents, including City of Meriden and Board of Education employees)
November 15, 2006
9:00-12:00pm
Meriden Senior Citizens Center
22 West Main Street
(Seniors over 60 years of age and chronically ill residents encouraged to attend)
The cost of each inoculation is $20.00. Medicare Part B will be accepted. Any persons allergic to eggs or any part of the flu vaccine are not eligible for the vaccination.
All vaccination dates are by appointment only. Please call the Meriden Health Department at 630-4234 to make an appointment.
November 16 is the Great American Smokeout!
Thinking about quitting smoking? Why not start on November 16 – the day of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout!
Here are a few reasons to consider kicking the habit:
Your health! Health concerns usually top the list people give for quitting smoking. Smoking is a risk factor for many types of cancer and lung diseases, and can contribute to having a heart attack. Smoking can also cause premature wrinkling of the skin, bad breath, bad smelling clothes and hair, and yellow fingernails!
The health of people around you! Smoking not only harms your health but the health of those around you. Secondhand smoke (the smoke exhaled as well as smoke from burning cigarettes) causes thousands of deaths each year from lung cancer and heart disease in healthy nonsmokers.
Setting an example! If you have children, you probably want to set a good example for them. When asked, nearly all smokers say they don't want their children to smoke, but children whose parents smoke are more likely to start smoking themselves. You can become a good role model for them by quitting now.
Smokers are most successful in kicking the habit permanently when they have some means of support such as nicotine replacement therapy, counseling, guide books, and the encouragement of friends and family members. The Meriden Health Department has many resources to help you quit the habit of smoking. Please call Debbie Roman, Smoking Cessation Counselor, at 630-4104.
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