An interesting article about some of the health issues around your local public pools, maybe something for our local health departments to read?

 

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/22/health/chlorine-indoor-swimming-pools/index.html?hpt=he_t5

 

Hey everyone, are you still using this site? Do people still check in? I just bumped the "member" who was posting spam so hopefully we can get back to the business of promoting Public Health in CT. I think the first thing we need to do is get more members on here who want to be active. Anyone know any of the new crop of MPH students? If so, invite them to join.

 

Jim

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Kate, I saw your post about your blog about the fundraiser and just wanted to mention, liver disease has touched many peoples lives. There will be a Connecticut Liver Foundation Walk later this summer, and I will keep you all posted. For the last two years it has been at Rentschler Field. Someone very dear to me was given the gift of a new liver in August 2004 and it added two and a half more years to his life! It was a courageous and priceless gift.

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I was thinking about how we can raise awareness of Public Health in Connecticut, and was thinking about sport teams. I remember living back in Buffalo, they would constantly get the Bills or the Sabres to do events and fund raisers, to give back to the community so to speak. With this in mind, who can we approach here in CT to join in any events that we can sponsor. I am thinking getting the Sun would be best, since they have so many Huskies on the team. But, now that I know who I want to… Continue

My brother's girlfriend is a liver transplant survivor and is participating in a liver walk in NYC on June 6. My brother (who lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada) is also going to walk around the city he lives to raise money. They don't have super high fundraising goals...only around $100. Right now, he is up to $44. Every dollar counts and is also tax deductible (The American Liver Foundation is a 501 (c) (3)). I am putting the link below if you are interested.…

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Last weekend, I got to see real public health in action in Boston. Shortly after arriving at the hotel, I had to take a look around...especially at the pool and the gym. While looking at the gym, I saw a hotel manager and staff member putting plastic bags over the water fountains in the pool (there was a cool glass wall separating the 2 rooms). Thinking nothing of this I poured myself a glass of water from the cooler in the gym and was just about to quench my thirst when the manager saw and… Continue

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April 15th, 2010 - On Thursday, April 8, several members of the Public Works and Parks and Recreation Departments in Hamden, Connecticut, were

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http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/04/12/milford/aa1_mon_mosquito041210.txt

Get ready to scratch. The heavy rains we’ve gotten in the past couple weeks mean lots of standing water. And that means mosquitoes.

Breastfeeding can save lives and money. Take a look.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/05/breastfeeding.costs/index.html