Newsnotes

Quality Reporting to Improve Chronic Disease Care in Greater Cleveland by admin — last modified 2008-07-05 16:57 PM

Better Health Greater Cleveland is an unprecedented local collaboration promoting quality chronic disease care through patient-provider cooperation, and health care quality data voluntarily reported by participating practice groups.

Mattel Recalls Nearly One Million Preschool Toys Due To Lead by db — last modified 2007-10-17 12:38 PM

Over eighty types of toys, including the popular Dora and Diego, Elmo and Big Bird, are being recalled due to excessive lead used in their manufacturing by factories in China.
Keywords: Nation, Children, Lead Poisoning, Consumer Safety

Recall of Canned Food Products from Castleberry's Expands by db — last modified 2007-10-17 12:38 PM

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health provides links to vital information concerning the recall of chili and other products by Castleberry. Local consumers should be aware of this list of products and brands.
Keywords: Food Safety, Consumer Safety

Mattel announces yet a third recall of toys due to lead by db — last modified 2007-10-17 12:38 PM

The Mattel Corporation has extended its recall of toys to include another 675,000 items, including Barbie and GeoTrax labels. This on the heels of two other recalls of that have identified over 10 million items in total.
Keywords: Children, Lead Poisoning, Nation, Consumer Safety

New recalls include toys and baby seats by db — last modified 2007-10-26 13:24 PM

On October 25th, Mattel Corporation announced new recalls of specific "Go Diego Go" toys. That same day, the Consumer Protection Agency recalled baby car seats made by Bumbo Incorporated (of South Africa) due to safety concerns.
Keywords: Consumer Safety, Lead Poisoning, Children, Nation

CDC reports over a million chlamydia infections in 2006 by db — last modified 2007-11-28 23:59 PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states actual infections may be even higher, as many as 2.8 million in the US.
Keywords: STD, Statistics, Municipal, Nation, County, Women's health, Featured Item, Teens, Safe Sex

How well is the statewide workplace smoking ban working? by db — last modified 2008-01-15 09:48 AM

Twenty-nine bars and restaurants surveyed in Ohio before and after the ban went into effect benefitted by a remarkable drop in fine particulate air pollution.
Keywords: Environment, Consumer Safety, State, Municipal, Tobacco

Ohioans quitting cigarettes at a faster rate than US by db — last modified 2008-02-28 10:52 AM

Fewer Ohio teens and adults are smoking in 2006 than ever before. The decline in the number of people smoking cigarettes from 2001 to 2006 outpaced decreases seen nationally. New policies such as the 2007 statewide ban on indoor tobacco use in public places and ongoing prevention messages may be important factors in this decline. See the report summary by the Ohio Tobacco Research and Evaluation Center (OTREC), located at Case Western Reserve University.
Keywords: Statistics, Tobacco, Substance Abuse, State, Policy, Teens

How to dispose of your prescription medicines by db — last modified 2008-04-01 09:53 AM

Federal and state guidelines on the proper disposal of presciption medications and over the counter medications are available.
Keywords: Medical Product Safety, Drugs, Consumer Safety, Nation, Environment, General Information

Smoking prevention funds pulled to pay for jobs program by db — last modified 2008-04-17 10:37 AM

Governor Strickland pulls nearly all remaining monies from the tobacco companies' settlement away from tobacco cessation and prevention programs to fund a jobs development program. Prevention programs respond and take the governor to court. See the detailed article in the Cincinnati Enquirer, dated April 14, 2008.
Keywords: Tobacco, Advocacy, Substance Abuse, General Information, State, Policy

Ohio teens exhibit healthier habits - ODH by db — last modified 2008-05-29 09:26 AM

The Ohio Department of Health released the 2007 Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) on Ohio teens.
Keywords: Nutrition, Mental Health, Statistics, Obesity, Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs, Substance Abuse, State, Open Access, Injury and Violence, Safe Sex, Access to Health Care, Teens

New Disease Surveillance Report Made Available to Public by db — last modified 2008-06-20 09:56 AM

Local health departments are releasing quarterly summaries of selected communicable disease surveillance. Class A type diseases are reported for Cuyahoga County, Cleveland and Shaker Heights.
Keywords: Maternal Infant and Child Health, Statistics, Immunizations, Municipal, Consumer Safety, County, Digestive Diseases

Cleveland Clinic patients evacuated from buildings due to gas leak by db — last modified 2008-06-24 14:38 PM

Local news outlets are reporting on a gas leak near two Cleveland Clinic buildings that led to evacuation of many patients.
Keywords: Featured Item

New cases of HIV/AIDS increased 57% among Cuyahoga County youth by db — last modified 2008-07-03 13:34 PM

A summary report of STD and HIV/AIDS surveillance of Cuyahoga County youth age 15 to 24 years provides information on Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV/AIDS diagnoses recently made in the County (STD 2006, HIV/AIDS 2006-2007).
Keywords: STD, Statistics, Municipal, County, Maps, Disparity, HIV/AIDS, Teens, Safe Sex

Hawken Seniors Offer Solutions for Childhood Obesity by admin — last modified 2008-06-08 20:12 PM

The Big Picture website, created by four seniors at Hawken Upper School, offers locally useful information to address childhood obesity in Northeast Ohio.
Keywords: Nutrition, Physical Activity, General Information, Obesity, Children, Teens

Cleveland ranks among top 5 big cities for teen mothers, maternal smoking, gonorrhea incidence, heart disease and cancer mortality by db — last modified 2007-11-28 22:54 PM

Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus ranked poorly for lung cancer mortality and maternal smoking among the 54 largest cities in the United States. The Big Cities Health Inventory 2007 report, released in November 2007, provides comparisons of health indicators.
Keywords: STD, Maternal Infant and Child Health, Infant Mortality, Tobacco, Municipal, Cancer, Respiratory Diseases, Leading Causes of Death, Tuberculosis, State, Disparity, Statistics, HIV/AIDS, Featured Item, Pregnancy, Injury and Violence, Heart Disease, Breast Cancer, Teens, Diabetes

National Public Health Week (April 7-13, 2008) links climate change to our health by db — last modified 2008-04-04 08:47 AM

From April 7th through April 12th, local public health agencies will be part of a national effort to make people more aware of how changes in our climate directly affects the health of our communities, our families and our children. See the text for a list of events.
Keywords: County, Environment, Event Calendar, Municipal, Respiratory Diseases

New data on tobacco use, asthma, obesity and diabetes for Cleveland adults and youth by db — last modified 2008-04-09 07:55 AM

Cleveland Department of Public Health and Case Western Reserve University jointly released new data on tobacco use, asthma, obesity, and diabetes for both youth and adults in Cleveland. This is the first time that such detailed health information has ever been released on both Cleveland youth and adults together.
Keywords: Mental Health, Statistics, Asthma, Alcohol, Tobacco, Physical Activity, Municipal, Substance Abuse, Obesity, Disparity, Injury and Violence, Children, Teens, Diabetes

National Influenza Vaccination Week by admin — last modified 2007-12-04 21:26 PM

Edited excerpt from the CDC's announcement.

An African Epidemic Shared by American Communities by admin — last modified 2007-10-24 10:11 AM

The BBC reported on an emerging public health threat in Kenya that is already rampant in the US.
Keywords: Nutrition, Obesity, Diabetes

April is STD Awareness Month by db — last modified 2008-04-02 10:30 AM

Take Control. Get the Facts. Get Tested. Links to resources for teens, parents, and teachers, how to properly unroll a condom, newsletters, clinical trials, local services (where to get tested) and statistics can be found at these links.
Keywords: STD, Educators, Parents, HIV/AIDS, Teens, Safe Sex

Lakewood health services to be provided by Cuyahoga County Board of Health by db — last modified 2008-06-20 11:37 AM

Lakewood joins the Cuyahoga County health district.
Keywords: County, Services, Municipal