2008 Topic of the Month Fact Sheets

January: Healthy Beginnings

• Birth Defects
• Breastfeeding
• Family Planning
• HIV and STDs
• WIC

February: Healthy Hearts

• Blood Pressure
• Cholesterol
• Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
• Women and Heart Disease

March: Reduce Your Risk

• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Diabetes

April: Recognizing Public Health Month

May: Summer Safety

• Child Passenger Safety
• Dehydration
• Fireworks Safety
• Pedestrian & Bike Safety
• Sport & Playground
• Water

June: Safe Families = Safe Homes

• Air Quality
• Domestic Wastewater Treatment
• Drinking Water
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Lead Teasting
• Radon Testing
• Water Testing

July: Prevent Illness from Bats, Bugs & Bacteria

• Foodborne Illness
• Lyme Disease
• Rabies
• West Nile Virus

August: Back to School

• Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
• Hearing Loss
• Immunizations
• Meningitis
• Vision Screening

September: Be Prepared... Protect your Family

• Prepare Your Family

October: Cancer Prevention and Control

• Breast Cancer
• Cervical Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Prostate Cancer

November: 'Kick Butts'

• Secondhand Smoke
• Smoke-free Policies
• Smoking Cessation

December: Healthy Habits

• Coping with Stess and Depression
• Making Healthy Choices
• Stopping the Spread of Germs
• Substance Abuse

Page updated 1/22/08