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Get Healthy Carson City: Visual impairment and blindness

Researchers estimate that 1 million Americans were legally blind (20/200 vision or worse) in 2015.

Get Healthy Carson City: Start the new year with new behaviors

Start the year off by saying goodbye to some unfavorable habits and start your new year with a new mindset and a healthier you.

Get Healthy Carson City: Together Everyone Achieves More

In 2023, the divisions within Carson City Health and Human Services came together and worked as a team to accomplish many things.

Get Healthy Carson City: Safe Toys and Gifts Month

Toys that are mishandled or not appropriate for a certain age or skill level can cause injury and can sometimes lead to death.

Get Healthy Carson City: Protect yourself against respiratory illness

Taking steps to prevent the spread of all respiratory illnesses is important for your health and your community’s health.

Get Healthy Carson City: World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is observed Dec. 1 each year.

Get Healthy Carson City: Nov. 16 is The Great American Smokeout

Smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.

Get Healthy Carson City: National Diabetes Awareness Month

Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects the way your body turns food into energy.

Get Healthy Carson City: Earthquake ready

Nevada is the third most active earthquake state in the nation, behind Alaska and California.

Get Healthy Carson City: Eat a rainbow

There is no right or wrong way to consume fruits and vegetables.

Get Healthy Carson City: 3-digit Suicide Prevention Crisis Lifeline

This number is a direct line to qualified people who listen and then support the caller by addressing their immediate needs, patiently working to connect them to local resources, programs, and even ongoing care.

Get Healthy Carson City: Documents to keep in emergency kit

September is National Preparedness Month. This year’s theme is “Take Control in 1,2,3.”

Get Healthy Carson City: Parks and Recreation Month

This year’s theme from the National Recreation and Parks Association is “Where Community Grows."

Get Healthy Carson City: Outdoor swimming and eating season

There are over 100 public bathing facilities that certified environmental health specialists review.

Heavy snow, standing water perfect mix for mosquitoes

West Nile Virus, which can cause illness in humans and horses, is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito.

Get Healthy Carson City: National STI Awareness Week

April 9-15 is National STI Awareness Week.

Be Food Safe: Food poisoning symptoms

Every year, an estimated 1 in 6 Americans get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 people die from diseases related to food poisoning.

Get Healthy Carson City: Only living people experience recovery

Unintentional drug overdose deaths continue to rise in Nevada and across the United States.

Get Healthy Carson City: Breastfeeding benefits a baby’s health

Breastfeeding is the natural way to nourish a baby, but that does not mean it comes easy.

Get Healthy Carson City: Tobacco is a threat to our environment

Tobacco does not only negatively impact the health of individuals, but it also endangers the environment.

Get Healthy Carson City: Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month

While STDs are still trending around the nation it is important to remember that not everyone will show outward signs of infections.

Take down tobacco: Jokers who gamble with people’s lives

April 1 marks the 27th year of “Take Down Tobacco,” a national day to empower communities and people to rally together to stand up and speak out against the tobacco industry.

Get Healthy Carson City: Pay attention to breakfast

The unsung hero of school nutrition programs nationwide is school breakfast.

Get Healthy Carson City: National Condom Day is Feb. 14

Using condoms is the ultimate way to show you care and CCHHS is here to help.

Get a dose of protection this National Influenza Vaccination Week

Getting a flu shot is easy and convenient while you are out and about.

Get Healthy Carson City: Noticing the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease

It may be hard to know the difference between age-related changes and the first signs of dementia.

Get Healthy Carson City: Sunscreen is for more than just summer

Sunscreen, and good skin care, is needed all year long.

National Overdose Awareness Day is Aug. 31

International Overdose Awareness Day was initiated in 2001 by Sally J Finn at The Salvation Army in St Kilda, Melbourne.

How breastfeeding positively impacts a baby’s health

Breastfeeding is best for the baby and the mother, it is a great source of nutrition

Get Healthy Carson City: Community Health Centers are here for you

Community health centers provide access to primary and preventive healthcare services.

Get Healthy Carson City: Water: The dangers and how to be safe

What often is overlooked, however, are the dangers water presents. An alarming number of drownings happen every year throughout the country in lakes, rivers, canals, and swimming pools.

Get Healthy Carson City: World No Tobacco Day: Commit to quit

World Health Organization’s annual World No Tobacco Day is May 31. This year’s theme is “Commit to Quit.”

Get Healthy Carson City: Improving minority health in Nevada through health equity initiatives

In public health, our ultimate goal is to create health equity – meaning that all people have a fair and just opportunity to live the healthiest life possible.

Get Healthy Carson City: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

What is distracted driving? Simply put, distracted driving is anything that takes your attention away from driving a motor vehicle.

Get Healthy Carson City: Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Can you spy an eating disorder?

According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), almost 1 in every 10 people in the U.S. suffer from an eating disorder.

For Valentine's, give the gift of safe sex

Why not give the gift of safer sex by using condoms? Yes, that is right, using condoms is a great way to show you care, and CCHHS is here to help you do just that as we celebrate National Condom Day on Feb. 14.

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