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Flood Guide: Helpful Information
Flood: Protecting Yourself, FEMA
Flood Cleanup and the Air in Your Home, US EPA
Mold: Information for Wisconsin Residents, WI DHFS
Repairing Your Flooded Home, American Red Cross

Quit Smoking: Resources

• Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line
• EX
• Your Total Health Smoking Cessation

Do You Know What's in Your Medicine Cabinet?
American Medical Association is calling on patients to be an active partner in their own health care as the National Patient Safety Week kicks off "A Road Taken Together." It starts with a simple check of the items in your own medicine cabinet.
American Medical Association

Flu Virus is More Infectious in Cold Winter Temps
At winter temperatures, the virus's outer covering, or envelope, hardens to a rubbery gel that could shield the virus as it passes from person to person. At warmer temperatures, however, the protective gel melts to a liquid phase. But this liquid phase apparently isn't tough enough to protect the virus against the elements, and so the virus loses its ability to spread from person to person.
NIH News Release

Coronary Heart Disease is America's Number 1 Killer

KNOW the warning signs, and know how to respond quickly and properly if warning signs occur. LEARN the warning signs: pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck or back; feeling weak, lightheaded or faint; chest pain or discomfort; pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulder; and shortness of breath.
American Heart Association

Smokers Cost Medicaid System Nearly $10 Billion
A new report, Saving Lives, Saving Money II, found that effective smoking prevention and cessation programs could cut Medicaid costs by 5.6%.
American Legacy Foundation

A free online toolkit to help states and communities implement smoke-free laws.
http://www.goingsmokefree.org/

Elder Abuse
In Wisconsin, elder abuse reports rose 62 percent between 1996 and 2005 — 11 percent in the last two years alone, the latest available data show. Most people wouldn't let someone hurt a child and get away with it. But the growing problem of elder abuse hasn't inspired that kind of resolve. A change, some experts say, may be provoked by the very group about to further strain the public safety net: aging baby boomers.
Wisconsin State Journal article, Elder Abuse: Silent Shame

Childhood Deaths
Each year more than 400 Wisconsin children younger than age 18 die unexpectedly for reasons other than terminal illness. More than 50 percent are preventable. A local Child Death Review Team (CDRT) is critical to understanding all factors and risks leading to the tragedy. The team’s findings can assist communities in addressing environmental, educational and policy changes to prevent future deaths.
Children's Hlth Alliance of WI
CDRT training materials