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Health centers reopen at South Hagerstown High, Western Heights Middle
dona@herald-mail.comTwo school-based health centers, now run by Meritus Health, re-opened Tuesday at South Hagerstown High School and Western Heights Middle School. Jesus Cepero, the vice president of nursing at Meritus Health and Melissa Nearchos, the senior grant manager...Tags: Students, Education, Teaching and Learning, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health and Safety at School
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School nurses see 20,000 per month under Meritus program
davem@herald-mail.comNurses in Washington County Public Schools have been seeing about 20,000 students a month since Meritus Medical Center took over the nursing program this school year, officials said at a Washington County Board of Education meeting Tuesday afternoon....Tags: Job Layoffs, Diseases and Illnesses, Students, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization
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Emma K. Doub PTA to meet
The Emma K. Doub Elementary School PTA Family Night at Monkey Joe’s will be Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Canine games night to be held Jan. 25 Due to a scheduling conflict, the Peaceable Paws dog-training center in Fairplay is moving this month&...Tags: Health, PTA, Preschools, Flu Vaccine, Drugs and Medicines
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Dinners planned
Dinners planned Elks Lodge 278, at 326 N. Jonathan St., will offer chicken and fish dinners Friday night and Saturday at 6 p.m. and next weekend, Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26. Revival is this weekend Greater Campher Temple, 125 Bethel...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Entertainment, Religion and Belief, Flu
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Flu clinics start Monday at health department
The Washington County Health Department will hold flu vaccination clinics on the following dates and times: - Monday, Jan. 14, 1 to 4:30 p.m. - Wednesday, Jan. 16, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Friday, Jan. 18, 1 to 4:30 p.m. - Friday, Jan. 25, 1 to 4:30...Tags: Flu, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics
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Flu cases on the rise in Washington County
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith flu cases on the rise in Washington County, Meritus Medical Center officials are asking people not to visit patients in the hospital and the Washington County Health Department plans to hold four flu vaccination clinics over the next two weeks....Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Healthy Diet, Pharmaceuticals
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Severity of flu season evident according to Berkeley County Health Department
In West Virginia, Berkeley County Health Department officials told county leaders Thursday that the severity of the flu season in the community appears evident. The health department received 184 reports of influenza-like illness from doctors’...Tags: Flu, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine, Symptoms
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Tips on how to keep children healthy and happy during winter months
marieg@herald-mail.comFrom sledding and skiing to building a snowman in the backyard, winter offers a wonderland of fun activities for children. But the cold-weather months can also pose safety concerns, such as frostbite and hypothermia, recreational mishaps and the spread...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Nosebleeds, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Sneezing, Family
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Flu season comes early to Washington County
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSmithsburg Family Medical Center Physician Dr. Gail Callaway had seen five patients Wednesday who had the flu, including a couple of whom had gotten their flu vaccinations. “The flu shot protects people against three strains of the flu, and two of...Tags: Flu, Medical Procedures and Tests, Asthma, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine
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Illness figures underreported in Berkeley County
matthewu@herald-mail.comDozens of health care providers in Berkeley County are failing to provide the county’s health department with reports on numbers of flu cases and other illnesses they are handling each week, which is required by state law. Berkeley County Health...Tags: Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics, Drugs and Medicines
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Area residents flock to flu vaccination clinic
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comBilly Snoots got a flu shot last year and effectively avoided the virus. Considering the rapid spread of influenza regionally and nationally over the past few months, Snoots said he wasn’t taking any chances again this year, especially since he has...Tags: Flu, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics
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'What are you doing for others?': Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy lives during day of service
marieg@herald-mail.comIn the mid-20th century, a black seamstress, tired after a long day at work, was thrown into jail and fined because she refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus so a white man could sit down. A 6-year-old black child was spit upon by a New Orleans...Tags: Health, Convoy of Hope, Justice and Rights, Social Services, American Red Cross
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