Institutions » health department http://www.nsimh.net Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:51:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Filthy Conditions At Living Center http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/filthy-conditions-at-living-center/ http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/filthy-conditions-at-living-center/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 09:03:16 +0000 admin http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/filthy-conditions-at-living-center A DHS report found roaches and improper food handling at Mustang Manor Assisted Living Center.

Duration : 0:2:6


[youtube GCx7oeYFSUU]

]]> http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/filthy-conditions-at-living-center/feed/ 0 Illinois State Representative Al Riley recognizes former Park Forest Health Department Director http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/illinois-state-representative-al-riley-recognizes-former-park-forest-health-department-director/ http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/illinois-state-representative-al-riley-recognizes-former-park-forest-health-department-director/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 13:19:08 +0000 admin http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/illinois-state-representative-al-riley-recognizes-former-park-forest-health-department-director Illinois State Representative Al Riley was on hand at the Board Meeting of April 26 to recognize former director of the Park Forest Health Department/Nurses Plus Chris Blue, who recently retired.

Duration : 0:3:17


[youtube wIEoLRAn-qQ]

]]> http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/illinois-state-representative-al-riley-recognizes-former-park-forest-health-department-director/feed/ 0 Do I need to make an appointment to get tested at the health department, or can I just walk in? http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/do-i-need-to-make-an-appointment-to-get-tested-at-the-health-department-or-can-i-just-walk-in/ http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/do-i-need-to-make-an-appointment-to-get-tested-at-the-health-department-or-can-i-just-walk-in/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 17:22:41 +0000 admin http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/do-i-need-to-make-an-appointment-to-get-tested-at-the-health-department-or-can-i-just-walk-in Continue reading →]]> I’m 16 and I would like to get tested for STDs and get the Gardasil vaccine. There is a health department that I can easily walk to after school and I have my own Medicaid. Do I need to make an appointment, or can I just walk in?

I work for a health department and where I work you need an appointment. You should call them- or go in person- and speak with a nurse about your situation. If you need testing soon (like if you think you were exposed), they should get you in without delay. If it is for screening, there might be a wait for a routine appointment. As far as the vaccine, some clinics take walk-ins and some make appointments. They will be able to tell you this when you call.

]]> http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/do-i-need-to-make-an-appointment-to-get-tested-at-the-health-department-or-can-i-just-walk-in/feed/ 2 H1N1 Flu in Review: The HHS response http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/h1n1-flu-in-review-the-hhs-response/ http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/h1n1-flu-in-review-the-hhs-response/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 13:15:14 +0000 admin http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/h1n1-flu-in-review-the-hhs-response Continue reading →]]> In the Spring of 2009, a new flu virus spread quickly across the United States and the world. The US government coordinated a public health emergency response within the states that saved lives and helped limit the impact of the outbreak.

Flu Vaccine Locator http://www.flu.gov/whereyoulive/index.html

More H1N1 (Swine) flu and seasonal flu information at http://www.flu.gov

We accept comments according to our comment policy: http://www.newmedia.hhs.gov/standards/comment_policy.htm U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Duration : 0:6:56


[youtube mhh62fqioAA]

]]> http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/h1n1-flu-in-review-the-hhs-response/feed/ 0 Do professionals in the Health Department help answer members’ health problems and questions? http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/do-professionals-in-the-health-department-help-answer-members-health-problems-and-questions/ http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/do-professionals-in-the-health-department-help-answer-members-health-problems-and-questions/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:28:28 +0000 admin http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/do-professionals-in-the-health-department-help-answer-members-health-problems-and-questions Continue reading →]]> I was just wondering if professional such as doctors, nurses, and dentists actually uses Yahoo! Answers to try to help resolve members’ health issues.

Yes , but only if they are logged in to answer . They have a badge called
‘ Knowledge Partners" if they provide their credentials for Y/A to verify first . But so many Bogus questions/ troll questions have been asked , that those having the knowledge & proper credentials for the help being sought , have become disenchanted & no longer come to the site on a regular basis as they did at the onset of the site , So it is hard to get that kind of knowledgeable answer now*

]]> http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/do-professionals-in-the-health-department-help-answer-members-health-problems-and-questions/feed/ 3 Public Health Emergencies http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/public-health-emergencies/ http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/public-health-emergencies/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:10:13 +0000 admin http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/public-health-emergencies Continue reading →]]> We will always protect the health and safety of Americans in public health emergencies.

An HHS Secretarial Strategic Initiative.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

We accept comments according to our comment policy: http://www.newmedia.hhs.gov/standards/comment_policy.htm

US Department of Health & Human Services http://www.hhs.gov

Duration : 0:0:44


[youtube La-4nB1gUGw]

]]> http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/public-health-emergencies/feed/ 0 PORN STARS WITH HIV and STD RISKS www.shelleylubben.com http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/porn-stars-with-hiv-and-std-risks-www-shelleylubben-com/ http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/porn-stars-with-hiv-and-std-risks-www-shelleylubben-com/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:08:51 +0000 admin http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/porn-stars-with-hiv-and-std-risks-www-shelleylubben-com Continue reading →]]> Read this report by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on the STD and HIV risks in the adult film industry. At the end are stars currently living with HIV. is NOT glamorous. Visit www.shelleylubben.com where ex stars tell you why.

Duration : 0:8:7


[youtube FYA8MtvJgKw]

]]> http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/porn-stars-with-hiv-and-std-risks-www-shelleylubben-com/feed/ 25 Is the health department allowed to come into apartments? http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/is-the-health-department-allowed-to-come-into-apartments/ http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/is-the-health-department-allowed-to-come-into-apartments/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:41:52 +0000 admin http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/is-the-health-department-allowed-to-come-into-apartments Continue reading →]]> We live in an apartment and I find it strange/unfair that the health department "inspects" our place. They do not go into every house and inspect their house every year, so why is it they come into apartments? Is it because they want to intimidate the "poor"? I do not understand this and quite frankly, it annoys me. Thank you for any reasons behind the matter.

Of course they can. Your landlord either has a reason for thinking you are messy (maybe you are messy), or maybe the house has structural issues and the landlord wants to make sure it’s up to code. Or possibly you’re on section 8 and the LL does this to everyone on section 8, since they aren’t paying for their own housing and are less likely to take care of it.

We can’t know for sure why. But yes, it’s legal. It may be discrimination based on your income level, but there is sound statistical reasoning behind it. People who don’t pay for their own housing are less likely to take care of it.

]]> http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/is-the-health-department-allowed-to-come-into-apartments/feed/ 3 Childhood Obesity Prevention: Be A Player (English) http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/childhood-obesity-prevention-be-a-player-english/ http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/childhood-obesity-prevention-be-a-player-english/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:29:12 +0000 admin http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/childhood-obesity-prevention-be-a-player-english The Department of Health & Human Services and the Advertising Council, along with several well known faces from Shrek bring you a Public Service Announcement about childhood obesity.

Duration : 0:0:30


[youtube AMJ6b38xbXg]

]]> http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/childhood-obesity-prevention-be-a-player-english/feed/ 6 Cocktail Shakedown: The New War Against Classic Mixed Drinks http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/cocktail-shakedown-the-new-war-against-classic-mixed-drinks/ http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/cocktail-shakedown-the-new-war-against-classic-mixed-drinks/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:31:19 +0000 admin http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/cocktail-shakedown-the-new-war-against-classic-mixed-drinks Continue reading →]]> Beat a raw egg white into a citrusy cocktail and you get a meringue-like effect, frothy and delicious. The resulting beverage—technically classified as a flip or fizz—is irresistible, not just to cocktail connoisseurs but to regulators and food cops.

On January 19, 2010 one of New York’s cocktail hot spots, the Pegu Club, got in trouble with city health department officials for serving just such a drink.

Despite warnings printed on the menu, and raw egg white listed in the ingredients, a health inspector busted a bartender for failing to verbally inform a customer of the risky ingredient. Pegu Club had to yank the Earl Grey MarTEAni from the menu, restoring it only after the health department backed off serious penalties and a court summons.

America is in the midst of a cocktail renaissance. A cadre of elite mixologists in New York, Portland, D.C., and other creative-class cities is bringing back classics and offering new twists on old techniques. Yet retrograde health inspectors and bureaucrats are cracking down on innovation from coast to coast. Indeed, a San Francisco bar ran afoul of regulations by having the audacity to make its own bitters.

Todd Thrasher is an award-winning mixologist at PX Lounge in Alexandria, Virginia. In this video, he speaks with Reason.tv about the perils of doing booze business in Virginia, the virtues of free choice at the bar, and the relationship between freedom and innovation. All while mixing up a swank fizz cocktail for his interlocutor, Reason Senior Editor Katherine Mangu-Ward.

And for those inclined to play the home version of Reason.tv, here’s the recipe for Melanie’s Pisco Pipe Dream:
1.5 oz Pisco
.75 oz coconut Water / coconut milk mixture
.75 oz sweetened Meyer lemon juice
.25 oz citrus vinegar
white of one egg
1 tsp powdered sugar

Put all contents in a shaker and dry shake (without ice) for 30 seconds. Add ice, and shake for 1 minute, double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with Meyer lemon-black pepper reduction. Relax and enjoy responsibly.

Shot by Dan Hayes and Meredith Bragg, who also edited the piece. Approximately 8 minutes long. Go to http://reason.tv for embed code and downloadable versions.

Subscribe to Reason.tv’s YouTube page and receive automatic notification when new material goes live.

Duration : 0:8:17


[youtube 2FC00bBDZco]

]]> http://www.nsimh.net/health-department/cocktail-shakedown-the-new-war-against-classic-mixed-drinks/feed/ 25