Ulster County Department of Health

When we take care of #OurHearts as part of our self-care, we set an example for those around us to do the same. Learn the symptoms of heart attacks and make time to prevent them. https://www.goredforwomen.org///symptoms-of-a-heart-attack

The Teen Life Skills program with Ellenville Rural Health Network is having a workshop on 2/22/21 at 3 pm that Planned Parenthood of Greater New York will be facilitating. Any teens that live in Ulster County are invited to join this important workshop on Sexual Health. It's completely free and private. All attendees will get a gift card! Contact Briana-Health Educator for PPGNY, at 845-264-0778 or Shannon-Community Health Worker for ERHN at [email protected] to sign up!

The Tobacco-Free Action Communities in Ulster, Dutchess, Sullivan (TFAC) invites you to attend a virtual event on Menthol, A Flavor Issue presented by The Center for Black Health & Equity and The Public Health Law Center happening on Monday, February 22 at 1:00 PM. You will learn about the issues with menthol, the role it plays in the world of tobacco addiction, and how it disproportionately affects people of color. There will be time for open discussion to ask questions about menthol products and marketing in rural communities and how it directly affects YOUR community. Register https://us02web.zoom.us//tZMsd-GupzgvGNa99hZ6cKueIGdICZVr8 If you have any questions please call 845-943-6070 ext. 3

The Woodstock Land Conservancy, Woodstock NY Transition, Woodstock Jewish Congregation Present the 9th Annual Film & Discussion Series! Feb 22, 2021, 7:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Creating Community Solutions to Our Housing Challenges and Why What We Do Matters: Presentations & Discussion. Presented by Woodstock Housing Committee and Ulster County’s Housing Task Team, this program highlights 2021 initiatives aimed to address the housing crisis in Woodstock a...nd all other Ulster County communities. With presentations by Evelyn Wright, Deputy County Executive, Susan Goldman, Co-Chair Woodstock Housing Committee, Founder of Family of Woodstock and Upstate Films, Kirk Ritchey, Co-Chair Woodstock Housing Committee, former Chair of Woodstock 2018 Comprehensive Plan. Register https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_hOg6pRZfSo-Y_ag2iRZjhQ See more

U.S. House Subcommittee Congressional investigators reported last week, that due to lax federal government oversight, ingredients in some baby foods including organic-- are contaminated with much higher levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic than levels permitted in water. Exposure to heavy metals in infants and toddlers is related to behavior issues, cognitive problems, and even death in extreme cases. Exposures from different sources can be cumulative. Investigators advised ...that parents not give infants rice or products made with rice. Data for the report was collected from 4 manufacturers. Some companies refused to provide data which concerned investigators. The investigators reported that the issue is not new and called on the FDA to set standards that better regulate heavy metals in baby food to protect vulnerable infants from neurological damage and increased risk for developing some cancers later in life. The time is now for FDA to determine whether there is any safe exposure level for babies to inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury, to require manufacturers to meet those levels, and to inform consumers through labels. Parents can urges manufacturers to make this change voluntarily. https://oversight.house.gov//2021-02-04%20ECP%20Baby%20Foo See more