Public Health E-Magazine
Current Edition
The Fourth of July holds special meaning to most Americans. It stands for freedom and all the things we hold dear. As a result, American families celebrate the holiday in many ways. Perhaps a picnic in the park complete with a red and white checkered tablecloth or a day at the lake slathering on sunscreen followed by an evening under the stars watching as the fireworks color the sky.
However, you choose to celebrate the Fourth of July, please take extra precautions to avoid unintentional firework injury and help assure a safe holiday. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that in 2007 more than 9 thousand people were treated in emergency rooms for injuries resulting from fireworks. More than half of these injuries were to the hands, eyes and legs and children ages 10-14 suffered the highest per capita injury rate among all age groups.
Also inside:
- Calling the Shots
- Fun in the Sun But At What Cost?
- Discovering Fun Close to Home
- West Nile Virus
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Past Editions
- Public Health E-Magazine - Spring 2009
- Public Health E-Magazine - Winter 2009
- Cold or Flu? How to survive seasonal viruses.
- "Celebrating 135 Years of Public Health in Springfield", Summer 2008 (pdf) with "Special Insert - by former health department director Harold Bengsch" (pdf)
- "Healthy Environment -- Healthy Living", Spring 2008
- Safe, Healthy Holidays, Fall 2007 (pdf)
- Back-to-School Basics, Summer 2007 (pdf)
- Surviving the Storm, Spring 2007 (pdf)
- Public Health E-Magazine - Winter 2006 (pdf)
- Public Health E-Magazine - Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Public Health E-Magazine - Summer 2006 (pdf)
- Public Health Magazine - Spring 2006 (pdf)
- Public Health Magazine - Winter 2006 (pdf)
- Public Health Magazine - Fall 2005 (pdf)
