Iowa County Smoke-free Law
-Posted 6/18/10
 

WNV hotline Article
-Posted 5/18/10

Tobacco's Toll on Iowa County
-Posted 5/17/10

Tobacco 'mints' tied to poisoning in kids.  Smokeless products 2nd most common source of accidents.  See the article below for more information:

Tobacco article
-Posted 4/20/10

The Iowa County Health Department has had no reported cases of the Novel H1N1 flu virus in the county as of Tuesday, 5/12/09.  However, this can change rapidly.  For current updates and information go to the website www.pandemic.wisconsin.gov.

It is important to stress that anyone with flu like symptoms of fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, headache and muscle aches should stay home until the symptoms go away.  If you have serious symptoms, be sure to contact your health care provider.  It is important to stay away from others when you are sick.  It is especially important to keep this in mind during the season of graduations and events/parties following these ceremonies.  Remember to continue with good hand washing and covering your cough.

Are you aware of the 211 phone number?  As you know, 911 has been set up for emergencies.  511 answers questions about conditions on Wisconsin highways and now 211 was recently set up to provide information to the general public about issues in the community. 2-1-1 Wisconsin is the statewide information and referral phone line.  It is a free and confidential service available in all 72 counties, 24 hours a day.  2-1-1 call centers provide information to callers on community resources for health and human services.  2-1-1 is supporting the state’s response to the current flu outbreak by taking general calls from the public on the flu.  All statewide messages have directed the public to call 2-1-1 for information.  You can simply call 2-1-1 any time of day or night to talk with someone at one of our call centers. It is a better option to use when needing an answer for a non-emergency question.  Iowa County 211 is currently set up with the operation out of Dane County.

You can also call the health department at 935-2810 for information.