Infectious Diseases and Social Services

(09-12-2023/ Barbra Gibbs, Shamya Simpson, Jeneen Lett, Irma Brooks)

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These ladies work with the CDC which gives "recommendations not laws"

* BE A GERM STOPPER *

- Avoid the flu and any other sicknesses by washing your hands or getting your yearly vaccinations

- 8 ways to keep your immune system good:

1) Be physical in your everyday lives

2) Eat nutritious food and stay hydrated

3) Get plenty of rest

4) Strive for mental balance

5) Stay current on vaccinations

6) Have good hygiene

7) Avoid toxins

8) Keep symptoms of sicknesses controlled

-Disease Intervention: Ms. Simpson has to find out what bite the person and then find the owner of that animal

( 1 or 3 year vaccinations are options)

- If the animal has rabies or any diseases that are contagious they have to go through a 10-day quartine at the vet's office

- Mrs. Lett leads social services cases

"I can make a difference"

- She provides information about teen pregnancy to teenagers and families throughout the county

- She also talks about making the right decisions, healthy relationships, and WIG

- Infamortaility Rates: in 2020 in the area of 36610, 14 babies died because they weren't getting provided with what they needed to survive

( They have the opportunity to look at the trend of why babies are dying )

* 8.9% in 2012 died

* 7.0% in 2018 died

* 7.0% in 2020 died

* 11.5% in 2021 died

* 13.5% in 2022 died

- What is a baby milestone?

- When a baby goes to the doctor the doctor wants to know what milestone they are at