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🚨 FOOD RECALL ALERT: Ground Cinnamon 🚨
SLR Food Distribution Inc. has issued a recall of Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon due to elevated levels of lead. The product was distributed to several states, including Connecticut.
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📚 October is Health Literacy Month! 🩺
Do you know what health literacy is? And how health literate are you?
🔗 To learn more about health literacy, visit:
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Our large community vaccine clinics may be over, but you still have the opportunity to receive your flu and/or COVID vaccine at our clinic location! To make your appointment, please go to: ccthd.org/flu
October is National Bullying Prevention Month.
Did you know that more than one out of every five students will be bullied this year? Chances are this is happening to someone you know and care about. For more information, please visit: pacer.org/bullying/info/
Medical Mission events in Meriden and New Britain are just a few weeks away!
These events will offer free health screenings, health education, community resources, and giveaways to help connect individuals and families with services that support their health and well-being.
It's our last week of community vaccination clincs! This week we are in Rocky Hill. Appointments still available (pediatric appointments almost fully booked). ccthd.org/flu
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
For information, support, and domestic violence resources in Connecticut, please visit the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence at ctcadv.org/.
The November edition of "Healthy Connections" is now available! Also read it in Spanish and Polish: ccthd.org/newsletter
We are in Newington this week for our vaccination clinics! Appointments still available: ccthd.org/flu
Thank you for a great first week of vaccine clinics! Next week we will be in Berlin. Appointments still available: ccthd.org/flu
💙 Sensory-Friendly Vaccine Clinics at CCHD 💉
Getting a vaccine can be challenging for individuals with sensory sensitivities. Our Sensory-Friendly Vaccine Clinics provide a quieter, more comfortable environment with extra time and individualized support.
Appointments still available! ccthd.org/flu or call us at 860-785-8380 x 216
Bentley 🐾 will be visiting from 10am-noon this upcoming Saturday at our sensory- friendly family vaccine clinic. Appointments still available: ccthd.org/flu
Our October issue of the "Healthy Connections" newsletter is available! If you'd like to join our email mailing list, please go to: ccthd.org/newsletter 📰
Are you trail ready? 🥾 🌳
#ticks #tickbornedisease #tickborneillness #health #communityhealth #publichealth #healtheducation
We have FREE, single-use ShotBlockers available at all CCHD vaccine clinics!
If you or your child would like to use a ShotBlocker, just let your vaccinator know when you sit down for your vaccine! 💙
9/28 is World Rabies Day!
Rabies is deadly but preventable. Public health helps protect our communities through education, animal bite investigations, and ensuring those who may have been exposed receive appropriate care.
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
To learn more, please go to: ovarian.org/about-ovarian-ca…
Join us at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church on December 1st for our next naloxone training event. Free and open to the community. To register, go to: chsappointments.as.me/?appoi… or call 860-785-8380 x 216.
