Foodborne illness Often called “food poisoning” or “stomach flu”— can cause symptoms like stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, headache and fever. It can take several hours to several days to become sick after eating the contaminated food, which is why it is not always the last thing you ate. Try to think of everything you ate in the past 3 days and if anyone else … [Read more...]
Vaping
E-cigarette/vapor product use is now considered an epidemic by the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As cigarette use declines, new tobacco products, and electronic cigarette/vapor products, are being introduced and marketed, and thus contributing to the overall youth nicotine use rate. More than four times as many youth (10th-graders) report … [Read more...]
Quincy Partnership for Youth
Quincy Partnership for Youth Programs Strategic Tutoring: A unique approach for select students at Monument Elementary. We create Independent Learners by building up skills in students so they can complete assignments without a tutor. Guiding Good Choices (GGC): A set of free workshops for parents and caregivers of 4th to 9th graders. GGC will help your family handle … [Read more...]
Community Subject Reports
GCHD Assessment staff work to support the data and assessment needs of the different Health District programs, cities and community groups. Below are some of the reports the assessment team created for different groups. Soap Lake Park and Recreation Survey and Report Link to PDF survey report Quincy Public Safety Assessment – The Grant County Health District … [Read more...]
Accidental Poisoning
Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the country. In Washington state almost 11% of teens use medicines for non-medical reasons - a rate that's among the highest in the nation. The abuse of medicines by teens often results in medical emergencies or fatal overdoses. Most abusers of medicines, including teens, get the drugs from a friend or … [Read more...]