If you are planning to become pregnant, the best thing you can do for your baby’s health is stop smoking. If you are currently pregnant, it’s never too late to stop smoking. Smoking during pregnancy will harm your baby.
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March is National Nutrition Month, and the 2025 theme was "Food Connects Us." To celebrate, Spokane WIC asked families from all six WIC clinic locations to share their best recipes—whether newly discovered or time-honored favorites. Local families shared a lot of great meal ideas that would make just about anyone feel ready to cook up something new! Check out the recipes shared here if you’d like to try a new dish, too, or you can share—or make—them with friends and family. After all, food connects us!
From Jan. 1, 2019 through April 4, 2019, over 465 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 12 states, already surpassing the entire years’ totals for seven of the last nine years. Public health is asking for healthcare providers’ help to ensure all patients are up to date on their MMR vaccinations. Parents trust the expertise of their doctor more than anyone else. Explain to patients that MMR vaccine is the best protection against measles infection.
Influenza is a potentially serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently, but millions of people get the flu every year, hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized and thousands or tens of thousands of people die from flu-related causes every year. An annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to help protect against flu.
We love to celebrate our nurses, and sometimes it’s best to hear their stories in their own words. Sharon Delaney is a public health nurse at SRHD who joined the immunization team during the pandemic. Here is her inspiring story.
Memorial Day is often considered the unofficial kick-off to summer, which is one of the best times of year to experience everything the Spokane area has to offer. Even though this is the second time our community we will be experiencing the holiday in a pandemic, there are still plenty of ways to enjoy a safe three-day weekend.
Bloomsday is just around the corner! Whether you're a seasoned Bloomie or this is your first time participating, it's always good to brush up on a few health and safety tips so you can perform your best and avoid issues on the course. Hear more from Medical Reserve Corp volunteer, Lonnie, on what issues they see most during Bloomsday and what tips they would offer all participants getting excited to run or walk this year!
We've compiled a list of questions most commonly asked about monkeypox and answered them for you! We want everyone in our community to stay safe, and staying informed is the best way to reduce your risk of illness and protect others too. Check out the FAQs
Now, that the information about COVID-19 vaccine booster and third doses has been reviewed, how do we make sense of it all? We will break it down here the best we can. You can also checkout SRHD’s vaccination FAQ page for more information. To get advice specific to your situation and health history it’s always best to discuss options (and questions!) with your primary care provider.
