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Meigs Health Matters… Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

President Reagan recognized March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month to “increase public awareness of the needs and the potential of Ameri

You only get one pair and no spare! - Pomeroy Daily Sentinel

MCHD provides range of nursing services - Gallipolis Daily Tribune

MCHD provides range of nursing services By Sarah Hawley - shawley@aimmediamidwest.com Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles regarding the 2020 annual report from the Meigs County Health Department. POMEROY Among the services available at the Meigs County Health Department are several which fall under the public health nursing program. These services include Project DAWN, immunizations, tobacco cessation, communicable disease reporting and other programs and health checks. Leanne Cunningham is the Director of Nursing at the Meigs County Health Department, with nurse and certified tobacco treatment specialist Sherry Hayman and public health nurse Terri Hoschar, who joined the team in October. Regional Epidemiologist Mikie Strite also works with the Meigs County Health Department.

MCHD provides range of nursing services - Pomeroy Daily Sentinel

Meigs Health Matters… April is 'Defeat Diabetes Month' - Pomeroy Daily Sentinel

Meigs Health Matters… April is ‘Defeat Diabetes Month’ By Angie Rosler - Meigs Health Matters Diabetes. Many around our area refer to this disease as ‘sugar’ or a ‘little bit of sugar’ and do not understand the severity of their disease. Diabetes is, in short, is a disease that affects a person’s ability to process glucose. There are two types of diabetes mellitus. Type 1 diabetes means that the body (pancreas) is not producing any insulin and type 2 means the body is producing ineffective insulin. Insulin is the hormone that allows the body to process glucose. Think of glucose as the person at the door and insulin unlocks or opens the door. Without insulin, the glucose remains in the blood stream unable to be utilized by the body. When glucose levels are high it causes damage to the internal structures of the body. In fact, there are many systemic complications from Diabetes Mellitus (DM):