Back to School Immunizations

Back to School Immunizations

Listen to Lisa Perkins, RN from the Bear River Health Department, talk about an important back-to-school item – immunizations. Growing up means more school days and playdates, which also means more opportunities for spreading germs and getting sick. As your...
Rabies

Rabies

Listen to Rabies Interview with Angie Rabies is a preventable viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The rabies virus infects the central nervous system of mammals, ultimately causing disease in the brain and death. The vast majority...
Food Safety Permit

Food Safety Permit

There are a lot of food events during the summer. How do you get a permit to sell food at an event? How do you make sure the food you are purchasing is being sold by someone who actually has a permit to do so? Take a few minutes and listen to Jacqui Shelton, a BRHD...
Bike Month

Bike Month

Give’m Health Segment about National Bike Month May is National Bike Month. The best thing you can do during bike month is to ride your bike! There are a lot of reasons to ride your bike. It increases physical activity, boosts brain health, helps with weight...
Water Safety

Water Safety

Listen to Water Safety with Health Educator, Emily Jewkes. As the water begins to rise this Spring here are a few things to remember regarding water safety: Talk to your children about the dangers of being near high/fast water in rivers and dams. Make sure to keep...
Vehicle Repair & Replacement Program

Vehicle Repair & Replacement Program

Has your car failed a vehicle emissions test? Are you worried about the price it will cost to repair your vehicle so that it can pass emissions? Jonathon Robison, an Environmental Health Scientist at the Bear River Health Department discusses the Vehicle Repair &...