(Why does the health department tell us to wash germs off our hands with warm/hot water and soap, but the FDA tells us to wash fruits and vegetables with cold water and no soap?) Answer I don’t care what the FDA says, I wash fruits and vegetables with dishwashing liquid and a vegetable brush, I Read more »
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Will a degree in public health help me get accepted to the peace corps?
(I’m in my junior year in high school, my whole life i wanted to work with people, helping them with their poverty and health issues. I want to some how make a difference. As of now i just finished my SATS and got my scores back i got 2280. This coming summer i plan on Read more »
What does the US department of health and human services accomplish what they are supposed to?
Answer The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.
Can you request a mental health evaluation on a healthcare provider?
(I heard that you can. There is a nurse at a local er that seems mentally ill to me. I question her ability to care for people. She acts really strangely. Perhaps out of moral duty, I should bring it up to the hospital and the Texas State Department of Health.) Answer – Chosen by Read more »
What is the hardest part of your job as a nurse in the health department?
Answer Working for the Heath Dept. is a great job with alot of diversity. The one thing that can make it a little disheartening is that you may see the same people time after time being non-compliant.
When you go to a health department to get shots, do you get weighed?
(i hate getting weighed. T_T it’s humiliating.) Answer Gerelle, last time I got a flu shot at the health department, there was no weighing being done. I didn’t even see a scale. Depending on what shot you’re getting, they might need to weigh you to determine the right dosage. But for inoculations, it’s one-size-fits-all.
Looking for a page(s) that would contain links for all the various states health departments.thanks peter?
Answer Found this at the Centers for Disease Control website. There’s a handful of states listed that don’t have a direct link. You’ll probably have to visit those states on an individual basis. Sorry. http://greensmell.org
What do you do in a situation where a friend prank called the mental health department to have them put you in?
(a cognitive behavioural reofmring project which involved people going to family and friends and telling them to participate in it? How do you sue these people for doing it?) Answer I know, that has happened to me several times. Just try and make the best of it.
What are the health regulations to be a tattoo artist in pittsfield ma?
(i want to become a tattoo artist in pittsfield ma berkshire county, does anyone know if you need to pass a test or get licensed and what is required, and yes i will also call the health department so please dont suggest that) Answer well you have to become an apprentice 1st before you can Read more »
Is it possible to go to the local health department to find out of if someone has been tested for HIV?
(Is it also possile to find out what the results of the test were?) Answer That is not possible…privacy laws protect them just as they protect you. Nobody can check anybody’s medical record unless they have the express permission of that person to do so.
I registered to vote at my local health department, would they know if I am registered or not?
(I have been registered, just in another town. So I actually just registered to vote in the town I currently live in. Shouldn’t I get something in the mail, no matter what state/town I live in?) Answer Hi, for any health insurance related issues I advise you to ask the professionals here where you will Read more »
How long till we pass a law the requires a health department permit to serve food to the homeless .?
(People need to stop feeding the homeless like they do with the bears and alligators . Stop feeding them and they move on and go away . Set up a place for them to eat and they mill around all day within a few miles of the free food . They start lining up 30 Read more »
My daughter has taken 3 pregnancy test and went to Health Department and all test showed a light color line ?
(Is she pregnant?) Answer Most likely. Unless you mean only one line, then maybe not. But two lines, and yes.
How do I report someone tothe health department?
(Ok so I know a wholesale food distribituter that is doing bad things. They are rubbing expiration dates off of products, selling expired canned items, telling people that the expiration date is actually the date the product was made and that it is still good. They even tell their customers sometimes that the product was Read more »
Can I send a mold kit to a local health department?
(I am highly allergic to mold and had some in my bathroom. So, I bought a mold kit from hardware store to see how fast it grows. It is bad and black mold, too. The instructions, say to send to a lab with $30 fee. Wouldn’t a local health dept. do the testing? What can Read more »
Will the health department give your child health department
Answer It depends. If they are able to look in your records and get it, then its fine. If you’ve never been to that health department though, then they won’t give any shots without knowing what your child has or hasn’t had. They’ll simply tell you to contact the doctor or health department that you Read more »
Who is public information officer in Department of health and family welfare, tamilnadu ?
(under Rights to information act, there is a public informaion officer in each department. I want to know the public information officer in dept of health and family welfare, Tamilnadu to get few information from him. what is the fee to be paid for him for enquiry, and in favour of? Is there any prescribed Read more »
Can you report an apartment complex you lived at to the health department?
(A year ago, I was down on my luck and moved into an efficiency. It used to be a motel, and they converted them to studio apartments. They are 20 + years old, and ran down. The rooms are filled with cockroaches and most of the residents are crackheads.) Answer You can ring fair trading Read more »
What can one do with a Master of Public Health degree?
(I already have a Master of Science in Health Care Administration and I currently work for the state health department in administration. I hope to work for the CDC one day. Does it make sense to obtain a MPH degree in order to make myself more marketable to the CDC?) Answer I have a MPH; Read more »
The Health Department is inspecting my apartment complex tomorrow…. details inside?
(I got a notice on my door saying the Health Department was going to inspect our apartment (and others but I dont know if it is only in our building or the whole complex). We called the front office because in 7 yrs of apartment living we had never heard of such a thing. They Read more »