By Marianne Lincoln This is the third in a series of stories from the Pierce County Oral Health Summit. Dr. Dave Hansen DDS along with many attendees learned a new word, cariology. As defined: car·i·ol·o·gy (kâr’ē-ŏl’ə-jē) n. The study of dental caries and cariogenesis. He began his discussion with the observation, “If you stick around…
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TPCHD Oral Health Summit Panel on diabetes, STI’s and the Oral Health Plan
By Marianne Lincoln This is the second in a series of stories from the Pierce County Oral Health Summit. This one is more graphic, so it is designated for mature audiences. The Oral Health Summit continued with a panel format with three presenters who spoke on diabetes, sexually transmitted infections and the health department’s Comprehensive…
Workshop helps family caregivers manage difficult behaviors
PIERDCE COUNTY — Managing the behavior of a family member with dementia can be a harrowing task. Communicating with a person with dementia can be distressing for everyone. Wandering behaviors, especially as the winter months come along, become issues of safety as well as health. Pierce County Aging & Disability Resources will host an…
Oral health – what goes on your mouth can affect your entire body
By Marianne Lincoln Today I am attending the Pierce County Oral Health Summit in Tacoma where Dr. Lee Ostler DDS gave the first presentation about the oral health systemic link. He said, “It’s about getting well and staying well because that’s the best way to deal with disease.” Detection is important, but it’s prevention that is…
Toxic Algae Present at Bresemann Pond
Tacoma Pierce County Health Department, October 4, 2012 — There currently is a toxic algae bloom in Bresemann Pond. A toxic algae bloom is easily identified by the unusual color or appearance to the water. Usually a bloom makes the lake surface green, looking like pea soup or green paint, but sometimes the bloom is a…
Spanaway Lake now under advisory for toxic algae
On September 25, 2012, Spanaway Lake was added to the list of toxic algae advisories by the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD). Other local lakes also have cautionary advisories and Waughhop Lake has a toxic algae warning which is a more severe level. You will see posters like the ones in the photos for…
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council meeting September 19
The mission of the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council is to promote the protection and enhancement of the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed. The Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council (CCWC) provides an opportunity for local agencies and citizen groups to coordinate their efforts to benefit the watershed. The Council is committed to improving the health of the watershed by…
Local family in the Team Hope Walk for Huntington’s Disease
Sunday, September 16th is the annual Team Hope Walk for Huntington’s Disease at Magnuson Park in Seattle. It is at 7400 Sand Point Way, Seattle. A local family in the Bethel School District is faced with dealing with this disease first hand. Their team in the Walk is the Foreman Fighters. Here’s a clip from…
Get rid of unused medications Sept 29 at Sprinker
Help yourself and the environment: turn in unused, expired medicines The public is encouraged to safely dispose of unused or expired medicines – including controlled substances – during the nationwide drug “take back” day on Saturday, Sept. 29. This event will provide free, anonymous collection of unwanted or expired drugs between 10 a.m. and 2…
Environmental Working Group releases ratings for household products
By Dr. Johanna Congleton, Toxicologist, Environmental Working Group As EWG’s toxicologist, I was one of the lead researchers behind EWG’s brand new Guide to Healthy Cleaning. As you can imagine, I was troubled to find that many cleaning products contain harmful ingredients and that companies aren’t required to disclose these ingredients on the label. So my…
A Celebration of JP Patches 11 am today at McCaw Hall
The life and legacy of J.P. Patches (played for more than 50 years by Chris Wedes) will be remembered at a memorial on Saturday September 8th in McCaw Hall at Seattle Center. Wedes passed away July 22 after a long battle with myeloma, a form of blood cancer. Chris Wedes good friend, Pat Cashman, will lead “A…
McKenna accident requires hazardous material cleanup
From the Washington State Department of Ecology, 9/7/12 About 10 a.m. on Sept. 3 an incident was reported in McKenna, Washington. A tanker truck rolled over, spilling approximately 3,000 gallons of landfill wastewater called leachate. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. WSP identified him as Mark Webb of Colville. The truck he was driving…
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