by PHS Front Office | Jan 12, 2023 | Environment, Featured Stories / Current Health News, Latest News, Media Releases
January 12, 2023 January is observed as National Radon Awareness Month. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can impact indoor air quality. You cannot see or smell radon. It typically moves up through the ground to the air above through cracks and gaps...
by PHS Front Office | Jun 30, 2021 | Environment, Featured Stories / Current Health News, Latest News
It’s mosquito-trapping season! Adult mosquitoes are collected every two weeks during the summer months from routine sites around the state. DHHS staff use mosquito traps (pictured) to collect and identify female (blood feeding) mosquitoes to species and count...
by PHS Front Office | Apr 26, 2018 | Environment, Featured Stories / Current Health News, For Parents, Latest News, Media Releases
PHS Working with Families and Health Care Providers to Lower Blood Lead Levels in Children with Lead Poisoning In recent months, PHS has received funding from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to educate the public about the harmful effects...
by PHS Front Office | Sep 1, 2017 | Alerts, Blog, Environment, Featured Stories / Current Health News, Latest News, Media Releases
High E. coli levels found at Branched Oak, Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake, Windmill Lake No. 5 Health alerts for harmful algal bloom continue at Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County. The following lakes were found to have high E. coli levels: Branched Oak in Lancaster...
by PHS Front Office | Aug 25, 2017 | Alerts, Blog, Environment, Featured Stories / Current Health News, Latest News, Media Releases
Bacteria and Harmful Algal Bloom Results for the Week of August 21, 2017 Harmful Algal Blooms Bluestem was below 20 ppb but will remain on Health Alert for at least one more week. Swan Creek Lake (5A) and Willow Creek Reservoir have been removed from the Health...
by PHS Front Office | Aug 25, 2017 | Alerts, Blog, Environment, Featured Stories / Current Health News, Latest News, Media Releases
Health Alert Ends at Pawnee; Alerts Continue at Bluestem, Willow Creek Reservoir and Swan Creek Lake 5A High E. coli levels found at Fremont Lake #10, Maple Creek Recreation Area, Pawnee Lake, and Wirth Brothers Lake There were no new health alerts this week for...