by Halle Pardun | May 31, 2017 | Healthy Minute, News
Drug Courts have a tremendous impact on our communities. Drug Court stops the revolving door of arrest and incarceration for people with substance use and mental health disorders. Research shows that treatment courts work better than jail or prison, better than...
by Halle Pardun | May 24, 2017 | Healthy Minute, News
Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against your artery walls. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is when the force is too high over a long period of time and may cause serious health problems. Typically a blood pressure reading of 140/90...
by Halle Pardun | May 17, 2017 | Healthy Minute, News
Most of us can identify someone we know who struggles with a mental illness, whether it is a loved one or ourselves. We need to break down the stigma and recognize that everybody has good days and bad days; some of us may just have more bad days. We need to be aware...
by Halle Pardun | May 10, 2017 | Healthy Minute, News
In 2015, 873 Wisconsin residents died as a direct consequence of illicit drug use. Heroin is a drug included in these statistics. The annual numbers of heroin and other opioid related deaths in the state have increased steadily from 2006 to 2015. In that time frame...
by Halle Pardun | May 3, 2017 | Healthy Minute, News
In Burnett County, Wisconsin, and the United States the number of teenagers that give birth has been on the decline. In 2015 only 2.9% of babies born to Burnett County residents were by teenagers, compared to 4.6% for the State of Wisconsin. While the number of teens...
