by Halle Pardun | Jul 20, 2020 | Healthy Minute, News
Wisconsin will have been Smoke-Free in all indoor public places for 10 years on July 5th, 2020! This is a significant milestone for the health of all Wisconsinites. Years before the law passed communities came together to learn about how cigarettes impacted...
by Halle Pardun | Jun 25, 2020 | Healthy Minute, News
When you think of health what do you think about? Weight? Physical health? Heart health? Mental health? What about brain health? When was the last time you thought about your brain and what you can do to keep your brain sharp and functioning in tip top condition? If...
by Halle Pardun | Jun 17, 2020 | Healthy Minute, News
As our lives have been impacted by a whole range of direct and indirect consequences of COVID-19, we have grown weary, irritable even, at the mere mention of the topic. We are living in a world with constantly changing rules and recommendations and many of us are sick...
by Halle Pardun | Jun 10, 2020 | Healthy Minute, News
Having a job that consists of computer work and sitting at a desk throughout your workday can make it difficult to be active. Our bodies are made to move and it is known that physical activity is beneficial to both physical and mental health. Here are some simple but...
by Halle Pardun | May 20, 2020 | Healthy Minute, News
A courtroom is not a place where you expect to find scenes of celebration and tears of joy. Unless, of course, it’s a drug court. This May, drug courts throughout Wisconsin will join more than 4,000 programs nationwide in celebrating National Drug Court Month....
by Halle Pardun | May 14, 2020 | Healthy Minute, News
We are familiar with viruses like the common cold and the flu, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is new and presents a situation that none of us could have imagined a few short months ago. The outbreak of COVID-19 may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease...
by Halle Pardun | Apr 22, 2020 | Healthy Minute, News
NOTE: Due to COVID-19, the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is cancelled. Every April and October, Polk United and Burnett County Prevention Coalition team up with the Sheriff’s Department to collect highly addictive medications. This event is...
by Halle Pardun | Apr 8, 2020 | Healthy Minute, News
A recent CDC study found that 99% of the electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) sold in assessed venues in the United States contained nicotine. Nicotine is the highly addictive drug in cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products. Using nicotine in adolescence can...
by Halle Pardun | Mar 18, 2020 | Healthy Minute, News
Everyday our newspapers are filled with stories of meth busts. While meth is a stark reality in Northwest Wisconsin, alcohol is by far the biggest drug problem in our nation, state, and local counties. Let’s face it— we don’t like to talk about it. Alcohol is...
by Halle Pardun | Mar 4, 2020 | Healthy Minute, News
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), six in ten adults in the United States have a chronic disease and four in ten adults have two or more. The definition of chronic disease is a condition that lasts one year or more and requires ongoing medical...
