“Building a Healthier Washtenaw” Tells the Story of our Community Health YPSILANTI, Mich., October 23, 2013 – Washtenaw County Public Health is pleased to announce the availability of “Building a Healthier Washtenaw: Community Health Assessment and Community Improvement Plan.” This latest report helps define the health of our community, identify priorities and highlight…
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Pertussis Cases Rising
The following is from the Washtenaw County Health Department... [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240"] Bordetella pertussis on Charcoal Agar - detail (Photo credit: Nathan Reading)[/caption] Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Outbreak: Vaccination Encouraged Pertussis or "whooping cough" is still circulating. Every week, 2 or 3 new cases are being reported with a total of 142 cases of pertussis…
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Website Feedback!
Please provide feedback to the EC regarding the website! (Look around first - of course!) [polldaddy type="iframe" survey="1B09F3DFEA7064D1" height="auto" domain="willmeurer" id="wcms-website-feedback"]
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BUGS + DRUGS
A cool app that uses local antibiotic resistance data to help clinicians! Limited, but neat.
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Medicine’s Search For Meaning
Post - by Will Meurer (referenced blog not by me!) This is a blog post in the New York Times - which received a lot of comments. At times, we in organized medicine are looking for ways to engage younger physicians. The approach to considering wellness and the human side of medicine possibly representes an…
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General Session November 5
WCMS Members - Our next General Session is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2013. The program is being held at the Ann Arbor City Club, 1830 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor. The social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 6:45 p.m., and the program at 7:30 p.m. The evening’s program is “The Second…
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Washtenaw Medical Beat – Primary Care
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtBsKTj3K0Y Dr. Martha Gray and Dr. Karl Edelmann discuss primary care!
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