Preble County Public Health

10/08/2025

SIDS Awareness. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the term used to describe the sudden death of a baby younger than 1 year of age that doesn’t have a known cause, even after a full investigation. Learn how you can decrease the risks for your baby:

Everyone who cares for babies can help reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths, such as suffocation.

10/06/2025

World CP Day - October 6th. CP is one of the most common physical disabilities affecting the most vulnerable among us — children. Additionally, CP occurs over the span of a child’s entire lifetime with no cure.
https://www.cdc.gov/cerebral-palsy/about/index.html

CP is one of the most common physical disabilities affecting the most vulnerable among us — children.

10/06/2025

FLU Shots available today : Walk-in, No Appointment needed. Mondays, 9am -11 am and 3pm - 5 pm during regular immunization clinic hours. We have flu vaccine for those insured and for those WITHOUT insurance. Questions?? call 937-472-0087

10/05/2025

Fire Prevention Week - October 5- -11. 'Charge into Fire Safety : Lithium-ion batteries in your home'. Follow these 3 steps:
https://www.nfpa.org/events/fire-prevention-week
https://www.call2recycle.org/

10/05/2025

World Meningitis Day October 5th. Meningitis: a medical emergency
Meningitis is the swelling of the lining around the brain and spinal cord (the meninges). It affects people all over the world every day. Meningitis is largely preventable, but people still die in less than 24 hours. This is why we must act now to defeat it.

World Meningitis Day helps to raise awareness about meningitis - a potentially deadly disease that can kill in a matter of hours or cause lifelong disability.

10/03/2025

FLU shots available October 6th. Walk-in, No Appointment needed. Mondays, 9am -11 am and 3pm - 5 pm during regular immunization clinic hours ( except Holidays). Protect yourself and your family this flu season!!

10/02/2025

Cybersecurity Awareness Month - time dedicated for the public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. We can increase our online safety through four simple actions, and whether at home, work, or school, these tips make us more secure when connected. Check them out HERE:
https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month

10/01/2025

October - Breast Cancer Awareness. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a moment to call attention to the fact that one in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Learn more about the different types:
https://www.bcrf.org/about-breast-cancer/

09/30/2025

Pain Awareness Month. Chronic pain is often the result of an initial injury, such as muscular strain. Chronic pain arises due to nerve injury, which intensifies and prolongs the agony.
When does pain become chronic?
Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts for three months or more, and in certain circumstances, the neural system remains hyperactive after the original injury or sickness has healed.
https://uspainfoundation.org/pain/

09/25/2025

Save A Life Day is a day to bring awareness to overdose and how harm reduction techniques such as Naloxone can help reduce overdose deaths in our community.

Save A Life Day (also known as Free Naloxone Day) is a day to bring awareness to overdose and how harm reduction techniques such as Naloxone can help reduce overdose deaths in our community. ​

09/24/2025

Childhood Obesity Awareness. Children with obesity are at a higher risk for asthma, sleep apnea, bone and joint problems, type 2 diabetes, and risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure. According to the CDC, the goal for children who are overweight is to reduce the rate of weight gain while allowing normal growth and development.

Ways parents and caregivers can help children have a healthy weight and establish healthy habits.

09/23/2025

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Awareness. Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is an uncommon but serious neurologic condition. It affects the nervous system, specifically the area of the spinal cord called gray matter, which causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak.

AFM is an uncommon but serious condition that causes muscles and reflexes to become weak.