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Public Health Blog
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The Concrete Bungle posted
March 8, 2024 Concrete doesn’t go in the sewer, folks!
Category: Environmental Health
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The CDC has new COVID guidelines: Here's what you need to know posted
March 5, 2024 And the same guidelines apply to RSV, flu, and other respiratory illnesses too!
Category: Respiratory Illness (COVID, RSV, Flu), Health and Wellness
News Releases
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Help Our Community Stay Prepared for Emergencies: Public Health Accepting Applications for Funding Opportunity
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March 22, 2024 Public Health Madison & Dane County is now accepting applications from local organizations interested in helping their community stay prepared for emergencies.
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Madison Selected for “Nature Everywhere” Communities Initiative
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March 14, 2024 The City of Madison is proud to announce it is one of nineteen communities in the country selected to join the inaugural Nature Everywhere Communities initiative. The initiative is designed to increase equitable access to nature everywhere children…
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Guard Your Home & Health This Winter: Test for Radon
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January 3, 2024 Over the past three years, testing revealed that roughly half of the homes tested in Dane County had high levels of radon. Radon is a radioactive gas common throughout Wisconsin, that can’t be seen, smelled, or tasted, even at high levels, making it…
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