Healthy Life

     "Our children are counting on us to provide two things: consistency and structure. Children need parents who say what they mean, mean what they say, and do what they say they are going to do." – Barbara Coloroso, speaker and author

     I have been a mental health counselor for almost 20 years. During that time, I have worked in a variety of settings with people aged 18 months to 80 years old. They have been people in extreme poverty and teenagers with trust funds worth millions of dollars.

     The following services will be offered during the week of July 8 at the Nick Sterio Public Health Clinic, 70 Bunner St., Oswego.

     The Oswego County Office for the Aging will sponsor "Medicare 101," an informational seminar to help soon-to-be Medicare beneficiaries understand how their health care may change when they become eligible for Medicare. The program begins at 9 a.m., Thursday, July 25 at the Nick Sterio Public Health Center, 70 Bunner St., Oswego.

     The Oswego County Office for the Aging will distribute Farmers' Market coupon booklets again this year.

     The Oswego County Health Department offers a variety of services to all residents of Oswego County, including preventive health services, certified home health care, long-term home health care, certified hospice, and a maternal and child health program.

     With the summer now if full swing, the Oswego County Health Department is reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites to guard against diseases such as Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV).

With the summer now in full swing, the Oswego County Health Department is reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites to guard against diseases such as Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus.

The Oswego County Health Department reported today that the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus was found in three mosquito samples collected during routine testing near the village of Central Square and the Toad Harbor Swamp near West Monroe.

A sample of mosquitoes recently collected in the north-central area of the town of Palermo has tested positive for the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, the Oswego County Health Department reported today.