City of Holyoke Public Nurse

10/24/2020

Good turnout today for our flu clinic working in conjunction with CVS at HCC.
Next flu clinic is 11/3 from 8-11 and 2-4.
Then another on 11/6 from 8-11
Visit the Board of Health webpage to sign up or just come by.

10/22/2020

Hello,
The Holyoke Board of Health Director and myself just finished a zoom meeting with the Holyoke Public Schools Receiver Dr Vazquez and our Holyoke community. We addressed COVID in the community, testing sites, flu vaccine dates for free clinics and Halloween. This zoom was in English and Spanish.
I hope that you get to view it.

08/08/2020

Mask up... not below your nose or under your chin.
Just a reminder it is still a public health order in effect by Governor Baker.

11/07/2019

A friendly reminder... the holiday season is upon us. Family and friends will be gathering together.
Protect yourself and others by getting your flu vaccine. It takes approximately two weeks after you receive your vaccine to protect yourself from getting the flu.

Anyone who gets the flu can pass it on to someone not vaccinated.

Therefore, those people at high risk of severe flu complications due to chronic conditions, children and elderly, should protect themselves from the flu.

Visit: www.cdc.gov to view your local flu activity.
Take steps to protect yourself and others ; get VACCINATED.

09/25/2019

09/18/2019

Just reminding everyone to look at the City of Holyoke web page for personal precautions/information from the DPH regarding EEE or Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
Spraying continues in Middlesex, Worcester and Norfolk counties.

08/17/2019

Looking toward September :
Back to school immunizations,
Physicals, dental check-ups, eye examinations and flu vaccine. All important for children and adults.

08/17/2019

Something to view: addictionpolicy.org/what-is-prevention/intoduction
video

08/12/2019

Proud to be a part of this free, worthwhile community event!

We are so proud to have amazing community partners in our Kate’s Kitchen parking lot today offering free Hepatitis A vaccines! Thank you to Tapestry and the Holyoke, Chicopee and South Hadley Public Health Nurses for educating and protecting those we serve!!

06/20/2019

Summer Food Service Program announced by Holyoke Public Schools. Available for age 18 years and younger.This will also be posted on this Board of Health website.

06/17/2019

I encourage you to take a look at the web page https//www.mass.gov/mosquito-born-diseases
West Nile, Eastern Equine Encephalitis and other viruses that can be spread by mosquitoes.

06/17/2019

Something to look at: visit the CDC to see some of the best and worse sun screens to protect you from melanoma. cdc.gov