Thursday, April 18, 2013
Here's a list of some places to take items that should not be sent to landfills or placed at the curb.
Although Earth Day is officially April 22, it's not too early for residents of Regent Square and Forest Hills, Swissvale, Edgewood and Wilkinsburg boroughs to begin to look at ways to be more environmentally friendly. The following is a list of items, provided in part by the Allegheny County Health Department, that should not be in landfills and generally aren't collected through municipal recycling. Listed below those items are places at which those items can be disposed/recycled. Appliances Gulf Trading and Transport, Braddock Borough Local Goodwill Stores may also accept some small appliances. Automotive Oils Call the Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Hotline at 1-800-346-4242 for information about used oil recycling …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Dixon also owned the historic Schwab mansion in North Braddock.
Dr. Bruce Dixon, the former Allegheny County Health Department head, died overnight at UPMC Presbyterian, the Post-Gazette reports. The county medical examiner's office said Dixon, 74, a Forest Hills resident, died of a blood infection caused by an inflammation of his gallbladder. He was ousted from his job in March 2012 by the county Board of Health, acting at the request of Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald, according to the Post-Gazette. “For over 20 years, Dr. Bruce Dixon was the ultimate public servant, dedicating his life to serving the needs of the residents of Allegheny County through his direction of the Allegheny County Health Department," Fitzgerald said in a statement issued this morning. "The time and dedication…
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Pennsylvania is reporting high influenza activity, according to the state health department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Allegheny County certainly isn't immune from the widespead outbreak of influenza reported by the Pennsylvania Health Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Allegheny County Health Department reports four local deaths in the last few weeks have been attributed to the influenza Type A virus. All four deaths have been patients 65 years or older, with the oldest victim 98 years old, according to Dr. Jim Lando, acting director of the department's Office of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. "Influenza does take people each year," he said. "That's why we do recommend that people get vaccinated." Lando said that between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2012—the most up-to-date reporting period this flu season—there had been 215 confirmed …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Allegheny County Health Department and local pharmacies in Forest Hills-Regent Square area offer immunization clinics.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The Centers for Disease Control reports that significant increases in flu activity in the U.S. in the last two weeks indicate that an early flu season is under way. The CDC urges people to get a flu vaccine if they have not done so already this season (see list of local clinics below). The Allegheny County Health Department offers some tips on ways to fight the flu: For more information from the county health department on who is at risk for getting the flu and what to do if you get sick, click here. The following is a list of immunization clinics in the Forest Hills-Regent Square area. Call ahead to confirm the vaccine is in stock. Forest Hills Swissvale Wilkinsburg Oakland Do you know of any other local places to get flu vaccines? Please…
Thursday, November 29, 2012
People bitten by cat in the Denniston Avenue area are urged to come forward.
The Allegheny County Health Department is urging anyone who may have been bitten by a gray cat in the 7300 block of Denniston Avenue or the surrounding area in Swissvale between Nov. 16 and 26 to call the health department at 412-687-ACHD. The cat tested positive for rabies after biting a woman on Monday, Nov. 26. It bit the woman after being hit by a car and was then taken to a veterinarian’s office where it was subsequently euthanized. The woman exposed to the rabid cat is being treated with anti-rabies vaccine as a precaution and not expected to develop rabies. “We’re encouraging anyone else who may have been bitten or scratched by this cat to come forward, so they can be evaluated and treated if necessary,” said Dr. Ron Voorhees, …
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Allegheny County Health Department presented John Lech from Forest Hills with the award Sept. 12.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
The Allegheny County Health Department has recognized John G. Lech of Forest Hills, a recently retired associate professor of pharmacy practice at Duquesne University's Mylan School of Pharmacy, for his work to promote breastfeeding. “We commend Dr. Lech for his leadership heading the Center for Pharmaceutical Information, which promptly and effectively handles countless questions from health care professionals and the general public dealing with drug interactions and drug use during breastfeeding and pregnancy,” said Acting Health Director Dr. Ron Voorhees. As a timely and accurate source of information regarding the effects of drug use and drug interactions on breastfeeding, the drug information service ensures that breastfeeding remains…
Friday, September 7, 2012
Individuals who had close contact with man need to take precautions.
Allegheny County Health Department officials issued a rare public health notice Friday following the bacterial meningitis death of a Squirrel Hill resident. Joseph Christopher Cecchini, 29, died from meningococcal meningitis on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, according to Dr. Ron Voorhees, acting director of the Allegheny County Health Department. Cecchini, who also went by the name Joe Christopher, worked and lived in Pittsburgh and was the president and publisher of Cue magazine. “We want to make sure that people who have had close contact with Mr. Cecchini between Aug. 24 and Sept. 5 take precautions and get antibiotics to prevent the onset of symptoms," Voorhees said. "They also should seek care promptly if they become ill. “People who were …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
With record number of infected mosquitoes recorded locally this year, Allegheny County Health Department takes steps to kill adult mosquitoes to prevent spread to humans.
New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm that the recent West Nile virus outbreak is the largest ever in the United States. CNN is reporting the number of cases so far this year is the highest recorded through August since the disease was first detected in the United States in 1999. As of Tuesday, 38 states had reported human infections. "Here in Pennsylvania, there've already been some human cases," said Guillermo Cole, Allegheny County Health Department spokesman. Cole said, though, none of the approximately eight cases have been from western Pennsylvania. Since 2002, when the first case appeared here, there have been 21 humans infected and "a few deaths," he said. There was one human case reported last …
Monday, August 13, 2012
The Verona Chamber of Commerce and Dirty Harry's Bike Shop teamed up with Allegheny County to rent out bikes to county residents.
Barry Jeffries loves riding his bicycle, and he's taking part in a program that would make it easy for people to experience riding bikes. Jeffries, the owner of Dirty Harry's bike shop in Verona, has teamed up with the Verona Chamber of Commerce and Allegheny County to run a bike share program. The chamber received a $4,000 grant from the county health department to run the program, in which potential riders can "rent" bicycles from Dirty Harry's for three days. There is no cost to participate in the program or borrow a bike, and it is open to all Allegheny County residents. Jeffries and his team are housing 10 mountain bikes and a child's bike, complete with a kick stand, water bottle cages, helmets and a lock. People then can stop by the…
Friday, April 27, 2012
Allegheny County Health Department commends local efforts.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Forest Hills Borough has been named an Enviro-Star winner for 2011 for pollution prevention initiatives. The Allegheny County Health Department honored the borough with an official letter this week.
Nina Wolf
7:56 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013
We accept plastic and paper bags at Animal Nature as well, and use them around the store as well as to pack up items for our customers. We do not purchase bags for the store - we feel there are more than enough bags out there already, and don't want to contribute more. So bring us your bags anytime! We are at 7610 Forbes Ave, in the same building as Almas and Park Pizza and Cream, just around the… more ›