health

County health dept. encourages breast feeding after rates drop during pandemic

Aug 11, 2021

A key focus for Minnesota Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (MN WIC) during Breastfeeding Awareness Month is to call attention to the importance of breastfeeding and to support parents to get back to all the benefits of higher breastfeeding rates....

COVID-19 update from Wabasha County Public Health

Aug 4, 2021

I wanted to take a minute to address some recent news regarding the rise in COVID-19 numbers both in Minnesota and nationally. You may have seen news articles or broadcasts that discuss the Delta Variant and the recent recommendation made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that...

Free exercise classes offered for older adults

Jun 30, 2021

Residents in the Lake City area are invited to participate in two free exercise programs geared toward older adults. Both programs offer exercises intended to build strength and balance to decrease the risk of falling. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (AFEP) includes variety of range-of...

Low vision group meets July 8

Jun 30, 2021

The Lake City Low Vision group is working on safety issues locally in our community and just received another grant from Thrivent. Thrivent Agent Jake Suckow is the group’s speaker for Thursday, July 8, at St. Mark’s at 1 p.m. They will be discussing how to spend this grant and hearing what...

Wabasha County still holding COVID-19 vaccine clinics

Jun 16, 2021

Wabasha County Public Health is continuing to offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics. They are not as often as they had been previously due to decreased demand. Public Health receives Moderna vaccine which comes in vials with 10 or 15 doses per vial. We would like to have the number of those registered...

Free online mental health support groups available

Jun 16, 2021

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) offers free online peer support groups for adults and young adults living with a mental illness, their families, friends, spouses/partners, as well as parents of children and teens. African-American, GLBTQ and BIPOC community-focused groups are...

Dementia Friends resumes with May 24 info session

May 5, 2021

The Wabasha County Senior Health Action Team (WCSHAT) has announced that it will resume its Dementia Friends community-wide project. Since the onset of the pandemic, activities and events have been on hold. As COVID-19 activity declines in Wabasha County, WCSHAT believes the time is right to...

New COVID-19 guidelines for schools and sports

Apr 28, 2021

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) issued updated guidance to support COVID-19 testing for students in middle and high school as well as any Minnesotans participating in organized sports. The guidance comes as Minnesota is...

New podiatrists at Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s

Apr 14, 2021

Two new podiatrists have joined the staff at Gundersen St. Elizabeth, the hospital announced. Magali Fournier, DPM; and Fatemah Jannati, DPM, will soon begin providing twice-monthly care for patients with foot and ankle concerns at Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s. Dr. Fournier received her Doctorate of...

Colon cancer can be prevented

Mar 17, 2021

Not all cancers can be prevented, but colon cancer can, according to Gundersen-St. Elizabeth. March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society estimates that 149,500 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 52,980 could die from this disease this year. The colorectal...