Burnett County Wisconsin Public Health

11/14/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐭 - 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡

To stop smoking/vaping/nicotine is not easy, but you can do it.

To have the best chance of quitting and remaining smoke-free, vape-free, and pouch-free, you need to know what you’re up against, what your options are, and where to go for help.
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 - Great American Smokeout | American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/tobacco/great-american-smokeout.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAOA6ckDS3E&t=3s

Let’s face it, taking your life back from smoking is hard. But with...

11/13/2026

11/13/2026

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐝𝐞 (𝐂𝐎) 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤.

In 2025, Wisconsin saw more than 400 emergency room visits related to carbon monoxide poisoning.

CO is an odorless, colorless gas that you cannot see, smell, or taste. Knowing the warning signs can help protect you and your loved ones.

• 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬: Headache, dizziness, nausea, weakness, confusion, and chest pain.
• 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞: Install carbon monoxide alarms and check them regularly.

If your CO alarm sounds or you experience symptoms of CO poisoning, get outside to fresh air immediately and call 911 from a safe location. Do not re-enter until emergency responders say it is safe.

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/air/co.htm

11/12/2026

Next week is Winter Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin!❄️🧊

As winter approaches and before colder temperatures set in, now is the perfect time to plan and be prepared for the upcoming season.

📱 Learn more: https://ow.ly/VPST5105MTz

You can also get some great winter storm and extreme cold info from our partners:

👉 The local National Weather Service offices: US National Weather Service Duluth Minnesota US National Weather Service Twin Cities Minnesota, US National Weather Service La Crosse Wisconsin, US National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Wisconsin, and US National Weather Service Green Bay Wisconsin.
👉 Wisconsin Department of Health Services
👉 Wisconsin Department of Transportation

11/12/2026

𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞

✔️Don't give bacteria the opportunity to spread from one food to another (cross-contamination).

✔️Keep raw eggs, meat, poultry, seafood, and their juices away from foods that won't be cooked. Take this precaution while shopping in the store, when storing in the refrigerator at home, and while preparing meals.

✔️Consider using one cutting board only for foods that will be cooked (such as raw meat, poultry, and seafood) and another one for foods that will not be cooked (such as raw fruits and vegetables).

✔️Keep fruits and vegetables that will be eaten raw separate from other foods such as raw meat, poultry or seafood — and from kitchen utensils used for those products.

✔️Do not put cooked meat or other food that is ready to eat on an unwashed plate that has held any raw eggs, meat, poultry, seafood, or their juices.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/food-safety-tips-healthy-holidays

11/10/2026

𝐈𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝟔𝟕,𝟒𝟒𝟎 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔.𝐒., 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟓𝟏,𝟗𝟖𝟎 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞.

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬:https://pancreatic.org/pancreatic-cancer/about-the-pancreas/

11/09/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬?

If you are among the 10 million people in the United States who have diabetes - or if someone close to you has this disease - you should know that diabetes can affect the eyes and cause visual impairment.

💙Fortunately, there are ways to prevent or lessen the eye damage caused by diabetes. That is why it is so important for people with this disease to have a professional eye examination as soon as their diabetes is diagnosed, and at least once a year thereafter.

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲:
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/obvi/eyediseases/diabetic-retinopathy.htm

11/07/2026

𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧.

About 1 in 11 people in Wisconsin live with it.

If blood sugar levels stay high or above goal, type 1 and type 2 diabetes can lead to serious health problems like heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, loss of toes, feet, or legs, hearing loss, and problems with the digestive system.

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬:
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/diabetes/index.htm