Public Health News

February is American Heart Month

According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. One in three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, which is equal to 2,200 deaths per day. These conditions are also leading causes of disability preventing people from working and enjoying family activities. A healthy diet and lifestyle are your best defense to fight heart disease.
Be Heart Healthy:
  • Choose lean meats
  • Choose fat-free/low-fat dairy
  • Eat less than 300mg of cholesterol/day
  • Eat little or no salt
  • Watch portion sizes
  • Be active!
 Heart with stethoscope

PHDM has a WISEWOMAN Program that helps women between the ages of 40-64 improve their heart health. Check us out online or call today for more information!

Complete Streets

Complete Streets Graphic

Complete streets are streets that work for all users, not just those using a car. Instituting a complete streets policy ensures that transportation agencies routinely design and operate the entire right of way to enable safe access for drivers, transit users and vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists, as well as for older people, children, and people with disabilities.

Benefits: Livable Communities

  • Spark economic revitalization
  • Promote healthy lifestyles
  • Increase safety for children, older adults and persons with disabilities
  • Create connected transportation networks
  • Decrease air and water pollution
  • Decrease oil dependence

PHDM staff are currently working with and assisting the City of Gladstone to pass and implement a Complete Streets Ordinance.