CLAYTON, Mo. – St. Louis metropolitan area health departments encourage residents to practice food safety as the holidays approach and families get ready to prepare their favorite meals. To safely prepare, handle and serve food, public health officials recommend the […]
County Executive and Department of Public Health urge all residents to get vaccinated against seasonal flu
CLAYTON – With influenza season arriving, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger and the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health are urging all county residents six months of age and older to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu. To […]
Active Learning Institute “Fall Into STEAM” workshop brings new opportunities to after school programs
JENNINGS – The St. Louis County Department of Public Health is partnering with the Active Learning Institute. On Saturday, Sept. 29th from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, the Active Learning Institute will be hosting a workshop designed to help after […]
St. Louis County Executive announces opioid action plan initiative
New program connects overdose patients to treatment BERKELEY – As part of St. Louis County’s Opioid Action Plan, The Behavioral Health Network of Greater St. Louis (BHN) is starting a new program for opioid overdose patients. BHN will work directly […]
St. Louis County Health and Missouri Department of Corrections to host Probation and Parole Health Resource Fair
ST. LOUIS – On Wednesday, September 5th, the Saint Louis County Department of Health, Missouri Department of Corrections’ Division of Probation and Parole, and several other community-based organizations will come together to host the 2018 Health Resource Fair. The event […]
St. Louis County Executive announces $2 million grant for Inmate Opioid Treatment
Federal Funding is based on the County’s Opioid Action Plan Clayton, MO (August 4, 2018)- St. Louis County’s Department of Public Health has been provisionally awarded $2 million in funding over two years from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health […]
St. Louis County cautions against Caito Foods linked to Salmonella
On June 8, 2018, Caito Foods, LLC recalled fresh cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and fresh-cut fruit medley products containing one of these melons due to a multi-state Salmonella outbreak, with 10 cases in Missouri so far. The products were […]
STL County Department of Public Health offers tips to reduce this summer’s mosquito presence
Mosquito season is almost upon residents of St. Louis County, and the county’s Department of Public Health wants to inform residents that there are some important preventive measures they can take to protect themselves. According to the Department of Health, […]
Fire damage temporarily closes popular Clayton restaurant
A fire that broke out at Oceano Bistro on 44 N Brentwood Blvd. in Clayton Friday afternoon is expected to keep the popular eatery closed until this weekend, according to owner Amer Abouwardah. The fire started just after employees began to […]
St. Louis County votes on school behavioral outreach legislation
The St. Louis County Council started at its new time on Tuesday, discussing legislation that would allow the St. Louis County Department of Public Health accept various donations. The County Council met at 6:30 p.m. instead of the original 6:00 […]