Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Montgomery County will hold 'flu clinics' throughout the county starting later this month.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
It’s almost flu season and the Montgomery County Department of Health is getting ready to offer this year’s flu vaccine at locations throughout the county. The flu clinics are designed to allow people to be able to get in and out quickly. All clinics will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., except the clinic at the Upper Merion site, which will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Residents who are Medicare eligible should bring their Medicare card. The shots are free for Montgomery County residents and the health department will continue to vaccinate residents throughout the winter, or as long as it has the vaccine available. Below are the clinic dates and locations: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency does not …
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1001 Powell St, Norristown, PA
Norristown Public Library
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340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA
Montgomery County Community College
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Abington Junior High School
2056 Susquehanna Rd, Abington, PA
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2 Walt Rd, Pennsburg, PA
Upper Perkiomen High School
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239 E Welsh Rd, Maple Glen, PA
Congregation Beth Or
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175 W Valley Forge Rd, King of Prussia, PA
Upper Merion Township Building
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50 Sunnybrook Rd, Pottstown, PA
Sunnybrook Ballroom
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
For $10, local animals can get the vaccine in front of Pottstown's Borough Hall.
Residents of Montgomery County have one more chance to attend a low-cost Rabies Immunization Clinic sponsored by the Montgomery County Health Department. This final round of its 2012 series will be offered on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Smith Family Plaza, in front of the Pottstown Borough Hall, 100 E. High St., Pottstown. While they are welcome, all animals in attendance must be on a leash or in an approved pet carrier. Vaccination for rabies at the open event will cost only $10. According to Jessica Willingham, communications assistant for the Montgomery County Office of Communications, last year many animals were helped by the clinics. “In 2011, 1,191 cats, dogs and ferrets were vaccinated at five rabies clinic …
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Pottstown Borough Council
100 E High St, Pottstown, PA
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Montgomery County releases findings from a ground water study.
The Montgomery County Health Department recently released the first findings from its groundwater-monitoring program.
The program began in the summer of 2005 after a significant drought in 2004 made the health department realize it did not have enough information on groundwater in the county, according to Kyle Schmeck, director of Water Quality Management. “The health department felt we didn’t have enough data, locally, to determine whether we, as a county, were experiencing low water resources,” Schmeck said. “
The program now monitors 19 wells in the county. According to Schmeck, none of the wells is being used, and none is influenced by any major withdrawals that could affect the figures. Some of the towns in the program include …
