Environmental Risks in and around our Homes: Water Testing

This will be the first in a series of brief articles, with recommendations, about environmental risks at our homes in Vienna. I shall discuss the most common risks first, and how one assesses or measures them. In this article, I talk about when, how and for what you should consider testing your home water supply.

Town Meeting Questions: Drinking Water vs Beach Water Testing, and Hepatitis Immunization Questions

Dan Onion, MD, MPH

Mt. Vernon/Vienna Health Officer

293-2076; dkonion@gmail.com

March, 2017

Mark Rains and Roger Reveille asked me a set of questions at our March 11 town meeting this year that others may also be wondering, so I'll expand my answers to them here.

Gun Violence in Maine, and Beyond

Dan Onion, MD, MPH

Mt. Vernon/Vienna Health Officer

293-2076; dkonion@gmail.com

November, 2017

Arsenic in Our Water

The Vienna Kimball Pond Road Spring

Dan Onion, MD, MPH

Mt. Vernon/Vienna Health Officer

293-2076; dkonion@gmail.com

June, 2017

Measuring and Fixing the Disturbingly Strong Link between Health and Economic Status in Maine Counties

Dan Onion, MD, MPH

Mt. Vernon/Vienna Health Officer

293-2076; dkonion@gmail.com

September, 2017

HEY, ABOUT THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC, MANY OF YOU NEED TO LISTEN UP TO HELP YOURSELVES, YOUR FAMILY AND THE REST OF THECOMMUNITY MORE RIGHT NOW!

HERE’S HOW!

Dan Onion, MD, MPH

Mt. Vernon/Vienna Health Officer

293-2076; dkonion@gmail.com

February, 2018

Shingles: What is it and how vaccinations may help

Dan Onion, MD, MPH

Mt. Vernon/Vienna Health Officer

293-2076; dkonion@gmail.com

June, 2018

Several townspeople have asked my opinion about the new herpes zoster immunization now available, so here goes!

Medical Probabilities Exemplified in Influenza and Car Crashes

Dan Onion, MD, MPH

Mt. Vernon/Vienna Health Officer

293-2076; dkonion@gmail.com

November, 2017

MaineCare Expansion; Signing up

Dan Onion, MD, MPH

Mt. Vernon/Vienna Health Officer

293-2076; dkonion@gmail.com

August 1, 2018

About the Influenza Epidemic: Many of You Need to Help Yourselves, Your Family and the Community Right Now. Here’s How.

Dan Onion, MD, MPH

Mt. Vernon/Vienna Health Officer

293-2076; dkonion@gmail.com

February 2018