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Foods that May Reduce Harmful Effects of Lead
Lead Poisoning Prevention - Help
June 2, 2016
Lead is a poison and it interferes with many of the normal functions in the human body. This brochure provides information about nutrition and lead poisoning prevention in young children.
Los alimentos que pueden reducir dañinos efectos de plomo, الاطعمه التي قد تقلل من الآثار الضارة للرصاص, غذاهایی که ممکن است کاهش مضر اثرات از سرب, Vyakula kwamba inaweza kupunguza madhara athari ya kusababisha.
NMSIIS Policy & Procedure Downtime Manual
Immunization - Help
May 31, 2016
This policy and procedure downtime manual covers topics ranging from access, training, reporting, individual records and reports, declining to participate in NMSIIS, changes and corrections to data, data exchange, data quality, regulations, and more.
NMSIIS Policy & Procedure Manual
Immunization - Help
May 31, 2016
This policy and procedure manual covers topics ranging from access, training, reporting, individual records and reports, declining to participate in NMSIIS, changes and corrections to data, data exchange, data quality, regulations, and more.
Toxic Levels of Lead in Treats
Lead Poisoning Prevention - Help
May 19, 2016
California and U.S. health officials have detected dangerous levels of lead in 112 distinct brands of candy – most of them made in Mexico. One in four candy and wrapper samples have come up high since 1993, records show. But much of this information about tainted candy has been kept from parents and public health workers.
Traditional Pottery May Contain Lead
Lead Poisoning Prevention - Help
May 19, 2016
Lead can affect the nervous system, especially the growing brain, of infants and young children and cause learning and behavior problems that last a lifetime. Lead dust can get into a person’s body by breathing it in, by eating with unwashed hands, or from putting unwashed hands or objects that have lead dust on them into the mouth.
Lead in Firing Ranges
Lead Poisoning Prevention - Help
May 19, 2016
This is a personal protective equipment check list for workers explains a few simple steps you can take to reduce your exposure to lead at indoor firing ranges. These steps include wearing a respirator, coveralls including shoe covers, safety goggles, and chemical resistant gloves. It also provides some additional website resource links so you can learn more about preventing occupational exposures to lead and noise at indoor firing ranges.
VFC Vaccine Shipments & Order Delivery Protocol
Immunization - Help
May 18, 2016
Details regarding the vaccine shipments and order delivery protocols for the vaccines for children program.
Escherichia coli Fact Sheet
Foodborne Disease Agents - Help
March 1, 2016
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) are diarrhea-causing strains of a group of bacteria called Escherichia coli. E. coli O157:H7 is the most well-known type of STEC, but there are many other types that can cause illness in humans. While STEC infection has traditionally been associated with animal products, outbreaks associated with produce have become more common.
EMS Agency Certification Emergency Medical Rescue Frequently Asked Questions
EMS Agency Certification - Help
February 25, 2016
This is a list of frequently asked questions about agency certification for emergency medical rescue programs and emergency medical dispatch centers.
Lead in Drinking Water
Lead Poisoning Prevention - Help
December 28, 2015
General information about lead in drinking water.
Lead in Tap Water
Lead Poisoning Prevention - Help
December 28, 2015
Tips to reduce your exposure to lead in tap water.
New Registry Frequently Asked Questions
Immunization - Help
December 23, 2015
A list of the most frequently asked questions about the New Mexico Statewide Immunization Information System New Registry.
Mental Health Fact Sheet
Mental Health - Help
September 30, 2015
This fact sheet explains why mental health is a public issue, how New Mexico compares to other states, what the risk factors are for mental disorders, and how we can prevent mental illness and suicides at a state level.
Mental Health Fact Sheet for Adverse Childhood Experiences
Mental Health - Help
September 30, 2015
This fact sheet explains how adverse childhood experiences affect health, how many adults in New Mexico have a history of these experiences, who is more likely to have experienced them, and how many residents are affected by them in adulthood.
Mental Health Fact Sheet for Youth & Young Adults
Mental Health - Help
September 30, 2015
This fact sheet explains why mental health is a public health issue, how New Mexico compares to other states, how big the problem is in our state, and who is at risk.
EMS Frequently Asked Questions
Emergency Medical Systems - Help
August 1, 2015
This document contains a variety of frequently asked questions ranging from general information to licensing, renewals, out of state transition, and special circumstances. Please examine this document for answers before calling.
Pulse-field Gel Electrophoresis
Molecular Biology - Help
June 11, 2015
The separation of enzyme-digested genomic DNA to generate an organism fingerprint, which is compared to local and national databases to identify strain information and identify potential outbreak clusters.
Sanger Sequencing
Molecular Biology - Help
June 11, 2015
The identification of bacterial and fungal organisms by ‘reading’ the DNA letter code and searching against a database library.
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Molecular Biology - Help
June 11, 2015
The targeting of specific DNA sequences of an organism using short primers and a labeled probe to find matching sequences in a sample and track the amplification of those matching sequences during each round of amplification by measuring the fluorescence of the probe.
Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization - Time of Flight
Molecular Biology - Help
June 11, 2015
Pure, isolated organisms are placed on a specialized plate and vaporized with a laser. The laser causes proteins to disperse and pass through a vacuum tube to a detector within the instrument.