The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released updated COVID-19 vaccine recommendations:

• People age 65+
• Most immunocompromised people

Baby Bottle Tooth Syndrome (Bottlemouth Syndrome or Nursing Caries) is tooth decay caused by a child going to bed with a bottle filled with milk, juice, or anything except water. The syndrome usually affects children between ages one and two. Infants who fall asleep while breastfeeding are also at risk.

According to Colgate, “when a child falls asleep with a bottle full of milk or juice, some of the liquid from the bottle pools behind the sleeping child’s front teeth.” Since the milk or juice is just sitting in the mouth, bacteria that causes cavities has time and sugar to erode the tooth enamel.

Johnstown Quality Affordable Housing Task Force host workshop and press conference

The Johnstown Quality Affordable Housing Task Force held a workshop and Press Conference April 27. 

Task Force members and senior officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) addressed key housing issues.

The Task Force’s goal is to move forward on effective approaches to address the challenges of affordable housing in the context of persistent and concentrated poverty, blight, public safety and crime concerns.  

1889 JCPH Local Food Systems Coordinator teaches kids to be "Adventurous Eaters"

1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health (CPH) Local Food Systems Coordinator, Nan McNinney, partnered with the Cambria County Library for "Adventurous Eater." Kids can visit the second floor and sample and learn about different types of food. The theme on April 13 was cheese.

Walkworks is back in downtown Johnstown

Join us Wednesday, May 17 for our first WalkWorks of 2023! The group meets at noon in front of the Cambria County Library (corner of Walnut Street and Main Street).

It's a great opportunity to enjoy the spring weather, take a 1.8 mile walk, and have some great conversations.

Health and Social Services and Hepatitis Testing Awareness event to be held May 19, 20



1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health is working with Highlands Health and the Department of Health to hold a Health and Human Services and Hepatitis Testing Awareness Event. The first event is Friday, May 19 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. at Georgian Place in Somerset. The second event is May 20 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. at Peoples Natural Gas Park in downtown Johnstown.

If your organization is interested in having a table at either event, please email allison.byers@jefferson.edu.