Focus On: Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for the number of colorectal cancers in the United States for 2023 are:

106,970 new cases of colon cancer

46,050 new cases of rectal cancer

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which is a great time to learn about this disease and, if appropriate, take steps to prevent it. CDHD offers free tests that can be used to detect colorectal cancer. Please call us at (308) 385-5175 for more information.

Here are resources where you can learn more about colorectal Cancer:

-The Center for Disease Control
-The Mayo Clinic
-Cancer.gov
-More info on screenings

Resources

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

Reduce your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. We have classes available in English and Spanish. Click to learn more

Women, Infants & Children

WIC stands for "Women, Infants and Children"

The Nebraska WIC Program provides healthy food at no cost, breastfeeding support and nutrition information to about 38,000 people across the state each month

Find out more.

Food Safety & Permits

The goal of the CDHD Food Safety Program is to lower the number of outbreaks of foodborne illness, when people get food poisoning after eating the same unsafe food. We work to ensure that safe food is offered to the public by permitted and inspected establishments.

Find more information here.