Name: Beaver Island Rural Health Center urges residents to replace mercury thermometers in 2001
Start: 2001-02-01
End: 2001-02-01
Location: Beaver Island Rural Health Center

Event

Date: 2001-02-01
Kind: Medical
Where: Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Carried out by: Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcareenvironmentpublic-servicecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1, 2001 Rural Health Center newsletter urged island residents to replace mercury fever thermometers with digital models and explained safe handling and disposal after a break. It also listed the center’s board and February public dates.

Evidence limits

The newsletter is an educational notice and does not document the number of mercury thermometers replaced or a local contamination incident.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 2001, “Health Issues: Replace Mercury Thermometers.”
The Rural Health Center newsletter describes mercury exposure and disposal precautions, recommends digital thermometers, identifies the Board of Directors, and lists February 20 board and blood-pressure-screening dates. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 2001, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the health newsletter.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Rural Health Center urges residents to replace mercury thermometers in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rural-health-center-mercury-thermometer-replacement-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2001, “Health Issues: Replace Mercury Thermometers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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