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Fireworks Safety

Fireworks-related injuries are most common on and around holidays associated with fireworks celebrations, especially July 4th and New Year's Eve.

The best way to prevent fireworks injuries is to leave fireworks displays to trained professionals. However, if you still want to light fireworks at home, keep these safety tips in mind:

Prevent Falls

Falls remain the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injury for older Americans. Falls threaten their safety and independence and generate enormous economic and personal costs.

Partner Services

Local health departments offer Partner Services, a free, confidential program for individuals and their partners who may have a sexually transmitted infection (STI), as well as others who are at an increased risk for infection. Partner Services assists with linking individuals and their partners to testing, treatment, medical care, STI/HIV prevention services, and other medical services to improve health outcomes. The goal is to prevent the spread of STIs and reduce the harmful effects of complications. Services are offered for the following infections:

Partner Notification

Partner services are a broad array of services offered to persons with HIV infection, syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydial infection and their partners. A critical function of partner services is partner notification, a process through which infected persons are interviewed to elicit information about their partners, who can then be confidentially notified of their possible exposure or potential risk.

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