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A healthy workforce boosts productivity, lowers absenteeism, fosters a positive work environment, and most importantly, lowers the risk to your company's brand and reputation.

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Health Crisis Prevention + Management
For Modern Businesses

Whether you have a growing hospitality group or a major nationwide concept, it’s imperative that you protect your reputation and brand loyalty from illness, outbreaks, and other health crises.

Zero Hour Health’s team of advisors will help you prevent and manage your risk so your team can focus on growing the business.

Advisory from the most knowledgeable industry experts, 24/7/365.

Whether it’s navigating a foodborne illness outbreak, receiving guidance on best practices with your local health department, or general questions about your employees’ health, we’re here to keep you, your staff, and your business safe.
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Detecting and preventing illnesses, before they go public.

The best way to stop a crisis is to prevent it from becoming one in the first place. We’ll help you create a culture of safe working, detect problematic illnesses before they spread, and, most importantly, keep your business out of the news.
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Protecting the most important asset in your businesses: your brand.

An outbreak is one of the few crises that can permanently damage a brand. From local news, to the nightly news, to the trading floors, your reputation is the foundation of your business and its value. Protecting that asset is a top priority.
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Screening and assisting the hiring process for at-risk positions.

Whether you need to do physical examinations to ensure a prospective employee can do the job, or your industry regulations call for a battery of exams, we streamline this process and handle it for every step of the way. Save time, hire quicker, and protect yourself against workers' comp claims.
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A suite of services to support every aspect of your operations.

This is just a core breakdown of the main services we provide to our clients. We build highly customized solutions to support any need you have.

ZHH Pro

ZHH Pro is our industry-best advisory service. We tailor our support to solve your most pressing needs, whether you've got 6 locations or 600 locations. We can provide 24/7/365, high-level clinical support to keep your business running.
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Wellness Checks

The single best way to prevent illness in the workplace is to prevent sick employees from showing up in the first place. ZHH Wellness Checks are the best solution to identify and assess potentially sick employees.
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Vaccination Programs

From Flu to Hep A, vaccinations are a vital part of keeping your workforce healthy. We help businesses identify employee immunization history, track their records, and facilitate vaccinations both on-site and off.
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Exams & Regulatory Testing

Ensure that potential employees are fit to perform their roles safely and effectively using our industry-best pre-employment programs. We help employers maintain compliance with stringent industry standards and regulations without adding friction to the hiring process.
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April 21, 2026
Pesticides in fruits & veg? 🥬🍓

Measles News:

  • As measles takes hold in the U.S., enough previously hesitant parents are quietly embracing the MMR vaccine that it’s helping to slow outbreaks. (Bloomberg)

  • Rhode Island confirmed its first measles case of the year. (Boston Globe)

  • An SF infant got measles, highlighting the risk for infants who are too young to be vaccinated. (SF Chronicle)

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Health News:

  • A second meningitis outbreak in the UK has sickened 3 school-age kids in Dorset. Vaccinations are being offered to local children. (Guardian)

  • The entire Jackson County school district in the Florida Panhandle shut down for a deep cleaning after norovirus spread through multiple schools. (WTVY)

  • Hazelnut spread contaminated with Salmonella Bochum, an extremely rare strain, sickened 40 people in Germany, including one death. (Food Safety)

  • There are at least 5 people dead and 35 sick in Burundi with a mystery illness that tested negative for 200+ pathogens, including Ebola and common hemorrhagic fevers. (CIDRAP)

  • A CDC report chronicled tetanus in 4 U.S. kids who were unvaccinated, including 2 whose parents refused prophylactic treatment. Only 1 of the 4 completed their tetanus vax series later, despite an average of 25 days in the hospital. (MMWR)

  • 4 more children died from the flu, even though the season is now over, making it a particularly severe season for pediatric deaths. (FluView)

  • California is urging mpox vaccination after San Francisco ID’d its first clade 1 case in a traveler. (CDPH)

  • Legionnaires’ disease increased dramatically across the state of North Carolina last year, from 201 cases in 2024 to 310 in 2025. (NCDHHS)

  • Weapons-grade chemical carfentanil, 100x stronger than fentanyl, is seeing a major resurgence in the U.S. (AP)

  • The latest trend in skincare? Beef tallow and salmon sperm. Yes, really. (AP)

Best Question:

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Should we be worried about pesticides in produce? 

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A new study from the University of Southern California (USC) has some bad implications. Particularly for younger, non-smokers, those who ate lots of fruits, veggies, and whole grains seemed to have a higher risk of early‑onset lung cancer. It’s counterintuitive, and some experts think it may point to pesticides that we use in farming. 

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This study doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be eating our 5-a-day (the health benefits of a diet rich in fruit and veg overwhelmingly outweigh any risks), but it does call into question how we grow, process, and wash our produce. In particular, leafy greens and berries are often at the top of the “dirty dozen” list of products that have the most pesticide residue on them when they get to our homes or restaurants. 

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Washing all produce thoroughly before consuming it is key. In most cases, rinsing and gently rubbing them under cold water is all that’s recommended. Specifically leafy produce is challenging and requires extra attention, proper training and patience when prepping. Some restaurants use a no-rinse chemical fruit and veggie wash, like EcoLab’s Victory Wash or Diversey’s Suma Eden. It is not a universal practice, though, in part because the FDA doesn’t recommend chemical washes — but only because they don’t test washes or cleaners for safety and effectiveness. EcoLab, however, states that their version, Victory Wash, kills 99.9% of the pathogens E. coli O157:H7, Listeria, and Salmonella enterica in wash water. 

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Whether or not you use a commercial produce wash, one thing is very clear: don’t use bleach, soap, or any other chemical that isn’t specifically designed to wash veggies. Wash your fruits and veg immediately before use to prevent bacterial growth, and store prepped produce at proper cold holding temperatures. And rest assured - this news isn’t nearly enough to keep us away from our apple-a-day. 

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Sources: Newsweek, USDA, FDA, EcoLab

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Best Listen:

One of our favorite listens for everything from peptides to VO2maxxing, whatever it is you’re hearing about, they’ll cover it, with medical pros weighing in. 

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Health vs. Hype Podcast | American Medical Association

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