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School supplies are not all what a child needs to succeed in school?
.......Health and Dental Check-Ups are Needed for School. California law requires all children entering first grade to have a health check-up. Check-ups, even when a child is not sick, allow the doctor to find and treat many health problems before they become serious and affect a child’s ability to succeed in school. Check-ups are also ....Continued
The Battle Has Begun
.... The 2011version of the battle against West Nile Virus has officially began. The first helicopter larvae site drop of the season. Was at Fenton Pond in Chula Vista. The mixture kills mosquito larvae, from mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus. These mosquitoes become more active with the warm weather...---> Continue
WHOOPING COUGH CASES CREEPING UP
.......The region’s pertussis cases for 2011 increased to 279 this week including one in which a San Diego student may have exposed others to the highly contagious disease.Last year, whooping cough cases reached a record 1,144 cases for the county, including two infant deaths.
The best protection against whooping cough for students is the childhood pertussis series and then later the Tdap booster,” said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County Public Health Officer. ....Continued
ASTHMA AND SECOND HAND SMOKE
.... The County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) hopes to launch a new program to provide fresh, locally grown produce regularly to its low-income, home-delivered meals clients. The new program, More on the Menu (MOM), would take the place of Meals on the Move that provided holiday meals. HHSA wants to help homebound seniors access healthy options regularly. ..---> Continue
FINANCIAL ELDER ABUSE INCREASING
.... Victims of scams and other elder abuse are losing an estimated $2.9 billion nationwide each year, a 12 percent increase from 2008, according to a study released recently by the MetLife Mature Market Institute and the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA).
Most victims are between the ages of 80 and 90, live alone and require some level of assistance...---> Continue
Donations sought for new MOM
.... The 2011version of the battle against West Nile Virus has officially began. The first helicopter larvae site drop of the season. Was at Fenton Pond in Chula Vista. The mixture kills mosquito larvae, from mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus. These mosquitoes become more active with the warm weather...---> Continue
School supplies are not all what a child needs to succeed in school?
.......Health and Dental Check-Ups are Needed for School. California law requires all children entering first grade to have a health check-up. Check-ups, even when a child is not sick, allow the doctor to find and treat many health problems before they become serious and affect a child’s ability to succeed in school. Check-ups are also ....Continued
A cool place to stay: the COOL ZONE sites
.... According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 400 Americans die each year due to summer’s sweltering heat.Everyone is at risk when temperatures rise above 90 degrees but the elderly, the very young and people under certain medical conditions are most susceptible to heat and heat-related illnesses.
Heat-related illnesses--which include heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, sunburn and heat rash-are caused by overexposure to sun or high temperatures. Under normal conditions, the body behaves like a thermostat and maintains a constant temperature. But when the temperature soars too high... Continued
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Spring will bring back the West Nile virus season again.Are you prepared to Fight the Bite?
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