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Volume 2, Issue 6
June 2016
Summer Safety Series (Part1)
723 PCA Road
Warrensburg, MO 64093
660-747-6121
MOSQUITO AND TICK SAFETY
Inside this issue:
Summer Safety-Part 1
1
Improving Your
Quality of Life
1
Fruits & Veggie Month
2
National CPR & AED
Awareness Week
2
National Cancer
Survivor’s Month
2
Calendar
3
Summer Bash
3
LAWNMOWER SAFETY
Summer time is the time to get outdoors!
But you don’t have to go very far to find
biting insects and ticks. Take some simple
steps this summer to prevent bites and
diseases spread by bugs.
*Only use a mower with a control that stops
the mower blade from moving if the handle
is let go.
1.
*Prevent injuries from flying objects by picking up objects from the lawn before mowing.
2.
3.
Use an effective insect repellent. Be
sure to use one that contains either:
DEET, Picaridin, IR 3535 or Oil of
lemon eucalyptus. Be sure to FOLLOW
LABEL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.
Make your backyard a tick/mosquitosafe zone. Keep your backyard free of
standing water (in containers, pet
dishes, clogged rain gutters, toys etc.)
Check for ticks as soon as you come
back inside. Remove them as soon as
you find them.
Contact our
office for more
information on
this topic.
*Make sure that sturdy shoes are worn while
mowing.
*Wear hearing and eye protection.
*Do not pull the mower backward or mow in
reverse unless absolutely necessary (always
look behind you before going in reverse).
*Do not allow children to ride as passengers
on ride-on mowers.
*Drive up and down slopes, not across to
prevent mower rollover.
Adapted from
www.aap.org
“Improving Your Quality of Life”
It’s the season for picnics,
cookouts and barbecues!! But
eating outdoors in warm weather
can present food safety issues.
Basic food safety is especially
important during the warm
summer months since bacteria in
you are eating outside this
food multiplies faster in
summer to KEEP RAW FOOD
temperatures between 40-140
SEPARATE FROM COOKED
degrees F. Please remember if
FOOD.
REFRIGERATE FOOD
PROMPTLY-food should not be left
out of the cooler or off the grill for
more than 2 hours and never leave
food out for more than an hour
when the temperature is above 90
degrees.
KEEP HOT FOOD HOT AND
COLD FOOD COLD.
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Johnson County Community Health Services
National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
June is National Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Month and June 7th is
National Eat Your Vegetables Day!
What an opportunity to remind
everyone the value and importance of
fruits and vegetable in a healthy diet!!
Please remember that eating a diet
consisting of the recommended
amounts of fruits and veggies, may
help to lower the risk of heart disease
and type 2 diabetes as well as helping
with decreasing bone loss and
protecting against some cancers. The
potassium they provide could even help
prevent the formation of kidney stones!!
The USDA Dietary Guidelines for
Americans is to consume 3-5 servings of
vegetable a day (varies depending on
age and gender).
Tips to increase consumption:
*Make it a point to buy more fruits and
veggies.
*Purchase convenience sizes.
*Package them in snack size servings.
*Include fruit in yogurt, salads,
cereal, ice-cream and other
desserts.
*Incorporate vegetables in soups,
stews, pies, wraps and
sandwiches.
Remember...fruits and veggies
can help with your overall health
in so many
ways!!
Eat some
today!!!
National CPR & AED Awareness Week
In 2008, Congress designated the first week
of June for observation of National CPR
(Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) and AED
(Automated External Defibrillator) Awareness
Week. The goal was to encourage all the
states, cities and towns to establish
organized programs which would provide
CPR and AED training to the public.
Effective bystander CPR, provided
immediately after sudden cardiac arrest, can
double or triple a person’s chance of survival.
Even if CPR is performed, defibrillation with
an AED is required to stop the abnormal
rhythm and restore a normal heart rhythm.
AED devices can actually lead to recovery,
while CPR alone most often only maintains
stasis until more advanced lifesaving care
arrives.
Give the gift of life and take a CPR/AED
class today!! Call Johnson County
Community Health Services (660-7476121) to find out when our next class is
being held!!
National Cancer Survivors Day®—June 5th
National Cancer Survivors Day® is
an annual Celebration of Life that is
held on the first Sunday in June
every year. It is a CELEBRATION for
those who have survived, an
INSPIRATION for those recently
diagnosed, a gathering of SUPPORT
for families and an OUTREACH to
the community. This day provides an
opportunity for all people living with a
history of cancer to connect with each
other, celebrate milestones and
recognize those who have supported
them along
the way.
Adapted from
www.ncsd.org
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Event Calendar
Food Safety Classes:
Johnson County Community
Health Services
723 PCA Road
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone: 660-747-6121
Fax: 660-747-1294
WIC: 660-747-2012
6/2: Food Safety @ 2
6/7: Food Safety @ 10
6/16: Food Safety @ 2
6/21: Food Safety @ 10
CPR/First Aid:
We’re on the Web!
6/9: CPR/First Aid @ 9
www.johnsoncountyhealth.org
Other Events:
6/23: Board Of Trustees Me
eting @ 10
“Improving Your Quality of Life”
WIC:
for over 40 years!
Warrensburg 7:30-6pm M-F
Holden 9-3:30 pm 1st, 2nd &
3rd Wednesdays
Knob Noster 9-3:30 1st & 3rd
Thursdays
Summer Bash
Join us for this year’s
Summer Bash
June 30th, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Free hot dogs and chips,
games, prizes and more!!
Free and open to the public!!
Join us for an afternoon of
FREE food and fun!!
Brought to you by: Johnson
County Community Health
Services, Quarry City, All-Stars
Daycare, Warrensburg Cycle,
USDA, Missouri Conservation
Department, Sears, and KOKO.
A special demonstration will be
given by Twister Sports!!