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Health Topics
| 30 Ways to Have a Safe & Healthy Summer |
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| Wear a helmet and other safety gear when biking, roller-blading or skateboarding; |
| A Look at Poisons |
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| Poison can be swallowed or inhaled; can get in the eyes or on the skin. A poison can cause sickness or death. |
| Boating Can be Great Family Fun |
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| Over 70 million Americans participate in recreational boating every year. Boating can be great family fun. |
| Don’t Bug Me... |
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| Don’t let mosquitos, ticks or bees bug you this summer. Protect yourself by remembering the following. |
| Keep Your Skin Healthy |
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| Your skin is made up of three layers – the epidermis, dermis and the subcutaneous
tissue. |
| Like Mom Always Said... Wash Your Hands! |
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| Experts agree. The single most important thing you can do to prevent colds, the flu and food borne illness is to wash your hands. |
| School Bus Safety |
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| More than 1.6 million students attend school in Michigan, according to the Michigan
Department of Transportation (MDOT) – about 950 of them in Newberry alone. |
| What Everyone Should Know About H1N1 (swine) Flu |
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| What is it? H1N1(aka: “swine flu”) is a new influenza (flu) virus first detected in
people in the United Sates in April 2009. |
| “Medicine of the Soul” |
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| It is said that laughter is the best medicine and is often referred to as the “medicine of the soul.” |
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