AUGUST TOPICS:

Eye Safety
Vision or sight is a sense that most people are able to use every day of their life, probably more than any of the other senses. Protect your eyes now, save them for your future!

Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States (according to the Center for Disease Control). The three major types of skin cancer are the highly curable basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas and the more serious malignant melanoma.

Heart Disease
Your heart and blood vessels supply every cell in your body with oxygen and nutrients. Taking care of your heart is important. You can control risk factors such as high blood pressure, tobacco usage, high blood cholesterol, physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes.

Lyme Disease
What is Lyme Disease? Lyme disease is an infection, or illness, caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium (spirochete) Borrelia burgdorferi. The bacterium is transmitted from ticks to white-footed mice, the white-tailed deer, other mammals, and birds to dogs, horses. Ticks feed by inserting their mouths into the skin of a host and slowly taking in blood. The bacterial transmission does not usually occur until the tick has been attached for at least 36 hours.

Pain Awareness
Pain is an uncomfortable feeling that tells you something may be wrong in your body. It is your body’s way of sending a warning to your brain. The nerves in your body carry the pain signals up the spinal cord to the brain. Medicines are sometimes used to control pain. Medicines work by blocking these messages or reducing their effect on your brain.

Immunization Awareness
Many serious diseases may be prevented by vaccinations or immunizations. Vaccines work to protect infants, children, and adults from illnesses, disease, and death caused by infectious diseases.