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Home Safety Having an escape plan will help you act, not just react if a house fire occurs. Every second counts! According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), families have, on average, less than three minutes from the time the first smoke alarm sounds to escape a fire. Get out first. Then call 911! […]
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Home Safety Do This, Not That According to the FBI: * 13% of homes are burglarized a year. * A home is invaded every 12 seconds. * Most home burglaries occur between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. * 85% of all break-ins occur through the door. * 67% of all burglaries involved forcible entry. Door
Personal Safety * Focus on the road when you are driving. * Don’t talk on a cell phone or text message while driving. * Always wear your seatbelt when you drive or ride in cars and trucks. * Wear a helmet when riding on a motorcycle or a bicycle. * Drive sober or with a
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Home Safety * Save gas by doing close-to-home outdoor recreation activities, such as skating and making snowmen with your children. * Choose non-toxic toys for children, such as ones made from solid and recycled wood (not pressed wood) and non-toxic paints and finishes. Avoid toys made of PVC plastic; xylene, toluene, or dibutyl phthalate. *
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Child Safety Is your home safe for curious children? To see your home from a toddler’s point of view, get down on your hands and knees and crawl around. Look for conditions that can lead to burns, falls, electric shock, entrapment, or poisoning. Then take steps to prevent harm. Some suggestions: * Cover all toddler-height
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Mental Health A person with an eating disorder is obsessed with food and/or body weight. Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental and physical illnesses that affect people of all ages, genders, body weights, and racial/ethnic backgrounds. It is estimated that millions of Americans have struggled with an eating disorder at some point over their
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Mental Health Common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and bulimia nervosa. With these, persons are obsessed with food and/or body weight. Eating disorders are a way to cope. They are serious health problems. Signs & Symptoms For Anorexia Nervosa * Loss of a lot of weight in a short time. * Intense,
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Home Safety The first step in coping with a crisis is to recognize what is happening. Part of this is to accept the feelings and reactions you have as normal responses to an abnormal event. Some reactions show that your body and mind are on a high state of alert. Others are part of the
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Social Health Do the work you love and work at loving what you do. A recent survey found that only 19 percent of workers in the U.S. and Canada were satisfied with their jobs; 16 percent were “somewhat satisfied,” and about two-thirds were not happy. Workers say they are not happy due to little or
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Financial Health Get out of debt on your own or with help. Whether it’s from living above your means, expensive medical bills, a job loss, or supporting your parents, you can eliminate debt. The first step is to avoid getting deeper in debt. Limit spending to essentials and follow a plan to pay down the
