In this issue...
Don’t let harsh sun ruin your summer fun
What services should you expect to receive from a home health aide?
Be ready…could be a bad year for ticks
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Be ready...could be a bad year for ticks
40,000 cases of Lyme disease are documented in the US alone every year and health experts are predicting 2012 to be the worst year for Lyme risk ever. Why? A warm winter and a decrease in rodent population. What happens with fewer rodents? Ticks need to look for other hosts - us!
Here are some helpful tick-prevention strategies to keep you, your family and pet protected this summer:
YOUR YARD: Ticks are not out in the middle of your lawn, they live where yards border wooded areas, or anywhere it is shaded and there are leaves with high humidity. Place a layer of wood chips between your grass yard and the woods edge. Ticks are attracted to the wood chips because of the shade and moisture it provides.
TICK CHECKS: Do periodic tick checks (on yourself, children and pets) and carefully remove any found. (Wear light colored clothing so ticks are easier to find.)
OUTDOOR PURSUITS: When on a hike, bike, or walk try to remain in the center of a trail in order to minimize your exposure. Remember - ticks cannot fly, they crawl up. Avoid sitting directly on the ground, woodpiles or fallen logs - areas where ticks love to live.
PERSONAL PROTECTION: Wear tick repellent clothing. Insect Shield repellent apparel is EPA registered to repel ticks (as well as a variety of other pesky and potentially dangerous insects.) The repellency is odorless, invisible and long-lasting. Insect Shield apparel is available for adults, kids and even your dog!
Insect Shield's EPA-registered technology converts clothing and gear into effective and convenient insect protection. The repellency is long-lasting and appropriate for use by the entire family with no restrictions for use.
Quick Facts:
- Repellency is in the clothing and gear - not on your skin
- Lasts through 70 launderings
- EPA-registered
- No restrictions for use
- Appropriate for the entire family
- No need to re-apply
- Repels mosquitoes, ticks and other insects including those that can cause Lyme disease, malaria and other dangerous insect-borne diseases
How Insect Shield Works http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSoYLlGu_8g&feature=youtu.be
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