COVID-19 may be health and safety concern number one in 2020, but it isn’t the only hazard you need to look out for this holiday season. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in 2019, 17,500 people landed in the emergency room due to holiday decorating accidents, with an average of about 200 injuries per day. A … [Read more...] about General Holiday Safety Tips for a Healthy, Jolly Christmas
Planning a COVID-Safe Holiday Season
With the coronavirus still a concern, there are a few hazards to keep your eye on and questions to ask yourself so you enjoy your holidays. 2020 presents unique challenges to the traditional holiday gathering, with COVID-19 continuing to loom as an omnipresent threat. Many families are having to make adjustments to ensure they … [Read more...] about Planning a COVID-Safe Holiday Season
A Guide to Managing Your Autumn Allergies
Keep your hay fever, sneezing, and wheezing to a minimum so you can enjoy the beautiful cool weather with your family. In the Baytown and Greater Houston areas, fall allergies are as much of an inevitability as humidity and mosquitoes are in the summer. The air may begin to chill, but that doesn’t stop the local flora from releasing … [Read more...] about A Guide to Managing Your Autumn Allergies
Back to School: Prevent the Spread Germs and Viruses
As classrooms open for in-person lessons, parents, teachers, staff, and students should know all the precautions to take to keep schools healthy and safe. With the start of a new school year, Goose Creek ISD, Dayton ISD, Barbers Hill ISD, and Crosby ISD are taking numerous steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including mask … [Read more...] about Back to School: Prevent the Spread Germs and Viruses
How to Prepare for Hurricane Season
Stock up on the essential items and resources to keep your family safe this hurricane season. Hurricane season begins on June 1 here in Texas, and with it comes the necessity to organize your 2020 preparedness kit. While you might have some supplies left over from last year, we encourage you to go over your inventory and bulk up … [Read more...] about How to Prepare for Hurricane Season
How to Maintain Your Mental Health During COVID-19
Keeping Your Mind Healthy and Your Spirits High During the Pandemic With good reason, our country’s fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic has been focused on ensuring everyone’s physical health. Stay-at-home orders, non-essential business closures, regular hand washing, and wearing face masks and other protective equipment in … [Read more...] about How to Maintain Your Mental Health During COVID-19
How to Keep Your Family Healthy While at Home
4 Ways to Keep Your Family Active, Healthy, and Happy While Social Distancing As the Houston area continues to stay at home in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, families are having to improvise when it comes to health and wellness: closed gyms and canceled school athletics mean that good workouts are harder to come by; you … [Read more...] about How to Keep Your Family Healthy While at Home
How Families Can Adjust During the COVID-19 Outbreak
In addition to the COVID-19 outbreak’s effect on public health, people are very quickly realizing that it will also impact how we live our day to day lives. We spend so much time with others at work, school, church, classes, and entertainment activities–such as concerts or sporting events–that life is certain to change due to the need for … [Read more...] about How Families Can Adjust During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Why it’s Important to Self Quarantine During the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic
Many people in our community are returning from spring break; COVID-19 has latent symptoms, so it’s tough to get an accurate read on who might be carrying it. Testing is also limited in the United States, so the actual number of carriers is likely higher than reported; COVID-19 spreads through respiratory droplets, tiny particles that we … [Read more...] about Why it’s Important to Self Quarantine During the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic
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