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When the heat index –— a
measure of what the tem-
Agenda measures
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pets in your vehicle. The in- Avoid strenuous exercise
If heat exhaustion is not side temperature of the car during the hottest part of
treated it may progress to can quickly reach 120 de- the day. Postpone outdoor
Livingston
ture, hot/red/dry/moist can Red Cross: heat. Take frequent breaks if
skin, rapid and strong pulse • Stay hydrated, drink working outdoors.
and possible unconscious- plenty of fluids. Avoid • Check on family, friends
ness. Victims of this illness drinks with caffeine or al- and neighbors who do not
Adults in Livingston Coun- health care associated infec- should be treated in the cohol. Wear loose-fitting, have air conditioning, who
ty are spending less time in tions and vaccine-prevent- same ways as those with lightweight, light-colored spend much of their time
the hospital and access to a able diseases. heat exhaustion but do not clothing. Avoid dark col- alone or who are more likely
give fluids. Also, 911 should ors as they absorb the sun’s to be affected by the heat.
supermarket or large grocery The agenda also strives to
store has improved among improve the poorer health
the county’s low-income outcomes based on racial,
population has improved. ethnic, disability, socioeco-
These are just a few findings nomic and other factors,
from the New York State De- known as health disparities.
partment of Health’s Pre- The Livingston County
vention Agenda Dashboard, Department of Health, UR
which measures progress on MedicineNoyes Health and
96 health outcome indica- other community agencies
tors, including reductions in and organizations utilize the
health disparities. Prevention Agenda to identi-
While Livingston County fy health priorities, and de-
scores well in many areas, velop and implement health
there are several areas which improvement plans to ad-
are considered areas for im- dress them.
provement. For example, the “The Livingston County
ratio of Black non-Hispan- Department of Health col-
ics to White non-Hispanics laborates with many com-
regarding premature deaths munity partners to improve
worsened according to the the health of the county
New York State Department through initiatives such as
of Health’s Prevention Agen- Be Well in Livingston and
da Dashboard. the Mobile Crisis Response
The New York State Pre- Program,” said county Pub-
vention Agenda is the blue- lic Health Director Jennifer
print for state and local ac- Rodriguez.
tion to improve the health For more information
of New Yorkers in five prior- on the Prevention Agenda
ity areas: preventing chronic Dashboard and the commu-
diseases; promoting a safe nity health improvement
and healthy environment; plan, visit www.livingston-
promoting healthy wom- county.us/doh.htm.
en, infants and children; For more information on
promoting mental health local initiatives and/or join-
and preventing substance ing a committee, visit the
abuse; and preventing sex- Genesee Valley Health Part-
ually-transmitted diseases, nership at www.gvhp.org.
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Protect yourself and The United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) Wound Care team earned the Robert A. Warriner III,
M.D. Center of Excellence Award by Healogics, the nation’Äôs largest provider of advanced wound
care services, for the third consecutive year.
We specialize in Invisalign,
may also occur if saliva from a n Call the Livingston County
rabid animal enters an open cut Health Department regarding
or mucous membrane, which any contact with an animal that
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Health & Wellness Summer 2019 July 2019 • 11
How to manage
frequent nosebleeds
HOUSTON, TEXAS – quent nose bleeds.” head does not have an im-
Bloody noses, while com- Liou explained that most pact on stopping the bleed,
mon, are inconvenient and bleeds happen in the ante- and, conversely, swallowing
can often be alarming to rior area of the nose, or the blood can actually cause
whoever experiences one. cartilaginous portion at the nausea,” Liou said.
While everyone has their front of the septum. After applying pressure
own idea of how to remedy “The interior lining of to stop the bleed, Liou rec-
the occasional bloody nose, the nose can dry out and ommends using an over-
Baylor College of Medi- become brittle and break, the-counter decongestant LIVINGSTON COUNTY NEWS FILE PHOTOGRAPH
cine’s Dr. Eddie Liou breaks much like a chapped lip spray, which causes the
down what is really happen-
ing to cause the bleed and
how to manage it.
can split, causing a bleed.
Because the blood supply
to the nose is so rich, it can
blood vessels in the lining of
the nose to constrict. Mois-
turize the lining by applying
Livingston County
“People of all ages ex-
perience nose bleeds, and
most are caused by simple
take a little longer to sub-
side,” Liou said.
When experiencing a
nasal saline followed by pe-
troleum jelly, which can be
applied twice a day with a
EMS continues
dryness due to weather or
air conditioning, picking
the nose or a trauma event,
nose bleed, Liou said the
best thing to do is to pinch
the nostrils together and
cotton swab.
“If you have a nose bleed
lasting longer than an hour,
paramedicine effort
such as a fall or sports inju- apply pressure to the flex- or experience regular nose
bleeds over the course of By BEN BEAGLE particularly among seniors.
ry, or by predisposed con- ible, cartilaginous area of ben@livingstonnews.com The program began three
ditions like septal deviation the septum, as opposed to a couple of weeks, it is im-
portant to consult your phy- Livingston County Emer- years ago with a $600,000 grant
or inflammation due to al- the bony bridge of the nose, gency Medical Services is tran- from the Greater Rochester
lergies,” said Liou, assistant for about five minutes. sician, as there might be a
sitioning this year into its own Health Foundation. That grant
professor of otolaryngolo- “A common misconcep- bleed in the posterior area
paramedicine program aimed expired in October.
gy-head and neck surgery at tion is to pinch the bridge of the nose, near the throat,
at helping reduce emergency The program provides re-
Baylor. “Though very rare, of the nose, but that is not that needs to be cauterized
department readmission rates,
more serious causes can in- where most bleeds are orig- by a doctor,” Liou said. See EMS T19
clude growths, tumors or el- inating from. People also
evated blood pressure. Ad- often ask if they should tilt
ditionally, older individuals their head forward or back,
who are on blood thinners which is another miscon-
may experience more fre- ception. The angle of the
Diabetes
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T
he use of electronic nic-
otine delivery systems,
or electronic cigarettes,
is exploding among young
people.
Current statistics show that
nationally one in five high
school students use e-ciga-
rettes, as do one in 20 middle
school students. In Livingston
County, 21 percent of youth
reported using them and 17
percent reported using them
in the past 30 days in a 2018
survey.
Young people are attract-
ed to e-cigarettes by online
videos and ads showing their
peers having “cloud chasing”
or smoke-ring contests, and
showing off the techniques WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
they use to get the biggest nic-
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Popular pick. A JUUL e-cigarette is shown in a hand. Teens love
otine rush. the JUUL because it is easily concealed. It looks like a flash drive,
Most young people errone- and can be recharged by plugging it in to a computer.
in Dansville has
SUNGLASSES!
ously believe that their “va-
pes” only produce vapor — fla- don’t know is that even pro- manufacture of plastics, adhe-
vored water vapor. This could pylene glycol — which is used sives, and synthetic rubber, it
not be further from the truth. as an antifreeze and food addi- is highly poisonous and flam-
In fact only 11 percent of youth tive — when heated produces mable. Combined with oxygen
in Livingston County think formaldehyde, a dangerous, it forms formylcyanide and We have a huge selection of
there is no risk in using e-cigs. lung-damaging carcinogen. formaldehyde. Repeated ex- Oakley, Ray Ban, Bollé & Fossil.
Cancer causing chemicals Tests of the urine and saliva posure may cause central ner-
What a better way to enjoy
of teens who use e-cigarettes vous system and liver damage,
E-cigarettes produce an
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or vaping liquids, particularly leukemia and cancer of nasal your summer than in a nice
the fruity flavorings favored by passages, the pharynx and the
icals, heavy metals and other youth, confirmed that they are lungs. pair of SUNGLASSES!
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Sun Safety
Overexposure to sun and
ultraviolet light increases
your child’s risk of skin can-
cer. Regular use of sunscreen
can lower children’s risk of
skin cancer by almost 78 per-
cent, accoridng to the web-
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Sunscreen with an SPF of
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She adds that it is also pos- Wasko recommends wear- CHARLES FLYNN
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It may be common knowl- screening is from the top of your about every two hours or when
edge to wear sunscreen on head to the bottom of your feet,” you towel off after swimming.
your forearms while at the pool Wasko said. “People will often For skin cancer screenings,
or beach, but Wasko explains think if they don’t get sun expo- she recommends the average
that this is an area where skin sure they can’t get skin cancer in adult visit their dermatologist
cancers often are found. Like
that area, such as a part of their at least once a year for a routine
the top of the hands, your fore-
arms are also exposed to the sun leg that’s usually covered up or check.
while driving or during day-to-
day activities. She recommends
wearing sunscreen on your
hands and forearms whenever
you spend anytime outside or
even simply driving to work.
Upper chest
Although it is relatively com-
mon to apply sunscreen to the
upper chest, Wasko explains
how people tend to forget it on
a daily basis. She said it is a fre-
quent area where dermatolo-
gists find all types of skin can-
cers, including melanomas.
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