March 29, 2024

News from the Town Nurse

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Hello to you all,

Welcome to Spring!

And as we welcome Spring and, for many of us, trips through our gardens, I wanted to remind you all to take steps to avoid tick bites, as the ticks awake from their winter slumbers also! You’ll find some helpful information on protecting yourself and loved ones from tick and mosquito caused illnesses on the town website under the Public Health Nurse’s link @
https://www.rehobothma.gov/public-health-nurse 

You will find our calendar of events there also.

For many, as Winter gives way to Spring, and we emerge from those short days of limited sunshine, into the longer days filled with sunshine our moods start to lift and our energy levels and our get up and go start to blossom. If your mood tends towards Seasonal Affective Disorder, and you note that your mood is not lifting as we transition to longer days of light and sunshine, please reach out to us, or go to the National Institute of Mental Health @
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help 
for further supportive information.

Our children and grandchildren will have school vacations and will begin to participate in outdoor sports. Adults too will return to outdoor exercising; walking, running, biking and other outdoor activities. So, a couple of things: protect you skin (use sunscreen, wear a hat and long sleeves when out in the sun) be careful on the roads when walking, running or biking (use bright colored and/or iridescent clothing, walk and run facing the traffic) and while driving, pay attention and share the road. Be especially careful and attentive when encountering children out on their bikes. They often have the webble wobbles when riding, particularly as they maneuver hills! Give them a wide berth, and as my granny used to say, if you see a ball rolling into the road, a child will likely be running after it! So, eyes forward, and stay off your phones! Your car could be a lethal weapon.

The Attleboro YMCA is hosting a Senior Healthy Living, Healthy Aging program on Thursday April 20th from 10am to 1pm. We have been invited to participate, so I’ll be setting up a booth there. I hope you’ll stop by to see us!

Until next month, be kind and be safe, stay healthy!

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