Seasonal Tips

Tips to keep your picnic a safe and happy event.

What are heat exhaustion and heat stroke and how can you prevent and treat them?

Summer is here, learn what you can do to prevent drowning accidents.

Keep your family safe this summer by following these tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Summer Holiday Safety from the American Red Cross.

Fight the Bite - Mosquito season is here. CDC tips to help avoid mosquitos around your home and their bites.

Healthy swimming - learn tips to stay healthy while in the water.

Play it safe in the sun - brochure for CDC for parents to keep their kids safe.

Food safety from the FDA.

Boating Safety - articles on boating and take an online boating safety course.

Bee Stings - First aid for bee and insect stings.

Allergies in children - Information from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network - learn about allergies and sign up for a newsletter.

Living with Allergies Resources for Patients, from New York Online Access to Health.

Something in the air (PDF) from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

According to the National Safety Counsel in 2000, falls in the home and community caused or led to 15,400 deaths. All age groups are vulnerable, but older adults are most at risk. Every 18 seconds, an older adult is treated in an emergency department for a fall, and every 35 minutes someone in this population dies as a result of their injuries.

See the statistics and ways to prevent falls at the NIH web site.

Keeping your home safe from the New York State Department of Health.