Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation (Update 2010)
Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation (Update 2010)
Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation (Update 2010)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
The Dark Side of <strong>Summer</strong> Sun ............................... 01<br />
Sunglass Savvy .............................................................. 02<br />
<strong>Safety</strong> in <strong>and</strong> on the Water ....................................... 03<br />
<strong>Tips</strong> <strong>for</strong> Safe Swimming <strong>and</strong> Diving ......................<br />
03<br />
<strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Tips</strong> <strong>for</strong> Swimming Pool Owners ..............<br />
04<br />
<strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Tips</strong> <strong>for</strong> Ponds <strong>and</strong> Swimming Holes ......<br />
<strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Tips</strong> <strong>for</strong> Beaches .............................................<br />
04<br />
<strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Tips</strong> <strong>for</strong> Boating ............................................... 04<br />
Protective Gear .............................................................. 05<br />
Don’t Hold the Mayo! .................................................. 05<br />
<strong>Safety</strong> During Electrical Storms .............................<br />
05<br />
Insect Bites <strong>and</strong> Stings ...............................................<br />
06<br />
Lyme Disease .................................................................<br />
06<br />
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, <strong>and</strong> Poison Sumac ......<br />
Overheating in the <strong>Summer</strong> Sun ........................... 07<br />
<strong>Tips</strong> to Beat the <strong>Summer</strong> Heat .............................. 08<br />
The <strong>Health</strong>y Suitcase ................................................. 08<br />
Other Helpful Hints .................................................... 09<br />
Travelers’ Maladies: Motion Sickness .................<br />
10<br />
Travelers’ Maladies: Diarrhea ................................<br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
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