CDC updates COVID-19 transmission webpage to clarify information about types of spread Media Statement For Immediate Release: Friday, May 22, 2020Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 CDC actively reviews our website to make sure the content is accessible and clear for all types of audiences. As a result of one such review, edits were made to the organization of the COVID-19 transmission page,…
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Cameras Are Cyclists’ ‘Black Boxes’ in Accidents
Evan Wilder, who commutes to his job in Washington, was hit by a driver who cursed at him. Evan Wilder, who commutes to his job in Washington, was hit by a driver who cursed at him.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times By Nick Wingfield July 20, 2012 WASHINGTON — When Evan Wilder went flying onto the pavement during his bicycle commute…
Self Quarantine and Self Isolate Instructions
The infectious disease COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, may continue to spread in our community. We place some people on home quarantine in order to limit the spread of this virus to others in our community. We understand that being placed on home quarantine can be hard on families. Please read this to learn more about home quarantine and…
Mayo Clinic – How to stay healthy
COVID-19 : Get the latest information from the CDC about COVID-19.Eating, moving and meditating are keys to staying healthy. More health and medical news on the Mayo Clinic News Network. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/ source Related: By Deborah Balzer Why you need to continue to social distance even as your community opens up May 21, 2020 As many communities in the U.S. begin…
Making Homes Healthier For Families
How Can I Make My Home Healthier? Which would you choose: to live in a home you could afford, or one that is healthy for your family? Sadly, too many families in America are forced with that decision every day. HUD believes our communities should make homes available to families that are affordable and healthy. “Healthy Homes” is a century-old…
Build Your Own Water Filter
Homemade Water Filter (step by step) for a School Science Project – A step-by-step process of building a water filtration device using simple and readily available materials. By Amelia Dani source Chapter 4 Comments: I would suggest coffee filters or some other fibrous material other than sand, for a couple of reasons, (a) as you point out, sand becomes saturated…
Water Filtering in Flint Michigan
Information About Water Filters Michigan Distributing Certified Water Filters NSF International, the public health and safety organization that tests and certifies residential drinking water filtration systems, has confirmed that the three water filters being distributed by officials in Flint, Michigan are currently certified by NSF International for lead reduction. View the Statement Regarding Flint Water System Lead Issue and Certification…
How Cycling Makes You Smarter and Happier
source Maximize the benefits of a ride Every morning Canadian neuroscientist Brian Christie, PhD, gives his brain an extra boost. We’re not talking about tossing back multiple strong shots of espresso or playing one of those mind-training games advertised all over Facebook. “I hop on my bike, go to the gym for 45 minutes, then ride the rest of the way to work,” says Christie. “When I…
Paved Pike Paths
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/world/europe/in-denmark-pedaling-to-work-on-a-superhighway.htmlCOPENHAGEN — Picture 11 miles of smoothly paved bike path meandering through the countryside. Largely uninterrupted by roads or intersections, it passes fields, backyards, chirping birds, a lake, some ducks and, at every mile, an air pump. For some Danes, this is the morning commute. Read More at the NY Times
Customized exercise bikes that charge as they pedal
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/14/world/americas/brazil-alternative-sentence-reduction/index.html For hours at a time, Ronaldo Marcelo Wanderlei da Silva pedals on a stationary bike for a cause. But it is not an ordinary bike, nor an ordinary cause. Da Silva is an inmate at the prison in Santa Rita do Sapucai,Brazil, near Sao Paulo. He is among a small group of inmates who have been given the chance…