Our health committee meetings are held on the 3rd Mondays of the month unless there is a conflict or a holiday. Our next meeting with be June 23, 2025 at 8pm ET. We are going to start thinking about a special Health Fair/Panel for this year. Please stay tuned for more information.

If you are a former member of the health committee or would like to find an area where you could be involved, please contact me at health@nfbpwc.org and I will put you on my list. The more you can contribute, the easier it makes it for me. I’d love to have you.

Notes from the Chair:

Thank you to those committee members who have been participating in our meetings. We will be changing our meeting week due to a conflict in schedule, which can sometimes happen. Thank you for your understanding and please check the events calendar for more information.

Healthy Thinking for the Month:

See the chart: 75 Things to Throw Away for Quick Decluttering.

Health Awareness Dates:

June is –

Cancer From the Sun Month; Cataract Awareness Month; Child Vision Awareness Month; Children's Awareness Month; Dairy Alternatives Month; Dementia Care Professionals Month; International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; Men’s Health Education and Awareness Month; Migraine & Headache Awareness Month; National Aphasia Awareness Month; National Bathroom Reading Month; National Fruit and Veggies Month (Also September); National Safety Month; Pharmacists Declare War on Alcoholism Month; Professional Wellness Month; Rebuild Your Life Month; Sports America Kids Month; Student Safety Month; World Infertility Month

Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month - https://www.alz.org/abam/

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Awareness Month (APS) - https://apsfa.org/

Beautiful in Your Skin Month -

https://www.dermascope.com/june-is-beautiful-in- your-skin-month/#.WSScdIWcHyQ

Hydranencephaly Awareness Month - https://pediatricbrainfoundation.org/archive/hydrane ncephaly-awareness-month/

National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month - https://www.nationalcmv.org/

National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month - https://www.migraineheadacheawarenessmonth.org/mham-calendar/

National Scoliosis Awareness Month - https://www.scoliosis.org/scoliosis-awareness- month/

Oral Health Month (It's in April for Canada) - https://dentistry.uic.edu/news-stories/june-is-oral- health-month-prioritize-your-oral-health-today/

Potty Training Awareness Month - https://www.pull- ups.com/en-us/

PTSD Awareness Month - https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/inde x.asp

Scleroderma Awareness Month - https://scleroderma.org/

Vision Research Month - https://everharteyes.com/june.html

Article courtesy of Health Committee Member Marsha Riibner-Cady, North Carolina

June is national CPR and AED awareness month. Now is the perfect time to act and become trained to save a life.

What is CPR?

CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It can help save a life during cardiac arrest, when the heart stops beating or beating too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs.

What is an AED?

An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a portable medical device used to analyze a person's heart rhythm and deliver an electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm, particularly in cases of sudden cardiac arrest. It's designed for use by laypeople and is often found in public places. While CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is used to keep blood circulating, an AED is specifically designed to restart the heart.

Where can you find someone to train you in CPR and AED?

I’m happy to teach you CPR if you live in VA, WV, PA, NJ or KY! Contact me at info@cadycprsolutions.com

Or here is information on someone who might be closer to you!

The top 3 agencies that train folks in CPR and AED certification are:

• the American Red Cross (ARC) https://www.redcross.org/
• the American Heart association (AHA) https://www.heart.org/
• and the Health and Safety Institute (HSI) https://hsi.com/

Each agency has a place on their website where you can find trainers in your area, or you may go to their website for virtual training. Again, shameless plug alert, I do CPR and First Aid training, check out my website at https://cadycprsolutions.com

To be certified in other words, be a card-carrying person who is trained, you will need to take a classroom part and hands-on skills session. The classroom part can be done online. In certain situations, the skills session can be done virtually, but the correct equipment must be available. Once completed the training “card” is valid for 2 years.

Training specifically for lay responders that are virtual from ARC and AHA are:

The American Red Cross program, “Until Help Arrives,” will educate and empower you to act and provide life-saving care when you are the first on the scene during an emergency. https://tinyurl.com/y4h56xuu

The American Heart Association program, “Friends and Family,” is for people who want to learn CPR but do not need a CPR course completion card to meet a job requirement. This course is ideal for community groups, new parents, grandparents, babysitters, and others interested in learning how to save a life.

https://tinyurl.com/2u9nzttb

Which training is best for you?

At a minimum, please go to the ARC or AHA online lay responder program so that you have a basic idea of how things work.

If you want to be certified and have hands on training, my recommendation is to go with the blended format for any of the agencies. The online classroom training is at your home on your computer or tablet at your pace. Then attend an in-person skills session with someone who provides hands on training and feedback with manikins and AED trainers.

How much will this cost?

That depends on the level of training you require, the agency you choose, and where you live. The going price in my area of WV is $55/person. I understand that some people charge up to $150/person or more. A fun club activity would be to get a group together with a trainer who is willing to give you a group rate.

If you have more questions, please reach out to me.

Marsha Riibner-Cady Cady CPR solutions

info@cadycprsolutions.com

252-423-0819

The photo below is from an event at the Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast. Marsha and the manikins.

Book FYI

(Thank you to Kathy Clevenger-Burdell for this idea)

Shortlisted for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography

A riveting history about the little-known rivalry between Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett that profoundly shaped reproductive rights in America

In the 1910s, as the birth control movement was born, two leaders emerged: Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett. While Sanger would go on to found Planned Parenthood, Dennett’s name has largely faded from public knowledge. Each held a radically different vision for what reproductive autonomy and birth control access should look like in America.

Few are aware of the fierce personal and political rivalry that played out between Sanger and Dennett over decades—a battle that had a profound impact on the lives of American women. Meticulously researched and vividly drawn, The Icon and the Idealist reveals how and why these two women came to activism, the origins of the clash between them, and the ways in which their missteps and breakthroughs have reverberated across American society for generations.

With deep archival scope and rigorous execution, Stephanie Gorton weaves together a personal narrative of two fascinating women and the political history of a country rocked by changing social norms, the Depression, and a fervor for eugenics. Refusing to shy away from

the enmeshed struggles of race, class, and gender, Gorton has made a sweeping examination of every force that has come in the way of women’s reproductive freedom.

Brimming with insight and compelling portraits of women’s struggles throughout the twentieth century, The Icon and the Idealist is a comprehensive history of a radical cultural movement.

If you are a former member of the health committee or would like to find an area where you could be involved, please contact me at health@nfbpwc.org and I will put you on my list. The more you can contribute, the easier it makes it for me. I’d love to have you. We will meet on the 3rd or 4th Monday of the month unless there are any conflicts or holiday forthcoming. Next meeting is May 19, 2025.