Preventive Care Archive

Lifestyle

How to make your own face mask (whether or not you know how to sew)

14/04/2020 06:00am | 3569 views

There's one thing you should know before diving into the conversation around masks: The public should not purchase surgical masks or N95 respirators. Health care workers are facing shortages and need those masks to treat coronavirus patients.

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Personalized Care

Recommendations For Handling Delivery Boxes

13/04/2020 06:00am | 3481 views

Suddenly without much preparation, Americans were told to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19. Remote working was no longer an option just for adventurous millennials. And parents were also asked to be full-time teachers.

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Self Advocacy

The Power of Hand-Washing to Prevent Coronavirus

18/03/2020 06:00am | 6966 views

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The single most important piece of advice health experts can give to help us stay safe from COVID-19 is this one: Wash your hands.

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Lifestyle

Your coronavirus questions answered. How is it different from the flu? Can kids go outside to play during 'social distancing'?

18/03/2020 06:00am | 3621 views

by Tom Avril and Marie McCullough

The U.S. as of Saturday afternoon has reported 51 deaths and more than 2,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus illness, dubbed COVID-19, across the country. Cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are increasing rapidly and now number in the dozens. A Bergen County man died of complications of the virus, officials announced Tuesday. 

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Self Advocacy

What Happens If You Eat Mold?

28/01/2020 06:00am | 7120 views

Eating mold sounds pretty scary, but chances are you've probably done it once or twice without even realizing it. When cleaning out your fridge, you toss the obvious, clearly ancient items coated in something that's green, gray, or fuzzy, and almost always gross.

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