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News and Notes Gregory Johnson and Kiafi Ra Moyo discuss Affordable Housing on this months We Know Health Matters, CHDs show on CitiCable Time Warner Channel 23. Playback times:
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Volume 1V, Issue VI July 2013

CHD an official Bike Friendly Destination

On May 30, a press conference was held to honor more than 70 official Bike Friendly Destinations (BFD) around the Greater Cincinnati area, including CHD. The BFD program of Queen City Bike started in 2011 to recognize the efforts of local schools, businesses and organizations for supporting those who ride a bike for transportation purposes. Queen City Bike is a non-profit organization that promotes bicycling as a safe and healthy means of transportation and recreation in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. CHDs Burnet/King has a bike rack to the right of the main entrance for use by employees and patients. City Employees: A bike commute of 30 minutes or more can be counted on your Healthy Lifestyles Exercise Log to help earn you money.

Frank Henson, Queen City Bike and Ellen Berninger, CHD

Unintentional Drowning
Every day, about ten people die from unintentional drowning. Of these, two are children aged 14 or younger. Drowning ranks fifth among the leading causes of unintentional injury death in the United States according to the CDC. Drowning is not the violent, splashing, call for help that most people expect. In fact, the waving, splashing and yelling in a dramatic way is rarely seen in real life.

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5 Steps to avoid drowning

1. Understand the physics of drowning. People drown when they raise their arms, causing the head to sink below the surface of the water. 2. Keep your hands in the water. Do not raise your hands and do not flail. 3. Move your hands under the water in any manner to raise your head high enough, allowing you to breathe. 4. Move your legs in the act of walking to keep you afloat. Kicking will also prevent your arms from tiring. 5. Continue this pattern of arm and feet movement until rescue is provided.

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CHD welcomes summer interns

CHD would like to welcome several new interns, including ten summer interns from the Student Intern Academy (SIA) and the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati. The SIA is a City of Cincinnati summer youth employment program open to all Cincinnati Public Schools or Hamilton County partner school students entering the 11th or 12th grade. The Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, through the Citys Youth 2 Work program, gives students job readiness skills such as financial literacy training and professional development. Below is a list of all ten interns and their mentors: DiAnna PetersonAshley Auciello Gabriela Harney-DavilaVicky Minnich Isabel Harney-Davila Antonio Young Samuel Johnson Dale Grisby Dominque Jones John Dunham ZiAla Danner Staci Wagner & Michelle Burns Dionte Davis Lianne Howard Devin Bell Renee Davis Cashmere Stephens-Thomas Maya Williams Brea Chapel LiAnne Howard

Community Action Agency Summer Crisis Kickoff

On July 1, the CincinnatiHamilton County Community Action Agency (CAA) held the Summer Crisis Kickoff press conference with representatives from the Greater Cincinnati area including CAA, Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio and CHDs Dr. Steven Englender, CHD Director for Emergency Preparedness Center for Public Health Preparedness. Dr. Steven Englender spoke at the CAA Summer Crisis Kickoff where they gave away free air conditioners and fans. Dr. Englender discussed the serious medical consequences if seniors and children with chronic illnesses don't get the help they need to stay cool, general heat impact and community responsibility. The CAA is a private non-profit organization that serves low-income children, adults and families throughout Hamilton County.

SIA intern shares experience

DiAnna Peterson, 3rd Year What can you tell us about the MSD Student Intern Academy? This is my third year with SIA. The program started in 2006 with just ten students who got the chance to work in the public sector. Over the years it has grown to 75 interns and includes city departments such as Greater Cincinnati Water Works (which is where I worked for two summers) and the City of Cincinnati Health Department (which is where I am working this summer). Would you say that this internship has taught you a lot? Yes! Eight weeks may not seem like a long time but I really am learning so much. One thing I have valued is our mission statement, which is to expose and educate greater Cincinnati youth in public and private sector careers which will benefit our community and develop our future work force.

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