Health and Safety Committee

As we move through the fall and head into winter, it's important to be mindful of how to stay healthy.
Here are 10 tips from The Huffington Post on ways to stay healthy while at work. Add your own tips in the comments!

With summer comes barbecues, swimming, baseball, and picnics! The Health and Safety Committee would like to share some tips to stay healthy this summer.  ​

Check out the link below for tips on staying active in the summer, heart-healthy cookouts, healthy road trips, and super summer snack ideas!

Happy Summer!

Our physical health is not the only aspect of a healthy life. Our financial health is important too! 


A local group called NeighborWorks of Pueblo is offering FREE Financial Fitness classes in Pueblo and Colorado Springs now through the end of the year!
See attached flyer for class dates, times and locations.

In keeping with our Ergonomics in the Workplace theme, please review the attached article from the Health and Safety Committee. Rich Poll, Librarian and member of the Health and Safety Committee,
has written an article which outlines some eye-opening information for those of us who sit all day in our jobs.

Thanks for sharing this surprising information Rich!


 

                                                           What is Ergonomics?

Walk Like a Penguin

Severe weather can be both frightening and dangerous for automobile travel. Motorists should know the safety rules for dealing with winter road emergencies. AAA reminds motorists to be cautious while driving in adverse weather

AAA recommends the following winter driving tips:
Avoid driving while you’re fatigued. Getting the proper amount of rest before taking on winter weather tasks reduces driving risks.
Never run a vehicle in an enclosed area, such as a garage.
Make certain your tires are properly inflated.
Keep your gas tank at least half full.

Tips from our Local Police Department
by Chris Loveless, Channel 13 News

                           What's New with the Influenza Immunization for 2016 - 2017  
                                            from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

There is no question but that an epidemic of influenza will occur during the 2016-2017 "flu season". What is not known is when this epidemic will happen, the specific strains of flu virus responsible for illness, or the number or severity of cases of flu that will occur. For that reason, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (
ACIP) recommends that everyone 6 months and older receive the flu vaccine. Every year certain things change regarding influenza immunization. Important aspects of this year's recommendations from the
ACIP Include: