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Hazardous Weather Can Impact Food and Water Safety
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2013
Contact
Jim Roberts,Director of Environmental Health
(217) 531-2909
Amy Roberts, Public Relations
(217) 531-4264 /
Hazardous Weather Can Impact Food and Water Safety
Simple Steps Can Help Keep You Safe
Champaign, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) and the Champaign County Emergency Management Agency are encouraging everyone impacted by the recent hazardous weather to take food and water safety precautions. Power outages that last longer than two hours may create food safety issues. If the power is out for longer than two hours, the food in your refrigerator and freezer may not be safe to consume. Citizens should use the following guidelines if the power is out longer than two hours:
- FROZEN FOOD:
- A freezer that is half full should hold food safely for up to 24 hours o A full freezer should hold food safely for up to 48 hours o Avoid opening the freezer door during a power outage
- Throw away any food that has a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit or above
- REFRIGERATED FOOD:
- Pack milk, other dairy products, meat, fish, eggs, gravy, and spoilable leftovers into a cooler surrounded by ice
- Throw away any food that has a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit or above
When the power goes out, water purification systems may not be functioning fully. Safe water for drinking, cooking, and personal hygiene includes bottled, boiled or treated water. Questionable water can be treated with chlorine tablets, iodine tablets or unscented household chlorine bleach (1/8 teaspoon per gallon of water).
For more information about emergency preparedness visit: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater/facts.asp or CUPHD at www.c-uphd.org.
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Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Helps the Students of Leal Elementary School “CATCH” the Spirit of Good Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2013
Contact
Nikki Hillier, Program Coordinator
(217) 531-2914
Megan McGinty, Leal Elementary
(217) 384-3618
Amy Roberts, Public Relations
(217) 531-4264 /
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Helps the Students of Leal Elementary School “CATCH” the Spirit of Good Health
Sustainable Events Promote Active Living
Champaign, IL – Leal Elementary School has partnered with the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) to implement a Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH). CATCH is a multi-component initiative that promotes healthy behaviors in students and gives them the opportunity to practice them. CATCH emphasizes the need for a healthy lifestyle to improve both living and learning. CATCH has four core components – nutrition, physical activity, health education and family/community involvement. All of the teachers at Leal completed a full-day training to implement CATCH over the summer, and they are holding a kick-off this Friday to introduce CATCH to their families.
This is Leal’s first year of CATCH and they want to offer a family event to reinforce the CATCH philosophy. On Friday, October 18th from 5:30-7:30 PM, Leal Elementary School will be kicking off this year with a CATCH celebration including several fitness demonstrations and games as well as giveaways from Cardinal Fitness, local grocers and restaurants. Demonstrations will include soccer dribbling, yoga, cardio, Capoeira and more. The CATCH celebration will encourage the students and families at Leal to engage in physical activity by making physical activity FUN as well as encourage families to prepare and eat healthy meals together. Families will be able to participate in a variety of activities.
Students will attend a CATCH pep rally before the event during the school day. There are two pep rallies, one on Thursday, October 17th at 2:00 PM, and one on Friday, October 18th at 2:00 PM, both led by Terry Napper, Leal Site Supervisor for afterschool programs.
“We are pumped to be working with Leal this year. The staff and students are full of energy which is great for implementing CATCH. CATCH is a fun, well-rounded effort that affords students the ability to excel through a series of consistent messages from a variety of sources,” said Nikki Hillier, Program Coordinator of Health Promotion for CUPHD. “CATCH builds an alliance of children, parents, faculty, staff and community members to teach and model skills and behaviors associated with maintaining healthy lifestyles.”
For more information about CUPHD's programs and services, visit www.c-uphd.org.
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Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Helps the Students of Carrie Busey Elementary School “CATCH” the Spirit of Good Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 12, 2013
Contact
Nikki Hillier, Program Coordinator
(217) 531-2914
Wendy Starwalt, PE Teacher Carrie Busey
(217) 351-3811; (217) 898-6449
Amy Roberts, Public Relations
(217) 531-4264 /
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Helps the Students of Carrie Busey Elementary School “CATCH” the Spirit of Good Health
Sustainable Events Promote Active Living
Champaign, IL – Carrie Busey Elementary School has partnered with the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) to implement a Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH). CATCH is a multi-component initiative that promotes healthy behaviors in students and gives them the opportunity to practice them. CATCH emphasizes the need for a healthy lifestyle to improve both living and learning. CATCH has four core components – nutrition, physical activity, health education and family/community involvement. This is Carrie Busey’s fifth year implementing CATCH.
Each year, CATCH schools offer a family event to reinforce the CATCH philosophy. On Friday, September 13, 2013, at 6:00 PM, Carrie Busey Elementary School will be kicking off this year with a CATCH celebration including a family 3K walk/run, family picnic competition and movie in the gym. The CATCH celebration will encourage the students and families at Carrie Busey to engage in physical activity by making physical activity FUN as well as encourage families to prepare and eat healthy meals together! Families will be able to participate in a variety of activities including yoga and Zumba®.
“CATCH is a fun, well-rounded effort that affords students the ability to excel through a series of consistent messages from a variety of sources,” said Nikki Hillier, Program Coordinator of Health Promotion for CUPHD. “CATCH builds an alliance of children, parents, faculty, staff and community members to teach and model skills and behaviors associated with maintaining healthy lifestyles.”
For more information about CUPHD's programs and services, visit www.c-uphd.org.
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