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Show The Park Record A-14 Wed/Thurs/Fri, April 29-May 1, 200$ Infant immunization week Prescription collection evem * Submitted by Summit County Public Information Officer Vaccines are one of history's most successful and cost effective public health tools for preventing serious disease and death. Diseases that were once common place, such as polio, measles, mumps, -whooping cough, diphtheria, and rubella, are now only distant memories for most Americans. Today, there are few reminders of the suffering, disabilities, and prema: ture deaths caused by diseases that are now preventable with vaccines. Immunization coverage among children in the United States is at or near the highest ever recorded for most vaccines. High immunization coverage translates into record or near record low levels of vaccine preventable disease. This success also means that many parents don't understand the importance of childhood immunization and what diseases can be prevented. Most of today's parents have never seen these diseases and the suffering they can cause and, therefore, are less concerned about the need for immunization compared to other parental priorities. REACH YOUR TARGET MARKET However, these diseases are not diseases of the past. They are still with us and circulating in many parts of the world. We can prevent more diseases than ever before, yet despite recent gains in childhood immunization coverage; over one million of our nation's two-year-olds are still missing one or more of the recommended immunizations. Low immunization coverage is an issue that impacts the entire community. Therefore, community resources, and more importantly, participation is essential to increasing immunization coverage. A decision to vaccinate a child is a decision to not only protect that individual child, but to also protect the community. Parents and health care providers must work together to ensure that all children are fully immunized. Parents can: • Make sure your child is upto-date on immunizations; visit CDCs childhood scheduler at: http://www2a.cdc. gov/nip/kidstuff/newschedulerje/ • Get an immunization card or record, and bring it to every doctors visit; ask at every visit if your child needs an immunization; talk with your child's doctor, and don't be afraid to ask questions. • Visit the CDC website at: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines or call 1-800-CDC-INFO for more information on immunizations; or call the Summit County Health Department at 435-615-3910. • Find out if your child may be eligible to get free vaccines through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program; visit http://www.cdc.gOv/vaccines/p rograms/vfc/ or ask your child's healthcare provider. We are fortunate in this country to have free and lowcost vaccination programs and the ability to protect children from 14 diseases through immunizing them on time before they turn two years old. Love them. Protect them. Vaccinate your child by age 2. Department at the Summit County Justice Center. The County HazMat faciliRecycle Utah will hold a ty accepts the following houseprescription medicine collec- hold hazardous materials tion event on Saturday, May 2 every day the landfill is open: from 9 to 11 a.m. at the com- • Paints, solvents and woodmunity recycling center, 1951 working supplies including paint thinners and strippers, Woodbine Way. Members of the Summit stains and finishes County Sheriff's department • Automotive products includwill collect unwanted prescrip- ing antifreeze, used oil, brake tion medicines, over the count- and transmission fluid, car bater medicine, and vitamins. teries, tires, gasoline, diesel, and fuel additives, solvents, Drop-off of medicines is free. Prescription medicines and and degreasers other hazardous waste should • Household cleaners includnever be flushed down the toi- ing polishes and cleaners, let or sink; neither should vita- drain openers, oven cleaners mins or over-the-counter med- Fertilizers, pesticides and hericines because they enter the bicides water supply and harm fish • Rechargeable batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, and neon and wildlife. Residents who cannot tubes attend this event can use the • Pool and spa chemicals drop-boxes on weekdays at • Mercury-containing items the Park City Police including switches, thermoDepartment or the Sheriff's stats, smoke detectors and Submitted by Recycle Utah Facts aboutflupandemics occur a couple of times each some time. Rich countries century, but the timing is would likely fare better than unpredictable. Serious pan- poor because they are able to The World Health Organ- demics occurred in 1918buy large quantities of preization says the outbreak of (Spanish influenza); 1957 cious medicines at asking swine flu in North America has (Asian influenza); and 1968 price. Kong influenza). One of the biggest prob"pandemic potential" because (Hong it can spread from human to According to WHO, the 1918 lems during a pandemic would human. What are flu pan- pandemic killed between 40 be treating the large numbers demics and how they might be million and 50 million people of people who fall ill. Hospital worldwide, making it one of staff would also be affected, stopped or slowed down? New forms offluvirus often the deadliest epidemics in reducing the number of health workers able to treat patients. appear first in livestock, partic- human history. Death rates during a panCountries may take measularly poultry and pigs. The vast majority of these animal ures such as border closures demic depend on the number viruses do not cross over to and travel restrictions to delay of people infected, the vulnerarrival of the pandemic, but ability of the population, how humans. Flu pandemics occur when would probably not be able to lethal the virus is, and measures taken to stop the outa strain of the flu virus mutates stop it. Widespread air travel break. WHO estimates that a into a new form that can spread from human to human means a pandemic would like- pandemic would kill between and to which people have no ly circle the globe in the space 2 million to 7.4 million people, of three months, according to but these figures are based on natural immunity. modeling studies and are not Because there is no wide- WHO. considered precise. Most countries would not spread immunity to the new Aside from the health strain, its effects are worse than have enough supplies of antinormalflu.It is also difficult to viral drugs to treat the entire effects, economic damage predict which age groups will population. A vaccine would would likely be one of the be worst hit by a pandemic also not be available immedi- worst effects of a pandemic as ately, and production of suffi- workers stay at home and constrain. Flu pandemics usually cient quantities would take sumption and trade plummet. Written by The Associated Press The Women's Center for Spirituality Presents the Fifth Annual CALL THE PARK RECORD TODAY TO FIND OUT WHICH OF OUR PUBLICATIONS IS THE BEST FIT FOR YOUR'tOMPANY 435-649-9014 THE PARK RECORD thermometers • Propane and white gas fu<5lcylinders {£ • Film developing c h e m i c a l ^ acids insect repellents f • Electronic waste *' There is no charge for resK dents to dispose of hazardous waste materials. The Three Mile Canyon landfill is located off of State Route 32 opposite the Rockport Reservoir and is open Monday-Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm. The landfill is closed Sundays and New Years Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Electronic and computer waste continues to be accepted at Recycle Utah at 1951 Woodbine Way in Park City, seven days a week from 10 am to 4 pm. Recycle Utah is closed the same hob'days as the landfill. For more information contact Recycle Utah at 649-9698. PARK CTTY REAL ESTATE AND YOU Craig Reece, CRS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR RELOCATION SERVICES Honoring Kay Jensen • Jane Klmbalt Susan La Mere and The flf. Rev. Carolyn Tanner Irish, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah Saturday, May 16, 2009 Park Meadows Country Club 11:30 a.m. Tickets $25*> The services of a good Realtor are especially important when you are moving to a new city. You know very little about the different neighborhoods, the local market conditions, or the possibilities offindinga great house in your price range. Give us a call if you arc planning a move ro a new city. As pan of a nationwide relocation network, we can put you in touch with a superb Realtor who can make house hunting a breeze. They will contact you before you arrive to discuss your housing needs, where you will be working, and what features in a new house and neighborhood meet your criteria. They can send you information about transponation, shopping, and community services that are important to you. When you arrive for your first house-hunting trip, die agent will be prepared to show you the best homes for sale in your price range diatfityour needs. For rock solid advice on buying or selling real estate, call Craig Reece at 435-647-8017 or toll free at 1-800-553-4666. Craig has been a full time Park City resident since 1973 and a full-time real estate agent since 1978. 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