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Show 1 r. I Hi Even though the hysteria of the after Thanksgiving sales has long been forgotten and the dread of last minute purchases for Christmas is past, those who do all their holiday shopping at the last minute often end up spending more than they orginally planned. "The holidays come around at the same time every year and some- how people') still get sur-v prised and wait until the last minute i to do all of their holiday shopping," shop-ping," said Steve Rhode, president and co-founder of Myvesta.org, a nonprofit consumer education organization. organi-zation. "When people rush around at the last minute tyring to pick up gifts for everyone on their list, they Ask tor vlstting The Utah Department of Health (UDOH), in partnership partner-ship with health organizations, hospitals and local ' health departments, is launching the "Ask for a Mask" public awareness campaign in an effort ef-fort to help control the spread of respiratory illness, such as influenza, in health care settings. set-tings. With limited influenza vaccine supplies and increased levels of influenza-like illness circulating in Utah, it is im-. im-. portant that the public understand under-stand how to protect themselves them-selves and those around them from infectious diseases. Cough, cold and flu season sea-son is here and beginning this week, visitors to Utah's health care offices and buildings build-ings will be asked to do their As we recall the Christmas miracle, we'd like to join you and your family in giving thanks to our Lord for His many splendid creations, large and small. We really feel fortunate for the blessing of your patronage. LiBr mmmm don't have time to shop around to check out different differ-ent stores. They run into the mall, pick the first thing they find and move on to the next person. That s a recipe for holi day debt, he said. If you need to pick up last minute ' gifts for your loved ones this year, these tips could help your dollars go further. Use the Internet for research. Even though the shipping deadlines for many online retailers might have passes, you can still use the -v u r i A O si nmk whm heslth vacHies part to keep respiratory illnesses ill-nesses from spreading when visiting health care facilities. The "Ask for a Mask" message mes-sage encourages those visiting visit-ing health care buildings to request a mask if they have a fever with cough or rash and to wear it for the duration of their visit. In the coming weeks and for the remainder of the cough, cold and flu season, signs and bookmarks will be posted and distributed widely in hospital and doctor's waiting wait-ing rooms where the sick often expose others to their germs. The signs and bookmarks also reinforce the basics of "respiratory etiquette" which includes covering your mouth and nose every time you iiijjK. 1m arpvm oftr mi pfet ttpmmnt. amhi 717 North Main -Springville 489-3456 Internet to do research and compare prices. Some online stores that also have physical locations will allow you to browse and buy online then pick up the item at the store. . Put some creativity into your gifts. Making large batches of cookies, soup mix or other homemade goodies can take care of a large number num-ber of gifts and save you big bucks. Give gift certificates. When giving a gift certificate cer-tificate you get to pick the exact amount you spend and you never have to worry it the recipient will like the gift of if it will You'll also save time by not ,wander-ing ,wander-ing through the mall looking for that perfect gift. "As you're finaliz ing all of your hoiliday purchases each year, take some notes about what you are buying and how much you're spending," Rhode said. "That information is great for planning and the next holiday season is only a year away." sneeze or cough, placing used tissues into the trash, washing wash-ing hands well and often with soap and water andor using an alcohol hand sanitizer. Of course, the first line of defense de-fense when you're sick is to stay home and away from social so-cial situations such as church, shopping, holiday gatherings, school or work. Also consider a greeting other than a handshake to help keep germs from infecting infect-ing others. "Simple surgical masks are an effective, low-tech way to keep many respiratory illnesses from spreading in healthcare settings," said Dr. Robert Rolfs, State Epidemiologist, Epidemi-ologist, UDOH. "Health care professionals are used to wearing masks, but this will be something new for patients or visitors to health care facilities. fa-cilities. I urge Utahns to take these basic infection control measures to heart and do their part to help reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses . " Masks have been shown to be an effective way to limit the spread of respiratory disease. dis-ease. Respiratory diseases can be spread to others from tiny droplets that exit the nose or mouth of an infected person when they cough, sneeze or talk. The common cold, flu, whooping cough, chicken pox, measles, rubella and SARS are all examples of diseases that can be spread by droplets in the air. Fever with a cough or rash are common symptoms of these diseases. "While it may seem unusual un-usual at first and may .take some getting used to, using us-ing masks will put us in a much better position to help slow the spread of infectious infec-tious diseases," said Joseph M. Krella, President, Utah Hospital and Health Systems Association. "We encourage all visitors to hospitals and healthcare facilities to ask for a mask if they are experiencing experienc-ing cold and flu symptoms." The UDOH is pleased that so many partners have stepped forward to take part in the "Ask for a Mask" public awareness message. Facilities belonging to LASIS Health Care, Intermountain Health Care, MountainStar Health Care, the University of Utah Medical Center, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System and Nightime Urgent Care Clinics will all be posting post-ing the helpful message and be providing masks. All 12 local health departments in Utah are uso participating. December 25, 2003 - The Springville Herald - Page Three, Section Three Bmy foods lower body M A new study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Dietic Association found that higher intake of dietary calicium, such as that found in milk, cheese and yogurt, is associated with lower body fat in young children. The study's lead author, Jean Skinner, PhD, professor profes-sor emeritus at the Unmiver-sity Unmiver-sity fo Tennessee, Knoxville, recommends children be encouraged to: 1. regularly eat calcium-rich food, such as lowfat milk and yogurt; 2. increase physical activity; tartldf promotes. no smoking ion Utah Attoney General Gen-eral Mark Shurtleff met last week with some of the top directors in Los Angeles to discuss the Hollywood connection con-nection to teenage smoking. Rob Reiner, Steven Soder-bergh, Soder-bergh, Gary Ross and others oth-ers met with representatives from the Utah Connecticut, Maine and Vermont Offices of Attorney General. "This is an opportunity for Hollywood to wear the white hats when it comes to saving the lives of young people," said Shurtleff. "We are working on ways to balance bal-ance creativity and the First Amendment with the social responsibility that comes with glamorizing smoking in movies. The solution is self-regulation self-regulation not government interference." The attorneys general gen-eral discussed how tobacco brand appearances in movies undermine the historic 1998 settlement with tobacco manufacturers. They also listened to a presentation by Dr. Madeline Dalton, author au-thor of the recently released Dartmouth study that found that children who watched lots of smoking in movies YJUIJIILULIMUUIIIUUU , ' if WESTERN 160 North and 3. restrict intake of carbonated car-bonated soft drinks and other low-nutrient beverages. This study is an extension of earlier research published by the same group, and one of the first to directly examine the relationship between dietary di-etary calcium intake and body fatness in children. Results suggest that dietary calcium may play a role in preventing childhood obesity. "Even a slight decrease in body fat during childhood may reduce the risk of obesity in later childhood, adolescence adoles-cence and adulthood," said were more than two-and-half times more likely to start using us-ing tobacco. Last August Shurtleff and 24 attorneys general called on Motion Picture Association As-sociation of America President Presi-dent Jack Valenti to reduce smoking in movies. After meeting with the attorneys general in Washington Wash-ington D. C. last month, Valenti arranged for last week's meeting with the Director's Guild of America's Amer-ica's Social Responsibility Task Force, and production executives from the serven major studios. The meeting was chaired by Lavar Bur ton (Star Trek: The Next Gen-eration, Gen-eration, Roots). Teen is declining out an estimated 2,000 minors mi-nors take up each day. 1 . t M I ft n WorkBbots Thi Justin Original Workboots... have set the standard for unsurpassed comfort and durability. The Lace-R's series provides a hint of western influenced styling while maintaining the Justin Workboot reputation of strength V and stability. WEARS-SADDLERY Main St., Spanish Fork 798-6368 Skinner. "This study reinforces the importance of parents as role models when it comes to developing healthy habits. Moms and dads who dring milk and ear yogurt have kids who drink milk and eat yogurt," yo-gurt," said Bonnie Johnson, MS, RD, Diary Council of UtahNevada. "Getting three servings of calcium-rich dairy, foods is as easy as a glass of milk, a container of yogurt and a slice of lowfat cheese. Today it's easy for parents to make healthy sneak options available to their children," movies . More then 80 percent of adult smokers began as minors. mi-nors. Researchers found that "eliminating adolescents exposure to movie smoking could reduce smoking by half." Shurtleff has made reducing re-ducing youth smoking a priority pri-ority of his administration. 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