START YOUR YEAR WITH A HEALTHY NEW LIFESTYLE, AND A NEW YEARS RESOLUTION THAN IS EASY TO KEEP!
St. Bernard Health Services Commission will be hosting it’s 3rd session of Weight Watchers meetings will be held on Tuesdays at 5:45 pm in the lower level of The administration building. Weight Watchers is now offering the monthly pass available to all interested, for $39.95. This includes access to meetings held here locally,and unlimited access to all additional local meetings, Guidance from a leader and support from people here in your own community and FREE E-Tools.
Please feel free to call 513-242-7709- for additional information, or feel free to register online at https://wellness.weightwatchers.com, enter the Company ID-55840 and the Company Pass code- ww55840, and this will walk you through the registration procedure.
St. Bernard
The City of
- St. B Health Dept.
Health Links
- Contact the City
- 110 Washington Ave
St. Bernard, Ohio 45217
Phone: 513.242.7770
Fax: 513.641.1840 - WebMail@CityOfStBernard.org
Weight Wachers 2012 is here!
New session of Deep Water Aerobics begins Monday, January 9th
NEW SESSION OF DEEP WATER AEROBICS
STARTING JANUARY 9, 2012 THRU FEBRUARY 16, 2012
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
7:30PM – 8:30PM
ST. BERNARD INDOOR POOL
REGISTRATION FIRST NIGHT OF CLASS
$35.00 RESIDENT
$45.00 NON-RESIDENT
ANY QUESTIONS CALL SHARON SCHILDMEYER 641-3137
Breast Cancer Awareness Events Re-Scheduled for Saturday October 22nd.
Due to the unfortunate weather forecast for Wednesday October 19th, The St. Bernard Breast Cancer Awareness Day events have been re-scheduled to this Saturday October 22.
The Walk will start at 10:30 am, at Vine Street park. We have a few special events planned for the morning. The fee is $20.00 and includes your T-shirt, a can koozie, and misc. additional items and educational information.
PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY!
Also the St. Bernard Fire Department will be hosting a “FILL THE BOOT” on Saturday October 22, on the corners of Vine Street and Ross Ave, from 1:00 until 3:00 pm.
T-Shirts are still available for purchase they are $13.00 a piece or 2 for $25.00. We have Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2 X-Large, and 3 X-Large
PLEASE HELP US MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
THE VILLAGE OF ST. BERNARD BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2011
“IT TAKES A VILLAGE”
The Village of St. Bernard
Breast Cancer Awareness Day
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19TH, 2011
The Village of St. Bernard will bejoining forces in supporting breast cancer awareness throughout the month of October
The Village will be hosting a Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Wednesday October 19th, 2011. ALL proceeds will go the University of
Cincinnati & Cincinnati Children’s Hospital’s Cincinnati Breast Cancer & Environmental Research Center.PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Events to be held:
“It Takes a Village” Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
Wednesday October 19th, 2011 6:30 pm.
Begins at Vine Street Park
Leisure walk, 1 mile or 3 mile walk
$20.00 donation
(Includes, Village Breast Cancer Awareness T shirt, Can Koozie, bottled water and additional misc. items)
Please call 513-242-7709 for more details and to pre-register with Shirt size
(Pre-registration not necessary)
Fill the Boot for Breast Cancer
St. Bernard Fire Department will be collecting donations on Wednesday October 19th, 2011 on the corner of Vine Street and Ross Ave from 3:00pm – 6:00pm
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND DRIVE BY TO OFFER YOUR SUPPORT
Breast Cancer Awareness T-Shirt Sales
$13.00 or 2 for $25.00
T-Shirts are Pink with the Logo below printed in Navy Blue
(Large logo below printed on back of shirt, small logo on bottom right hand corner printedon front left side)
To purchase T-Shirts please call 513-242-7770 or visit The Village Administration Building at 110 Washington Ave.
FIND IT, TREAT IT,SURVIVE IT!
Get your mammogram!
October 31st, 2011 – 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Jewish Hospital mammography van will be located at The Village of St. Bernard Administration Building 110 Washington Ave
To schedule an appointment or for additional information please call 513-686-3300 or 513-242-7709
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS TOOLS
Breast Self-Awareness
Except for skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, but it can be successfully treated. Screening tests can find cancer early, when it’s most treatable.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® recommends that you:
1. Know your risk
- Talk to your family to learn about your family health history
- Talk to your provider about your personal risk of breast cancer
2. Get screened
- Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for you if you are at a higher risk
- Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40 if you are at average risk
- Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at 20, and every year starting at 40
3. Know what is normal for you
See your health care provider right away if you notice any of these breast changes:
- Lump, hard knot or thickening
- Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening
- Change in the size or shape of the breast
- Dimpling or puckering of the skin
- Itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple
- Pulling in of your nipple or other parts of the breast
- Nipple discharge that starts suddenly
- New pain in one spot that doesn’t go away
4. Make healthy lifestyle choices
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Add exercise into your routine
- Limit alcohol intake
Breast Self-Awareness (BSA) Interactive Tool
Women should be aware of how their breasts normally look and feel. Knowing what is normal for you may enable you to note changes in your breast in the time between your yearly mammogram and/or clinical breast exam. Breast self-exam (BSE) is a tool that may help you become familiar with the way your breasts normally look and feel. BSE involves looking at and feeling your breasts. Women who practice BSE should also be sure to get mammograms and clinical breast exams at the appropriate age. BSE should not be substituted for these screening tests. For more information on BSE and screening methods, visit Susan G. Komen for the Cure: Early Detection & Screening.
This tool developed in English, Spanish, Hindi and most recently Chinese, will help you learn and promote breast self-awareness. It will also teach you how to look and feel for any changes in your breasts. Use the links below to view this interactive instructional tool.
(To view the online BSA tool you need Macromedia Flash installed on your computer. Macromedia Flash is available for download free.)
Weight Watchers Coming to you!
The St. Bernard Health Services Commission will once again be hosting a Weight Watchers Program here in St. Bernard. The registration and information meeting will be on Tuesday Septemer 6th, 2011 at 6:00 pm in the lower level of City Hall.
Please call 5130-242-7709 for all details.
Look forward to seeing you there.
St. Bernard Health Services Commission & Hamilton County Health Department to host Community Meeting.
YOU ARE INVITED
Community Informational Meeting
Wednesday July 27th, 2011. 6:00pm.
City Hall – Council Chambers – 110 Washington Ave, St. Bernard, Ohio 45217
The St. Bernard Health Services Commission and Hamilton County Health Department will be hosting a Community Meeting to discuss the transition of our Health Department with Hamilton County and the services that will be provided.
We welcome all residents to come and ask questions or discuss any concerns that you may have. We look forward to the opportunity to introduce you to Hamilton County Health Commissioner Tim Ingram and some of his staff. We will continue making sure that our residents are provided the excellent services that we have provided over the years. We welcome Hamilton County in assisting us with this process.
If you have any questions please feel free to call St. Bernard Health Services Commission at 513-242-7709 or Hamilton County Health Department at 513-946-7800
BEAT THE HEAT
With heat and humidity on the rise, the Ohio Department of Health and your St. Bernard Health Services Commission urges residents to use extra care to avoid heat-related illness. People suffer heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion when the body’s temperature-control system is overloaded. Sweating is the body’s natural way of cooling itself. In some situations, especially in periods of high humidity, sweating alone will not provide an adequate release of body heat. Conditions that can limit the body’s ability to regulate temperature in hot weather are old age, obesity, fever, dehydration, heart disease, poor circulation, sunburn and drug and alcohol use. Among those at highest risk for heat stroke or heat exhaustion are:
West Nile Virus
Ohio’s first two clinical human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2011 were confirmed today by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), which also reported a sharp increase in the number of WNV-positive mosquitoes.
Meanwhile, the number of WNV-positive mosquito pools in the State of Ohio increased from 52 to 450 during the month of August. Because humans most often get WNV from the bite of an infected mosquito, ODH reminds Ohioans to take steps to help prevent infection.
To avoid possible infection from mosquito bites:
- If you are outdoors between dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active, be sure
to wear long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, shoes and socks.- Light colors are least attractive to mosquitoes. Use insect repellent
and follow the label directions.
To eliminate mosquito breeding sites near your home:
- Remove all discarded tires and other water-holding containers, such as
tin cans and unused flower pots, from your property.- Eliminate
standing water from your property.- Make sure all roof gutters are clean and properly draining. Clean and
chlorinate pools, outdoor saunas and hot tubs. Keep them empty when not in use
and drain water from pool covers.- Change water in bird baths weekly.
WNV can have no symptoms, or can lead to West Nile fever or severe West Nile disease.
- Most people (about 4 out of 5) who are infected with West Nile
virus will not develop any type of illness. However, you cannot know ahead of
time if you’ll get sick or not when infected.- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that about
20 percent of people who become infected with WNV will develop West Nile fever. Symptoms include fever, headache,
tiredness, and body aches, occasionally with a skin rash and swollen lymph
glands. While the illness can be as short as a few days, even healthy people
have reported being sick for several weeks.
CDC estimates that approximately 1 in 150 persons infected with WNV will develop a more severe form of disease such as West Nile encephalitis or meningitis or West Nile poliomyelitis:
- Severe symptoms include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation,
coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness and paralysis.- Serious illness can occur in people of any age, however people over age
50 and some immunocompromised persons (for example, transplant patients) are at
the highest risk for getting severely ill when infected with WNV.Click here to visit us online!
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