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Flemington Health and Wellness Day

Enjoy a variety of fun and healthy festivities offered at the Flemington Health and Wellness Progressive Day on February 7 in Flemington Borough. This free event will be held throughout the day at over 30 different Flemington borough businesses and is open to families and individuals of all ages. Learn about traditional, complementary and alternative health and wellness opportunities in the community.

Taking on a “progressive dinner” approach, events offered will include mini acupuncture sessions, yoga sessions, kids activities, kung fu, nutrition talks, tea tasting, chiropractor care, massage and more. As participants visit the various businesses, they will receive raffle tickets to put toward the evening raffle event, featuring prizes like an iPad Mini and a flat screen TV. If you work up an appetite, enjoy a prix fixe menu or early bird special at one of the participating restaurants. The day will culminate in a special viewing of inspiring health and wellness TED Talks, held at the historic courthouse at 7pm. A panel of experts will be moderating the TED Talks and share personal and professional stories. Take the time to connect with the community and make this a successful and inspiring event.

For more information, visit DowntownFlemington.com.

News Briefs
Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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