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August Inspirational Quotes

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No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader. ~Robert Frost

Children will support anything that is empowering to them. ~Robert Rodriguez

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious NA AUG Quote 1learning. Play is really the work of childhood.

~Fred Rogers

While we are postponing, life speeds by. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Art teaches nothing, except the significance of life. ~Michael Korda

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken. ~Albert Camus

The purpose of life is a life of purpose. ~Robert Byrne

Our first and last love is self-love. ~Christian Nestell Bovee

Nothing is work unless you’d rather be doing something else. ~George Halas

Knowledge is power, but character, respect.NA Aug Quote 5 ~Bruce Lee

There are no passengers on spaceship Earth. We are all crew. ~Marshall McLuhan

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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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