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Announcing: Spa Pop Hunterdon Thursday, January 12 • Hampton Inn in Clinton, NJ

Who doesn’t need to pay some attention to themselves after the busy holidays? Spa Pop is a series of health, wellness and beauty events that run once a month from Jan 12 through June 1. Each event is held on a Thursday night from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., and admission is free. Teachers, busy professionals, caretakers, hard working moms and dads are all welcome to “pop” in for a restorative and free spa night with a friend, a date, or simply some pampering alone time.

“You need it. You deserve it!” says SpaPop founder and professional event planner Venetia Weeks. “Just stop in and experience the best of our carefully selected vendors offering wellness, beauty and spa-themed experiences.”

SpaPop’s wide variety of sample opportunities includes massage, reflexology, nutritional counseling, pilates, personal yoga plans, and more. In addition, participants may also enjoy wine sampling, and healthy nibbles from area organic food stores. Free goody bags filled with information and samples will be available as well.

While attendance is free and open to the public, space is limited. For reservations visit EventBiz.com and click on SpaPop, or visit Facebook/SpaPop. Vendors spaces and sponsorships are available. For more information call 908-342-6979.

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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