by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Feb 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Connections to Air Quality In a presentation titled “Aging Initiative: Protect Your Heart, Know Your AQI,” Sykes stressed that seniors and individuals in general ought to know their Air Quality Index, also known as AQI, as accessed on the EPA’s Air Now websites at...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Feb 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
A June 2009 EPA Fact Sheet found that seniors may be more vulnerable to the effects of exposure of pesticides because of the manner in which the human body changes how it processes chemicals with old age. Yet, the EPA fact sheet reported, eight out of ten households...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Feb 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
For example, she said Jimmy’s Place, a pet hotel, is a safe haven for pets when a senior needs a temporary place for his or her pet to stay. Sponsored by the Osceola Council on Aging in Kissimmee, Fla., Jimmie’s Place offers food, shelter, exercise and basic needs...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Feb 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Its founding sponsors are the American Pet Products Association, Petco and Zoetis, also known as the one-time animal health business of Pfizer pharmaceutical company. To support its mission, vision and different facets of work, HABRI has created four work groups,...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Feb 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
“[The] space [is important]. [The best is to have a] closet with shelving. I’ve never seen a thin community dog [so] you need a doggy [waste material] digester. They are rolling grooming tables in [the] beauty shops [of some senior long-term care community campuses to...