Cold and flu season is here, so people are nothing more than walking petri dishes waiting to infect you. Do you have kids or grandkids? The adorable little crumbcrunchers bring home every cough and sniffle from every other kid in their school, so a quick hug is likely to have some long-lasting and mucus-infused repercussions. Those co-workers you’ve always thought were out to get you? You were right. They’re conducting germ warfare against you from their cubicle fortresses.
You can’t avoid the cold or flu completely, but you can fight back. This month we bring you 6 articles with the best advice on winning the war against the plague, and get you on your feet and enjoying the weather again as soon as possible.
Dos and don’ts for common colds
David Robson in BBC Future, December, 2014
CDC Says “Take 3” Actions To Fight The Flu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coping With Flu: 9 Tips to Ease Symptoms
WebMD
8 Tips to Treat Colds and Flu the ‘Natural’ Way
WebMD
Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD, in TeensHealth “Take 5 tips for life” series, September, 2014
Trouble Swallowing Pills? Try The ‘Pop Bottle’ Or The ‘Lean Forward’
NPR Health news, November 11, 2014
Dyslexia training in Oregon
One other thing we thought you’d be interested in this month is a way to fight dyslexia in Oregon. As many as 1 in 5 students have dyslexia, yet Oregon’s universities do not provide teacher training on how to effectively teach these bright, eager and capable students. Senate Bill 612 would change that by requiring school districts to screen students for risk factors for dyslexia and to ensure specified staff members receive training related to dyslexia. 612 is intended to
- Ensure current teachers know the warning signs of dyslexia
- Ensure University teacher preparation programs offer coursework on dyslexia
- Ensure school districts screen for the risk factors of dyslexia in the earliest grades
- Ensure ODE has a dyslexia specialist on staff to help school districts address dyslexia
If you’d like to help Decoding Dyslexia Oregon make SB612 a reality, then please click here to sign the petition in support of the bill. Thank you for your support!
