Advocacy, Information and Assistance for Seniors

‼️Extreme Heat: Too Hot for Your Health‼️

Too much heat is not safe for anyone. It is even worse for older people and for those who have health problems. Hot weather can cause headache, confusion, dizziness, or nausea. Being too hot can cause serious, life-threatening problems (heat exhaustion and heat stroke). If fainting or vomiting occurs call 911.

Prevent heat problems by doing the following:

•Drink plenty of liquids, such as ice water or juices.
•Avoid drinks that have caffeine or alcohol in them.
•If your doctor has told you to limit your liquids, be sure to ask what you should do when it is very hot.
•Eat well-balanced, light meals. Avoid hot, heavy meals.
•Eat fruits and vegetables that have high water content, such as watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe; and cabbage, zucchini, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
•Use air conditioning.
•Keep curtains or blinds drawn during the hottest part of the day.
•Wear lightweight, loose-fitting, light-colored clothes.
•Take frequent cool showers.
•Don’t try to exercise or do a lot of activities when it is hot. Reduce or reschedule activities. Do activities in the early morning or in the evening.
•Avoid crowded places when it’s hot outside.
•Avoid too much sun. Stay inside during the hottest part of the day, noon to 4 pm.
•Pay attention to weather reports (temperature & humidity).
•If you do not have any air conditioning, try to spend at least two hours a day (between noon and 4 pm if possible) in an air-conditioned place, such as a shopping mall or store, a movie theater, a restaurant or coffee shop, a public library, a senior center, or the home of a friend, neighbor or family member who has air conditioning.

If you are age 60 or older and think you can’t afford to run your air conditioner or if you need transportation to an air-conditioned place, please contact the Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Inc. at 570-524-2100 or 570-374-5558. ... See more

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❣️Quilt Raffle Alert❣️

Our Penns Creek Adult Resource Center is holding their annual Quilt Raffle from now till September 10 when the winning tickets will be pulled during our business meeting at 10:30.

Prizes are as follows:
-1st: Handmade Queen Size Quilt
-2nd: 25” double wooden shelf with plate groove & 4 hanger knobs
-3rd: $60 rose bouquet from $1.00 by Elaine Martin
-4th: Genrex 12 piece cutlery set in a case
-5th: Autumn” painted by Aleta Sprenkel
-6th: “2 Deer in a Field” by Earl Smith
-7th: Hymnal Angel by Elaine Martin
-8th: $50 Country Cupboard certificate
-9th: Air Dragon portable air compressor
-10th: Exxon truck bank (in the box) 1993
-11th: Blue Sunoco truck bank (in the box) 1993
-12th: Bubba Blackbear of Boyds Bears & Friends
-13th: Handwoven Longaberger 1996 basket ... See more

This weekend is going to be a toasty one! Please be careful!

Too much heat is not safe for anyone. It is even worse for older people and for those who have health problems. Hot weather can cause headache, confusion, dizziness, or nausea. Being too hot can cause serious, life-threatening problems (heat exhaustion and heat stroke). If fainting or vomiting occurs call 911.

Prevent heat problems by doing the following:

•Drink plenty of liquids, such as ice water or juices.
•Avoid drinks that have caffeine or alcohol in them.
•If your doctor has told you to limit your liquids, be sure to ask what you should do when it is very hot.
•Eat well-balanced, light meals. Avoid hot, heavy meals.
•Eat fruits and vegetables that have high water content, such as watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe; and cabbage, zucchini, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
•Use air conditioning.
•Keep curtains or blinds drawn during the hottest part of the day.
•Wear lightweight, loose-fitting, light-colored clothes.
•Take frequent cool showers.
•Don’t try to exercise or do a lot of activities when it is hot. Reduce or reschedule activities. Do activities in the early morning or in the evening.
•Avoid crowded places when it’s hot outside.
•Avoid too much sun. Stay inside during the hottest part of the day, noon to 4 pm.
•Pay attention to weather reports (temperature & humidity).
•If you do not have any air conditioning, try to spend at least two hours a day (between noon and 4 pm if possible) in an air-conditioned place, such as a shopping mall or store, a movie theater, a restaurant or coffee shop, a public library, a senior center, or the home of a friend, neighbor or family member who has air conditioning.

If you are age 60 or older and think you can’t afford to run your air conditioner or if you need transportation to an air-conditioned place, please contact the Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Inc. at 570-524-2100 or 570-374-5558. ... See more