{"id":18017,"date":"2024-05-20T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/?p=18017"},"modified":"2024-05-13T18:23:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T18:23:28","slug":"resources-you-can-use-be-healthy-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2024\/05\/20\/resources-you-can-use-be-healthy-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources You Can Use: Be Healthy Outside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again where people are getting outside and enjoying the weather. Whether it\u2019s gardening at home, taking a hike in the woods, or spending time on the water, here are resources that can help you stay healthy and safe throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Fun in the Sun<\/h2>\n<p>Remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shade<\/li>\n<li>Clothing<\/li>\n<li>Hat<\/li>\n<li>Sunglasses<\/li>\n<li>Sunscreen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Get started with <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/sunexposure.html\">Sun Exposure-MedlinePlus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/cancer\/skin\/basic_info\/sun-safety.htm\">Sun Safety from the CDC<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Water Safety<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re on the lake or in a pool, knowing how to stay safe in and around water is important for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Start Here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/watersafetyrecreational.html\">Water Safety<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/drowning.html\">Drowning<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn More:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/get-help\/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies\/types-of-emergencies\/water-safety\/water-safety-for-kids.html\">&#8220;Do your part, be water smart!&#8221;<\/a>-Red Cross Water Safety for Kids<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyschools\/bam\/safety\/water-safety.htm\">Water Safety Unit<\/a> from BAM! Body and Mind Classroom Resources for Teachers-CDC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Great Outdoors<\/h2>\n<p>Getting out into nature to hike, bike or more, learn about bug bites and plants that cause rashes before you go.<\/p>\n<p>And while you\u2019re taking time in nature, why not do some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenscience.gov\/\">citizen science<\/a>? Participate in birding activities, collect data on animals, support climate change projects and more.<\/p>\n<p>Start here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/insectbitesandstings.html\">Insect Bites and Stings<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/mosquitobites.html\">Mosquito Bites<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/tickbites.html\">Tick Bites<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/poisonivyoakandsumac.html\">Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/fight-the-bite\/index.html\">Fight the Bite<\/a>-CDC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ticks\/removing-a-tick\/tick-bite-bot.html\">Tick Bite Bot<\/a>-CDC an interactive tool to help remove a tick and learn when to seek medical help<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/topics\/plants\/default.html\">Poisonous Plants<\/a>-CDC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/topics\/plants\/geographic.html\">Poisonous Plants: Geographic Distribution<\/a>-CDC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recursos en espa\u00f1ol<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/spanish\/sunexposure.html\">Exposici\u00f3n al sol<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/spanish\/cancer\/skin\/basic_info\/sun-safety.htm\">Seguridad del sol<\/a>-CDC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/spanish\/watersafetyrecreational.html\">Seguridad en el agua (Recreaci\u00f3n)<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/spanish\/drowning.html\">Ahogo<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/spanish\/insectbitesandstings.html\">Picaduras y mordeduras de insectos<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/spanish\/mosquitobites.html\">Picadura de mosquitos<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/spanish\/tickbites.html\">Picaduras de garrapatas<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/spanish\/poisonivyoakandsumac.html\">Hiedra, roble y zumaque venenosos<\/a>-MedlinePlus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/es\/first-aid\/first-aid-insect-bites\/basics\/art-20056593\">Mordeduras y picaduras de insectos: primeros auxilios<\/a>-Mayo Clinic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/es\/diseases-conditions\/poison-ivy\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20376485?p=1\">Erupci\u00f3n por hiedra venenose<\/a>-Mayo Clinic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again where people are getting outside and enjoying the weather. Whether it\u2019s gardening at home, taking a hike in the woods, or spending time on the water, here are resources that can help you stay healthy and safe throughout the summer. Fun in the Sun Remember: Shade Clothing Hat Sunglasses&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2024\/05\/20\/resources-you-can-use-be-healthy-outside\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1173,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[110,143,394],"class_list":["post-18017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nlm_resources","tag-health-literacy","tag-medlineplus","tag-resources"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1173"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18018,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18017\/revisions\/18018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}