Mid March Blog

klstorytime
Mar 20, 2020
3 min read

Hello, as I stated in the last post this is a repeat of March 3. The reason is because this is a rather lengthy post. I thought about adding a few more facts about each highlighted health topic and cutting the post in half so I could submit two different posts this month . However, I ultimately decided to post the same blog twice.

Month-long observance

National Kidney Month 2020

https://www.kidney.org/content/national-kidney-month

Get to know your hard-working kidneys.

6 ways kidneys keep you healthy:

Regulate fluid, activate Vit. D for healthy bones, filters wastes from the blood, directs production of red blood cells, regulate BP and keep blood mineral in balance.

8 problems kidney disease can cause= nerve damage, cardiovascular disease, weak bones, heart attack, high BP, stroke, kidney failure and anemia/low re blood count

4 risks actors= diabetes, high BP, age 60+, family history

7 symptoms= swelling in face, hands, abdomen, ankles and feet. Blood in urine or foamy urine, puffy eyes, difficult or painful urination, increased thirst and fatigue

2 tests you can take (blood and urine)

Urine albumin to creatinine ration which estimates the amount of a type of protein, albumin, that you excrete in your urine.

GFR==glomerular filtration rate which tells your kidneys are working to remove waste form your blood. It is the easiest way to check kidney functions. Doctors measure blood creatinine (waste build up) levels and perform a calculation based on race, age and gender.

Week long observances

National School Breakfast Week #NSBW2020

March 2-6 2020

https://schoolnutrition.org/meetings/events/nsbw/2020/

Est. in 1975 by an act of Congress.

Studies show that kids who eat breakfast are more likely to:

Reach higher levels of achievement in reading and math

Score higher on standardized tests

Have better memory and concentration

Be more alert and maintain a healthy weight

The National School Breakfast Program serves more than 14 million kids every school day.

Sleep Awareness Week March 8-14 2020

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/press-release/sleep-awareness-week-2020

SleepFoundaton.org

theNSF.org

For Kids:

http://sleepforkids.org/

Poison Prevention week 2020

March 15-21

https://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/what-you-can-do/poison-prevention-week

1-800-222-1222

A poison is anything that can harm someone if it is:

Used in the wrong way
Used by the wrong person
Used in the wrong amount

Facts

There 2.2 million poison hotline calls per year
68% of poison calls handled over the phone
$1.8 Billion yearly in medical costs

History timeline

1953: Opening of the first U.S. poison center

1958: Founding of the American Association of Poison Control Centers

1961: Congressional establishment of National Poison Prevention Week

2002: Introduction of the toll-free Poison Help line, 1-800-222-1222, which connects you to your local poison center

Awareness Days

World Kidney Day March 12 2020

https://www.worldkidneyday.org/2020-campaign/2020-wkd-theme/

Started in 2006 with the theme, “Are your kidneys OK?”

You cannot “catch” Kidney disease from anyone, but it affects about 850 million people worldwide. One in 10 adults has chronic kidney disease. (CKD)

World Kidney Day raises the awareness of the increasing burden of kidney disease world-wide. Prevention Intervention is the highlight of this year’s theme.

World Sleep Day 2020

March 13, 2020

http://worldsleepday.org/

World Sleep Day is held the Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox of each year.

World Sleep Day is an annual event, intended to be a celebration of sleep and a call to action on important issues related to sleep, including medicine, education, social aspects and driving.

World Water Day is March 22 202

It is March 22 every year

https://www.worldwaterday.org/

World TB Day March 24

It’s TIME! is the theme

Each year, we recognize World TB Day on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).

World TB Day is a day to educate the public about the impact of TB around the world.

The theme of World TB Day 2020 is “It’s TIME” CDC and its domestic and international partners, including the National TB Controllers Association, Stop TB USA, and the global Stop TB Partnership are working together to eliminate this deadly disease. But we need your help.

It’s time to test and treat latent TB infection.

Up to 13 million people in the United States have latent TB infection, and without treatment, they are at risk for developing TB disease in the future. We must continue to find and treat cases of active TB disease and also test and treat latent TB infection to prevent progression to disease

It’s time we strengthen TB education and awareness among health care providers.

American Alert Day March 24 2020.

It is the 4th Tuesday of March every year.

Diabetes affects about 10% of the U.S. population.
Nearly 1 in 4 adults are living with diabetes but are unaware that they are Diabetic.
9 out of 10 adults wit prediabetes don’t know they have it.