Look Out for Lyme
Along with outdoor summer fun come certain risks. A big one is the tiny blacklegged tick, which can transmit Lyme and 11 other diseases to humans.
A startling 959 people were were infected with Lyme disease in 2007. Many more unreported cases are suspected.
The consequences can be debilitating if not detected and treated early.
View the Center for Disease Control link to learn everything you need to know to protect yourself and others. |
Next time you reach for a pill to treat a headache, try drinking a few glasses of water first and see if it disappears. Headaches are a common symptom of dehydration.
There's also such a thing as drinking too much water when your body is lacking enough salt to absorb all the fluid. Cerebral edema, or swelling of the brain, can result. So ingest a little salt before a rigorous workout in the summer heat!
Read the Mayo Clinic's rundown on dehydration and reach for water often!
|
Friday, July 3
Fall registration starts
|
Your preferences, please!
ACE On Point has 22 topic choices. Please update your topic preferences so we can inform you of events, classes, and news of special interest to you.
Click Update Profile Email Address below.
| |
|
Greetings!
Access to affordable healthcare is undeniably the #1 hot topic. At ACE our top priority is to offer access to good information.
In this ACE On Point e-letter we've strived to provide you access to resources on health and careers in the healthcare industry. Consider forwarding this newsletter to others it may help using the link at the bottom.
Wishing you abundant good health,
|
Fast Track to Pharmacy Technician
Finish certificate program in four weeks
This comprehensive, Virginia state-approved course prepares students to enter the pharmacy field in hospitals, home infusion, or community pharmacies. Master terminology, reading prescriptions, and dosage calculations. In one month's time you're ready to sit for the national exam! Questions? Call 703.658.1216/1244.
WHERE The Plum Center for Lifelong Learning
6815 Edsall Road, Springfield, VA
WHEN July 20-31, 9a-12 noon
Aug. 10-14, 9a-12 noon
Aug. 17, 9a-2p
INTERNSHIPS August 3 - 7, time/location TBA |
|
Aging Parents and Their Adult Children
Getting important conversations underway
In Their Parents' Keepers (The Washington Post, 6/16/09), author Paula Span urges those with elderly parents to start talking through topics which are to  many of us awkward, if not totally taboo. "We can... discuss their preferences as they age, investigate some of the options for when they need more help, get the important legal documents (such as powers of attorney and living wills) in place," Span suggests.
If the thought of having such a conversation provokes anxiety, help is here. Michael and Laura Pierce's 90-minute seminar, Aging Parents and Their Adult Children, helps you learn how to organize a family meeting, manage family dynamics, recruit the right people to assist, and protect assets before a crisis occurs.
|
Taking a Closer Look at Opticianry
Apprenticeship program ramps up
 Become a licensed, dispensing optician in just three years by apprenticing with a local employer and taking related instruction through ACE. As the sole provider of opticianry training in Northern Virginia, ACE is gearing up to expand its training program.
Our classes are designed to complement the on-the-job training provided by an employer. They meet one evening per week, September 2009-May 2010.
Students with prior training can earn advanced placement by passing a three-hour Credit-By-Exam at The Plum Center for Lifelong Learning.
| |
|
|
|
|
|
