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Bicycle helmets keep riders safe

The following are the upcoming Wellness Wednesday topics. On May 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ashley River Tower lobby, there will be bike helmets for sale for $15, a $10 discount. There also will be state park passes for sale at a 20 percent discount. On May 26 there will be a free bone screening and information about osteoporosis from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
 
Kristin Greeson, coordinator of Safe Kids Trident Area, and Stephanie Power, MUSC injury prevention coordinator, have teamed up to keep MUSC employees and their families safe. The current goals are safety education about the importance of always buckling up, being a focused driver and wearing bike helmets. 
 
The first step to ensuring the safety of children is ensuring the parents’ safety. Parents serve as the greatest role model for their children. 
 
Some bike safety facts to know:
  • The use of a bicycle helmet can prevent 88 percent of critical head and brain injuries.
  • Children sustain more than 275,000 nonfatal bicycle injuries each year.
  • Nearly 690 children are injured daily due to bicycle-related crashes.
  • An estimated 14,000 youth bicyclists were injured involving a motor vehicle in 2005.
  • In 3 out of 4 crashes, bikers get some sort of injury to their head.
  • Most bicycle crashes occur within five blocks of a person’s home.
  • Infants on the back of bicycles and children in jogging strollers need bike helmets.
In an effort to promote healthy lifestyles and injury prevention, bicycle helmets are being sold for infants through adults for  $15 through May. For information, contact powe@musc.edu or greesonk@musc.edu.

Free osteoporosis screening
The May 26 Wellness Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,  features free bone screenings on a first-come, first-serve basis in honor of May being osteoporosis month. The Musculoskeletal Institute’s Center for Osteoporosis and Bone Health  will be offering the screenings as part of its goal to heighten awareness and treatment of osteoporosis and bone health.

 
Editor's note: The preceding column was brought to you on behalf of Health 1st. Striving to bring various topics and representing numerous employee wellness organizations and committees on campus, this weekly column seeks to provide MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees with current and helpful information concerning all aspects of health.

Friday, May 14, 2010


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