Introducing iBreathe: Sacramento!
 We are excited to announce the launch of iBreathe: Sacramento. Designed in conjunction with the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, this iPhone application displays air quality information for 15 areas and cities in the Greater Sacramento region. With just a tap of the screen, users can see an easy-to-understand map of air quality, built using up-to-the second data collected directly from air quality monitors throughout the region. With this information, people with asthma and other breathing conditions will be better able to stay abreast of information that can literally make a life-or-death difference. It also allows commuters to make more informed choices about environmentally friendly transportation, coaches to make healthy decisions for their team, and teachers to protect the health of their students on poor air quality days.
Click here to download your free app now!
Registration Deadline Approaching for the Emigrant Trails Bike Trek!
Don't miss this one of a kind bike trek, which raises money to support a good cause - clean air, healthy lungs and a tobacco-free future!
The 24th Annual ETBT will take place September 10-12, 2010, in Petaluma for three days of cycling, camping and FUN!
The cost of this excellent adventure is a minimum donation of $450, in addition to a $35 registration fee. The last day to register is FRIDAY, AUGUST 27th!
Click here to register now!
Protect Yourself from "Whooping Cough"
The California Department of Public Health has declared Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, an epidemic in California. Pertussis does not usually result in death, however young infants are the most likely to die as they have not had any immunizations and their airways have not fully developed.
The main symptoms of pertussis are severe coughing spells that sometimes end in vomiting. The cough can last several weeks and a “whoop” sound can be heard in small children. Symptoms start out resembling a common cold, with symptoms of running nose, nasal congestion, a mild fever, and a dry cough. While many children are immunized against the disease, the immunity only lasts a few years leaving students in junior high and high school susceptible to the bacteria.
Protect yourself from whooping cough by following these steps:
Stay current with booster shots - It is recommended that adults receive the booster shot every ten years. Infants and young children often receive pertussis from contact with an infected adult in their household, so make sure everyone is protected.
Keep clean - Pertussis is spread by droplets, so wash hands often and cover your mouth when coughing.
See a doctor - See a doctor if the cough persists or if you have the following symptoms while coughing; vomiting, a whooping noise made after inhaling, or if coughing causes you to turn blue or red.
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