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Aransas Pass Progress
Page 4
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Take steps to protect yourself and your family from the flu
Bv Rep. Todd Hunter
With Fall in full swing
and the holiday season
right around the corner,
now is the time to take the
necessary steps to protect
from becoming ill during
the 2016-2017 flu season.
Influenza, or flu, is a con-
tagious respiratory illness
affecting the nose, throat
and lungs caused by the
influenza virus. Symptoms
of the flu virus usually oc-
cur within one to four days
of contraction and include
fever/chills, body aches,
cough, sore throat, run-
ning nose and extreme
tiredness. The flu virus is
highly infectious and most
commonly spread by hu-
man to human contact;
most adults with the flu
are contagious beginning
one day before symptoms
appear and an additional
five to seven days after
becoming sick. For this
reason, it is important to
take certain precautions to
avoid getting the flu.
According to the Cent-
ers for Disease Control
(CDC), getting an annual
flu shot is the best way to
protect yourself and your
family from getting the
virus. It is recommended
that individuals ages six
months and older should
receive a flu vaccination at
the start of flu season. Flu
season commonly begins
in October and can con-
tinue to occur into the late
spring months, though it
is possible to contract the
seasonal flu virus at any
point during the year. In
Texas, flu season generally
peaks in January and Feb-
ruary, although cases of
the flu are often reported
in the early Fall months.
It takes approximately two
weeks following a vaccina-
tion for the antibodies that
protect against the virus to
develop, which is why it is
recommended to get the
flu shot before the height
of flu season. While it is
still possible to get the flu
after being vaccinated, the
symptoms, recovery time
and risk of complications
are significantly reduced
as compared to individu-
als who get the flu without
a vaccination.
In addition to getting
vaccinated, there are sev-
eral other important pre-
cautions to take in order to
prevent getting or spread-
ing the flu. These include
washing your hands regu-
larly, avoiding touching
your eyes, nose or mouth
and avoiding contact with
those who are sick. For
those with the flu, it is im-
portant to stay home in or-
der to avoid spreading the
virus and reduce recovery
time.
a high risk of developing
flu-related complications
may include those over
the age of 65, women who
are pregnant or those with
certain chronic medical
conditions such as asthma
or heart disease. To learn
more about the different
risk factors for flu-related
complications, please visit
the CDC’s website here:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
about/disease/high_risk.
htm.
or Tuesday-Friday by ap-
pointments. To schedule a
time to receive a vaccina-
tion, please call 361-826-
7238. The cost of each vac-
cination is $30 for adults
19 and older and $10 for
children ages 2-18.
The Department of
State Health Services
(DSHS) regional office, lo-
cated at 5155 Flynn Park-
way, also has vaccinations
available Monday through
Friday from 8am-5pm.
The cost of each flu vac-
cine is $20 per shot. To
schedule an appointment,
please call 361-888-7387.
You can also find other
vaccination locations in
our area by calling the
DSHS flu information line
at 2-1-1 or visiting www.
TexasFlu.org.
In addition, the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs
has partnered with Wal-
greens Pharmacy to pro-
vide flu vaccinations for
all veterans enrolled in the
VA healthcare system at
no cost. Veterans seeking
to take advantage of this
service can receive a vac-
cination at any Walgreens
location by providing the
pharmacist with a Veter-
ans Identification Card
and photo ID. To learn
more about this program,
please visit the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs
website here: http://www.
va.gov/PURCHASED-
CARE/programs/veter-
ans/immunization.asp.
If you would like to
review more about the
legislature, please visit
the Texas Legislature on-
line at www.capitol.state.
tx.us/ . If you have ques-
tions regarding any of the
information mentioned in
this week’s article, please
do not hesitate to call my
Capitol or District Office.
As always, my offices are
available at any time to
assist with questions, con-
cerns or comments (Capi-
tol Office, 512-463-0672;
District Office; 361-949-
4603).
Flu vaccinations are
available through primary
care physicians, local phar-
macies and regional public
health clinics. In our area,
the Corpus Christi-Nuec-
es County Public Health
District is offering flu vac-
cinations for individuals
without health insurance.
The Corpus Christi-Nuec-
es County Public Health
District is currently ad-
ministering flu vaccines at
its Horne Road Clinic, lo-
cated at 1702 Horne Road
on a walk in basis from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday
Most people who get
the flu will recover in less
than two weeks, but for
some, the flu has the po-
tential to lead to hospi-
talizations or the worsen-
ing of preexisting medical
conditions. For those indi-
viduals with a high risk of
developing complications
from the virus, the flu
vaccination is especially
important. Individuals at
Make a difference: become a financial educator
to make a well-informed
Decide what to teach
and take advantage of
free resources. There are a
wide range of lessons that
students of different ages
and backgrounds will
need, from informative
presentations for older
adults who are targets of
scammers to lessons for
high school students who
need to learn how to han-
dle finances in college.
Prepare for your out-
reach by identifying the
financial topics you want
to teach. You can draw
from your own strengths
and experiences, which
can be an effective way to
help students relate to the
lessons. However, there
are also free educational
materials you can use to
design your personal fi-
nance course.
The Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
(FDIC) has comprehen-
sive free curricula for
adults and young people
in grades K-12, as well
as a curriculum tailored
to the needs of older
people. Visa’s Practical
Money Skills also offers
curricula, lesson plans
and educational games
for students from Pre-
K to college, including
those with special needs.
A simple Internet search
can also turn up results
for any financial lesson
imaginable.
Focus on practical and
interactive lessons. In-
corporating interactive
elements into the mix
can supplement financial
literacy curriculum and
help lessons come alive.
You want to give your
lessons context and teach
students how to apply
what they learn to real life
situations. For example,
explaining the impor-
tance of investing for the
future and the benefits of
compound interest is a
great start, but you could
continue your lesson by
running a stock market
simulation that lets stu-
dents practice investing
with play money.
Games and apps can
also make lessons mem-
orable and engaging.
Younger children might
benefit from physical
activities like dividing
allowance into saving,
spending and charity
jars. Or, they can play fun
online games that teach
basic lessons like recog-
nizing and counting the
value of coins.
Whatever topic you’re
teaching, plan every les-
son with your students
in mind. Reinforcing
the lessons with relevant
activities or even conse-
quences and rewards can
be effective.
may set guidelines and let
you work independently
within them.
The Corporation for
National 8c Commu-
nity Service (CNCS) has
a comprehensive guide
to learning and teach-
ing personal finance, as
well as several helpful re-
sources. Look for volun-
Bv Nathan Sillin
Teaching personal fi- decision. Even so, many
nance topics can be im- people get little to no fi-
mensely rewarding be- nancial education,
cause the lessons are often
According to a study
immediately applicable from the Council for
to many students’ lives. Economic Education, 45
Whether you’re com- states include personal
paring financial prod- finance in their K-12
ucts, creating a budget standards, but only 17
or evaluating the cost of states require high school
a loan, financial literacy students to take a per-
provides the foundation sonal finance class before
graduating. After grade
school, one might find fi-
nancial education cours-
teering positions in your
area with the CNCS gov-
ernment search
engine
(Serve.gov), which allows
you to filter volunteering
opportunities by key-
words and location.
(The Aransas Pass
es at colleges, universities
or employers, but they’re
rarely required.
If you have a passion
for financial literacy, con-
sider passing on your
knowledge and helping
your community change
for the better. Whether
you’re volunteering at a
grade school or teaching
a course at a local com-
munity center, teach-
ing money management
skills can help improve
others’ future financial
prospects and encour-
ages community connec-
tion and growth.
Explore volunteer op-
portunities. If you’re un-
sure of how to get started,
consider looking for a
volunteer
Bottom line: Wheth-
er you’re training as a
professional teacher or
working as a volunteer,
teaching financial litera-
cy is an admirable way to
provideessential knowl-
edge to members of your
community. Using qual-
ity resources and tools -
and bringing your own
experience, passion and
perspective - can help el-
evate students’ personal
finance skills and make
a positive impact in your
community.
Editor/Publisher
John Bowers
Managing Editor
Jesica Parsley
Bookkeeper
Denise Ayers
Distrubtion Manager
Michael Hembree
Contributing Writer
Annita West
opportunity
with an established non-
profit. Volunteering al-
lows you to meet new
people, give back to your
community, make new
connections and share
knowledge that can have
a lasting impact. Some
organizations will train
you and ask that you
teach their own personal
finance curricula. Others
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