Carbon-monoxide poisoning preventable
Atmos Energy reminds customers to take steps in their homes to help prevent carbon-monoxide poisoning.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is produced by incomplete combustion in home heating systems, gas ovens, dryers, fireplaces and automobile engines. Prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide can be fatal.
The symptoms of carbon-monoxide poisoning are flu-like and often include headache, sleepiness, weakness, vomiting, dizziness and tightness in the chest.
If these symptoms are experienced, people should:
Leave the premises immediately.
Call 911 or seek emergency medical attention.
Call Atmos Energy’s Emergency hotline at (866) 322-8667.
Pies in the Garden receives award
San Juan Basin Health Department, with nomination from Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition, awards its Healthy Event Seal of Approval to the Pies in the Garden, hosted by the Garden Project of Southwest Colorado.
This safe and healthy community event was hosted Sept. 20 in Durango. This pie tasting and contest event also featured garden tours and live music by the Stillwater Foundation’s “Super Bad” Band. The organizers will be awarded their Seal of Approval on Thursday during the One Garden at a Time fundraiser at Eolus.
San Juan Basin Health presents the Seal of Approval to any organization that holds a public event that is entirely alcohol-free, appropriate for children, youth and/or families and is affordable for all participants.
For more information, visit http://sjbhd.org/files/40Assets%281%29.pdf. To nominate a group or organization to be awarded the Seal of Approval, email Cindy Schultz at cschultz@sjbhd.org.
Health, performance to be discussed
“Keys to Maximizing Health and Performance” will be presented at 6 p.m. Nov. 20 in the conference room at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
Kicki Searfus, family physician; Judith Vanderryn, behavioral health; Kevin Dehlinger, exercise physiologist; and Lisa B. Smith, dietitian and nutritionist, will speak about ways to achieve better help.
For more information, call 385-1770 or visit Mountain View TLC, 100 Jenkins Ranch Road, Suite D.
Herald Staff
