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September 2016 marks the 12-year anniversary of National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). National Preparedness Month was created to encourage and inspire citizens to make essential preparations at home and at the office in the event of a natural disaster, national emergency, or terrorist attack. This entails, among other things, deciding on when and where your family will meet up if you are in different places at the time, havi

Have you ever injured yourself and then blushed and thought, “Man, I can’t believe I did that!” If so, you’re not alone. It happens to the best of us. And the reason we often feel so stupid afterwards is that, deep down, we know we could have prevented it if we had only been a little more careful. Indeed, a large portion of the injuries we inflict upon ourselves – or upon others – are generally preventable. While it can certainly be difficult to always be mindful of our actio

Lin Ellis and her husband Mick are the owners of Eco Friends Pest Control, a local company that uses botanically-based insecticides for combating household pests instead of the more conventional petrochemical-based pesticides we tend to be more familiar with. I found out about Eco Friends Pest Control from the Texas Earth Day website. Wanting to find out more, I visited their site to see what I could learn about their strategy to eliminate pests without harming people and pet

I know I just did a blog post about laundry packet poison prevention back in January, but since March 20 – 26 is National Poison Prevention Week, I wanted to take another opportunity to broach the subject of chemical dangers in your home. But first, let’s talk a little about the NPPW and how you can get involved. Poison Help® has a great planning guide that you can download and use to organize an event at your local school, assisted living facility, community center, or any p

If you’re like me, when it comes to washing clothes, you love the grab-toss-and-go convenience that laundry detergent packets provide. This is the kind of thing you use and think, why didn’t someone come up with this sooner? But like so many great ideas, this one has turned out to have some unintended consequences: children are eating them and getting seriously ill, and in some cases, even dying. But why are detergent pods so dangerous compared to other forms of detergent? No