Crossings Paths with Peter Koo

您正在尋找預防流感的方法嗎？良好的個人衛生和護理是您保護自己和他人免受疾病侵害的最有效方法之一。例如，打噴嚏時捂住口鼻、勤洗手可以有效制止細菌的滋生和擴散，還可以很好的預防呼吸道疾病，例如流行感冒。 另外，養成健康的生活習慣，例如：睡眠要充足，身體勤鍛煉，壓力懂舒緩，盡情多喝水，食物富營養都可以有助於預防流感。當然，養生之道少不了戒煙，因為一支香煙含有7,000多種化學物質，其中很多對人體有害。吸煙會削弱您的免疫系統。戒煙增强您的體質，能更有效地對抗感冒和感染。 “如果您曾經戒過煙而現在還在抽煙，不要氣餒！”加州大學聖地亞哥分校的家庭醫學與公共衛生學教授朱書宏博士這樣說，“事實上，對於很多吸煙者來說，成功戒煙并不是一次就能到位，而是要通過多次的努力。” Asian Smokers’Quitline (ASQ)《華語戒煙專線》，1-800-838-8917，是由美國疾病控制及預防中心(CDC)資助。《華語戒煙專線》通過電話，免費幫助說國語或粵語的美國居民戒傳統香煙或電子煙。符合資格的ASQ參與者將會收到兩周免費的戒煙貼片。 根據美國衛生部部長2020年的報告所述，“主導式的戒煙專線咨詢，無論單獨提供或配合戒煙藥物，都提高了戒煙的成功率。” 請撥打ASQ《華語戒煙專線》1-800-838-8917或登入www.asq-chinese.org註冊，獲取免費戒煙幫助。另外, 煙草使用者可以發簡訊 戒煙 到 66819，獲取 ASQ《華語戒煙專線》發出有助戒煙的中文信息。這些簡訊為您量身定制，以便在戒煙過程中的關鍵時刻向您提供幫助。 我們也歡迎那些想幫助他人戒煙的人與我們友善而富有專業知識的戒煙顧問聯繫，獲取有效的資訊及輔導。 如果您正擔憂您和您家人的健康，那麼戒煙就是您現在能做的最好的事！趕快行動吧！ 關於 ASQ《華語戒煙專線》 ASQ《華語戒煙專線》由美國疾病控制及預防中心資助。自 2012 年開始，ASQ 已經為超過 19,000 名美國亞裔社區的居民用粵語、國語、韓語和越南語提供了免費的、以實證為基礎的戒煙服務。符合資格的戒煙者將會獲得两周免費的戒煙貼片。研究已經證明 ASQ 的服務可以倍增吸煙者戒煙的成功率。 ASQ 的服務時間是星期一到星期五，美國西岸時間早上 7:00am 至晚上 9:00pm （美東時間早上 10:00am 至凌晨 12:00am）。可以通過以下任何一種方式與我們聯繫： 電話和在線登記 • 國、粵語1-800-838-8917www.asq-chinese.org• 韓語1-800-556-5564www.asq-korean.org• 越南語1-800-778-8440www.asq-viet.org 簡訊 發簡訊 戒煙 到 66819 獲取有助戒煙的中文信息。*如欲停止簡訊服務，請隨時發送簡訊STOP 至 66819。您的電話運營商可能會按信息使用率收費。 To learn more about ASQ, visit www.asiansmokersquitline.org/

Are you looking for ways to prevent the seasonal flu? One of the most effective ways you have to protect yourself and others from illness is good personal hygiene and care. For example, covering your cough and washing your hands often can help stop the spread of germs and prevent respiratory illnesses like the flu. In addition, practicing healthy habits …

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYC) will host the Chinatown Halloween Neighborhood Festival on Saturday, October 29, 2022 from 11am PST to 3pm PST on Waverly Place between Sacramento Street and Washington Street. The event is sponsored by Invest in Neighborhoods (an Office of Economic Workforce Development initiative), Comcast, and Chinese Hospital and Clinics/Chinese …

Given improved weather conditions, PG&E has notified all customers that no Public Safety Power Shutoffs will be necessary. We had previously notified about 5,800 customers in 13 counties and two tribal communities that a safety shutoff might be needed. Groups of customers were notified Sunday and Monday that a PSPS would not be needed. At 11 a.m. Monday, we have notified …

Given improved weather conditions, PG&E on Sunday afternoon reduced the scope of its potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) for this weekend. About 1,000 customers in portions of Glenn, Colusa, Stanislaus and Yolo counties are no longer being considered for a safety shutoff.  As of Sunday at 8 p.m., PG&E had not initiated a PSPS for any of the 5,800 …

No major change in terms of the scope of the PSPS this weekend. At this point, we anticipate this PSPS event is smaller in scale impacting very targeted, local communities. We will keep you posted if there is any changes in the scope. Potential affected counties and customers: o             Butte: 431 customers, 32 Medical Baseline customers o             Colusa: 559 customers, …

Sacramento, CA – October 21, 2022: The Sacramento Region scored a significant win via an award of $5 million dollars in planning money from the Community Economic Resilience Fund (“CERF”) program. The program – developed and led by the Employment Development Department (EDD), the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz), and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research …

PG&E meteorologists are monitoring a weather system that could bring northerly winds to portions of Northern and Central California beginning Saturday morning (Oct. 22) and lasting into Monday. Due to this northerly wind event, combined with extreme to exceptional drought and extremely dry vegetation, PG&E is sending two-day-ahead advanced notifications to about 5,800 customers in targeted portions of 13 counties and two …

DuPage County – Appointments are now available for a free bivalent (updated) COVID-19 booster for children ages 5 through 11 years through DuPage County Health Department (DCHD). Boosters are available as of Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, by appointment only. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone ages 5 years and older get an updated booster if …

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