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December 2011What´s New at Savon
◄ Back to What´s New At Savon - Monthly Newsletter Home Page Quote Of The Month: I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included. (Bernard Manning 1930-2007) Congratulations To: Keeping Fit With Jourdin Hendershot:
Grandma's Kitchen With Grandma C.:
Mix cream cheese and extract with an electric mixer until creamy, then add powdered sugar slowly in small amounts until it becomes slightly difficult to mix with mixer. Knead in the remaining powdered sugar by hand. Then roll the mixture into small marble sized balls and roll in green or red colored sugar. Place them on waxed paper, then flatten them with a fork or press with a stamper that has a design on it. (I'm told you can put the mixture into a cookie press but I haven't actually tried this). Let them set overnight on the waxed paper. As a variation you can color the dough with a drop or two of green food coloring, then roll in the colored sugar. Also, for other occasions, you can use any flavor of extract for these yummy candies! (Orange is awesome!) If you have a unique recipe that you would like to share with Grandma C., drop her an email. To Your Health: with Meri Osborne
If You Work In A Factory - Dust, chemicals and gases found in manufacturing plants can cause serious lung problems including COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). In food plants in particular, a flavoring agent (called Diacetyl) used in wine, microwave popcorn and other fast foods can lead to a deadly lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans (a disease similar to COPD). Prevention is as simple as wearing a filtering mask while working. If You Work In General Health Care - The powder from latex gloves affects an estimated 12% of health care workers. Symptoms include asthma – like problems. Even if you don‘t come in to physical contact, another worker simply removing or replacing their gloves can send micro particles of latex powder in to the air. Reportedly this has affected patients as well, and while it is not necessarily life threatening, it has ended a few jobs. If You Work In Textiles - Textile workers who make upholstery, towels, socks, bed linens, and clothes are at risk for what is known as Byssinosis (or Brown Lung Disease). Particles from cotton and other materials get in to the air and get inhaled into the lungs. The risk is especially elevated if you are a smoker. Wearing protective masks and properly ventilating your work area will reduce the risk. If You Work As A Bartender - Of course the risk here would have been second hand smoke, but most states have outlawed smoking in public places, thus greatly reducing this risk. If, however, you still work in a place where second hand smoke is present, ask for better ventilation or see about changing your job. If You Are a Baker - Surprisingly, 15% of new adult asthma cases are directly related to baking or working with flour. Again, it‘s a simple as wearing a mask. If You Work At A Body Shop - Auto repair and customization hold certain threats from airborne particles from paint or any other spray chemical. Over exposure can cause severe asthmatic reactions. In some cases, protective gear is not enough. If You Work In Transportation - Loading or unloading docks and railroad workers especially, diesel exhaust puts you at risk for COPD. Wear a mask and stay out of the direct line of fire. If You Are A Miner - Miners, in general, are at a great risk for COPD due to the amount of dust exposure. Another risk is Silicosis. Caused from airborne silica (or quartz), it‘s a disease that scars the lungs. Coal miners in particular are at risk of pneumoconiosis (black lung). Filtering masks and limited exposure can help. If you are a firefighter - Firefighting is a very dangerous job to have altogether and the health risks involved are just as bad. Firefighters are at risk for nearly any kind of respiratory problem. Smoke being the obvious trigger, they are also exposed to many different random chemicals. Protective gear protects them from most of this (if, that is, they are wearing them). 1http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20443619_1,00.html News You Can Use: News From Inside Your Dental Plan A Holiday Message From Our Family To YoursWow! Another year has already flown by! Time flies when you are having fun! We want to take this opportunity to say thank you to our members who have continued to show their trust by keeping their dental plan. We would like to say a special thank you to all of our members that have referred new members to us. It is only because of our members that we have been able to survive these tough economic times.Here at Savon, we are doing everything in our power to keep from adjusting the Schedule of Fees and Benefits (what you pay at the dentist). We will continue our efforts to every extent that we can until we start losing providers. We are in constant discussions with our provider and we are trying to get them to understand that raising our fees is not in the best interest of our members, our plan and their practice. We would also like to remind you of our holiday hours: November
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Dental Talk - A Member dentaltalk Forum:
These are just a few of the topics. Our dentaltalk site contains many other interesting topics. Please join us!! Insurance Insight: - Twelve questions to ask your health coverage Part 5 of 6When was the last time you really looked at your health insurance policy? People usually look at their policy when they purchase it - or after they submit a claim and find the insurance company doesn't pay what they thought it would.Adequate health insurance is an absolute necessity to protect your health, your home, your business and your hard-earned assets. Since over half of all bankruptcies and mortgage foreclosures are due in part to the medical bills resulting from catastrophic illness or injury, it is worth your time to review your present health coverage. How does your policy rate? There are 12 points to consider when reviewing your insurance policy. This month we will address points 9 and 10 and will wrap it up with the last 2 points next month.
9. Are you covered on the job? Business owners are not always covered by state industrial insurance, and many health plans exclude on-the-job injuries. People with several jobs or side-businesses aren't usually covered by their primary employer's insurance nor through insurance obtained by through a spouse's group plan where they work. If not standard, 24 hour coverage should at least be optional, at no more than an additional 15% of that applicant's premium. 10. Are you covered on your own plan or through a spouse? Consider the cost of being covered through your spouse: It is often higher when offered through a company group plan than it would be on your own. Don't assume that because it's through work or a group insurance plan that it is less better or expensive; often, just the opposite is true! Group insurance tends to be higher than individual. What makes it seem to cost so little is that the employer is usually picking up 50% to 100% of the employee's portion of the premium. Sometimes it makes good sense to have the employee covered on the group plan but the rest of the family on an individual plan - that way, if the employee changes jobs, the rest of the family's' coverage remains intact. While COBRA is available an when employee leaves a job [which had more than 20 employees on the group plan], many families cannot afford coverage through COBRA. (COBRA doesn't really cost more it is the exact dollar amount the employer was being charged for the premium.) |
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