{"id":321,"date":"2020-04-17T15:42:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T15:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2020-08-27T15:00:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:00:41","slug":"staying-healthy-during-isolation-skin-care-sun-ticks-poison-ivy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/staying-healthy-during-isolation-skin-care-sun-ticks-poison-ivy\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Healthy During Pandemic-SKIN CARE (sun, ticks, poison ivy)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Staying home, social distancing, and washing your hands frequently are all great ways to avoid becoming infected with Coronavirus.\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Health Services will use this time to present other tips for keeping you strong and healthy in body &amp; spirit during these weeks of isolation.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll look at topics like exercise, nutrition, skin care, and staying connected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Today we want to talk about\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\">Skin care.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">After several weeks of isolating at home, the sunshine, warmth, and signs of springtime are such a welcome change.\u00a0 Spending time in nature will refresh your body and spirit, but there are a few necessary precautions to keep in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Protect your skin from the harmful rays of the <strong>sun<\/strong>.\u00a0 Dermatologists recommend that you apply a sunscreen with at least 30 SPF before spending time in the sun.\u00a0 Reapply every 2 hours, or more often if you swim or perspire heavily. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-prevention\/sun-protection\/sunscreen\/\">https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-prevention\/sun-protection\/sunscreen\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Ticks<\/strong> are already active in the area!\u00a0 Be sure to check your entire body (and your pets&#8217; body)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> for ticks when you come back inside.\u00a0 The chance of contracting a tick-borne illness is greatly reduced if ticks are removed PROMPTLY!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ticks\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ticks\/index.html<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Poison ivy<\/strong> can cause an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals even before the leaves are green and full.\u00a0 If you are sensitive to poison ivy, it is recommended that you wash with soap &amp; water to remove the plant resin from your skin as soon as you come back inside.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t forget to wash the resin from your clothing, shoe laces, gardening tools, etc. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/outdoor-health\/poison-ivy-pictures-remedies\">https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/outdoor-health\/poison-ivy-pictures-remedies<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Just as surely as the long, dark winter comes to an end, this pandemic too will end.\u00a0 Spend some time outside engaging your senses: smell the freshly cut grass, listen to the birds singing, and admire the beautiful buds and flowers.\u00a0<\/em> <span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><em>Enjoy this hopeful season and let it bring you some peace in these uncertain times.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staying home, social distancing, and washing your hands frequently are all great ways to avoid becoming infected with Coronavirus.\u00a0 Health Services will use this time to present other tips for keeping you strong and healthy in body &amp; spirit during &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-321","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/321\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}