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5 Things to Know Before Going to the Pool This Summer
Expert advice on swimming pool safety as the coronavirus pandemic wears on
by Rachel Nania, AARP, May 24, 2021 |
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The pandemic is by no means over, but as more Americans get vaccinated and fewer people fall ill to COVID-19, this summer is shaping up to be sunnier than the last particularly for eager pool-goers.
A whopping 93 percent of outdoor swimming pools plan to open this summer, according to a newly published snapshot from the National Recreation and Park Association. But with less than half of the U.S. population fully vaccinated, many will still have restrictions in place to minimize the risk of the virus spreading. These rules will vary, depending on state and local government guidance; individual establishments can also set their own requirements for swimmers.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
For those with mental health issues, the photographs they take can help them put words to their struggles, said Bernadette Behary, psychiatric rehabilitation director at Crosskeys Human Services Inc. in Brownsville. Behary runs the Photovoice program at the agency, which has clients take photos of places that are meaningful to them, and then describe a stigma they may experience as a result of a mental health condition in their own words.
âIt gives people a voice, basically,â said Behary. âIt empowers people who may be marginalized in society and who really canât speak out.â
March 16, 2018 Those of us in the public health sector started to realize years ago that there were potential risks, then the industry rolled out faster than we could do our science. Now we see those risks have turned into human harms and people are getting sick. And we in this field have a moral imperative to raise the alarmÃÂ .