The CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Office of Women’s Health) recently compiled a list of 10 tips for staying healthy this holiday season. While all are common sense – wash your hands often, stay warm, manage stress, travel safely, be smoke-free, get check-ups and vaccinations, watch the kids, prevent injuries, handle and prepare food safely, and eat healthy and be active, the list does remind us that even the little things add up to great benefits. There is something for everyone here from the newlywed who’s preparing the first holiday feast (#9, Handle and Prepare Food Safely) to the senior executive stranded in the airport (#3, Manage Stress).
The site also offers free holiday health e-cards, a holiday health song (set to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas), and a holiday health podcast. A Spanish version of the holiday tips is available.
