1 Eat a rainbow… April, May, June 2019 SMARxT Prescription Drug Disposal Is your medicine cabinet filled with expired drugs or medications you no longer use? How should you dispose of them? What way is safe for the environment and prevents others from using them without a prescription? These are just of the few questions you may have about how to properly get rid of your leftover drugs. Fortunately, there is an answer to this problem. First of all, follow your medication providers’ instructions and use all medications as instructed. If you do not use all of your prescribed or over-the-counter medication, you can take a few small steps to make an impact in safeguarding lives and protecting the environment by disposing of unused medicines properly: 1) DO NOT FLUSH unused medications and DO NOT POUR them down a sink or drain. 2) Be proactive and dispose of unused medication in household trash. When discarding unused medications, ensure you protect children and pets from potentially negative effects: • Pour medication into a sealable plastic bag. If medication is a solid (pill, liquid capsule, etc.), crush it or add water to dissolve it. • Add kitty litter, sawdust, coffee grounds (or any material that mixes with the medication and makes it less appealing for pets and children to eat) to the plastic bag. • Seal the plastic bag and put it in the trash. • Remove and destroy ALL identifying personal information (prescription label) from all medication containers before recycling them or throwing them into the trash. 3) Check for approved state and local collection programs. Another option is to check for approved state and local collection alternatives such as community based household hazardous waste collection programs. Reprinted from: smarxtdisposal.net
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Eat a rainbow… April, May, June 2019
SMARxT Prescription Drug Disposal Is your medicine cabinet filled with expired drugs or medications you no longer use? How should you dispose of them? What way is safe for the environment and prevents others from using them without a prescription? These are just of the few questions you may have about how to properly get rid of your leftover drugs. Fortunately, there is an answer to this problem. First of all, follow your medication providers’ instructions and use all medications as instructed. If you do not use all of your prescribed or over-the-counter medication, you can take a few small steps to make an impact in safeguarding lives and protecting the environment by disposing of unused medicines properly: 1) DO NOT FLUSH unused medications and DO NOT POUR them down a sink or drain. 2) Be proactive and dispose of unused medication in household trash. When discarding unused medications, ensure you protect children and pets from potentially negative effects:
• Pour medication into a sealable plastic bag. If medication is a solid (pill, liquid capsule, etc.), crush it or add water to dissolve it.
• Add kitty litter, sawdust, coffee grounds (or any material that mixes with the medication and makes it less appealing for pets and children to eat) to the plastic bag.
• Seal the plastic bag and put it in the trash.
• Remove and destroy ALL identifying personal information (prescription label) from all medication containers before recycling them or throwing them into the trash.
3) Check for approved state and local collection programs. Another option is to check for approved state and local collection alternatives such as community based household hazardous waste collection programs.
Terry Serio Virginia Brown, DrPH Shauna C. Henley, PhD Extension Educator Extension Educator Extension Educator Food Stamp Nutrition Education Family & Consumer Sciences Family & Consumer Sciences Family & Consumer Sciences Carroll County Baltimore County Carroll County University of Maryland Extension-Carroll County Phone: 410-386-2760 700 Agriculture Center Toll-Free: 888-326-9645 Westminster, MD 21157-5700 Fax: 410-876-0132 If you have a disability that requires special assistance for your participation in a program, please contact the Carroll County Extension Office at 410-386-2760; fax 410-876-0132, two (2) weeks prior to the program. The information given herein is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by University of Maryland Extension is implied.
Please visit us online at http://extension.umd.edu/carroll-county
Census 2020 Kickoff…One Year Untilthe Census Begins
Westminster, MD, Monday, April 1, 2019 – The Carroll County Board ofCommissioners (BOC) is pleased to announce the one year notice for Census Day2020, starting on April 1, 2020. Census 2020 is a bipartisan initiative which affects allcitizens. Also, today the 2020 Maryland Complete Count Committee held its firstmeeting one year in advance of Census Day.
A Carroll County Complete Count Committee (CCC) is currently being appointed.Numerous activities will be planned for the next twelve months leading up to theCensus count. The CCC is a volunteer committee established by the county toincrease awareness and motivate residents to respond to the 2020 Census. CCCsserve as a county’s “census ambassador” and play an integral part in ensuring acomplete and accurate count of the community. Success of the census depends oncommunity involvement at every level. The U.S. Census Bureau cannot conduct the2020 Census alone and success cannot be achieved without local involvement fromCarroll County’s respected leaders.
The county is also excited to announce its award of a $40,000 state grant to help withmarketing and outreach. Efforts are beginning and will continue until the Census isconcluded in June 2020. County outreach efforts include: part-time contractual staffdedicated to the 2020 Census; internet kiosks with iPads located at town offices, clinicsand shelters to reach those without access to technology; volunteer and staff training;advertising, giveaways, materials and staffing for events. Emphasis will be placed onreaching historically hard-to-count areas and populations.
The United States Constitution mandates that every 10 years the federal governmentcount all persons living in the country through the decennial census. The goal of thecensus is to count everybody, count them only once, and count them in the right placeon Census Day. Information gathered in the census helps determine funding decisionsfor the rest of the decade for a variety of programs including public health,neighborhood improvements, transportation, education, senior services and muchmore. The count also determines which states gain or lose representation in Congressand determines the amount of state and federal funding communities receive over thecourse of the decade. The Census is required by law and all responses to the CensusBureau are confidential.
More information about Carroll County Census 2020 activities will be issued shortlywith updates provided over the next year.
For more information about the United States 2020 Census, visit www.census.gov.
For additional information, contact:Chris Winebrenner
410-386-2043
The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to the Carroll County Government and its programs, services, activities, and facilities.Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or who has a complaint should contact The Department ofCitizen Services, 410.386.3600 or 1.888.302.8978 or MD Relay 7-1-1/1.800.735.2258 or email [email protected] as soon as possiblebut no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.
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In partnership with
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION (UME)
MISSION
Our educational programs and problem-solving assistance are available to citizens and are based on the research and experience of land grant universities such as the University of Maryland, College Park.
OUR HISTORY
Since the 1900’s Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) educators have taught how to safely preserve food, whether it was canning, drying, or freezing using USDA home food preservation guidelines.
OUR VISION
UME Master Gardener Volunteers (MGVs) educate residents how to grow food in home, community, and school gardens. MGVs and help thousands of individual groups each year start and improve food gardens.
OUR PARTNERSHIP
UME Master Gardeners (MGVs) teach people how to grow produce through the Grow It Eat It (GIEI) program, and FCS educators teach people how to safely preserve their harvest through the Grow It Eat It Preserve It program (GIEIPI).
FCS EDUCATORS CAN ADVISE YOU
Canning
We teach others how to safely can: Jams, jellies, and butters Pickled & fermented products High acid foods (peaches) Tomatoes Low acid foods (green beans)
Freezing
We teach evidence-based information on safely freezing foods at home.
Dehydration
We teach evidence-based information on safely drying foods at home.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Are family, cookbooks, and Internet
recipes safe?
Contact your FCS educator to fi nd safe food preservation resources and recipes, such as the National Center for Home Food Preservation and the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning.
I want to change the recipe?
No, recipes should not be changed. Recipes will ensure consistency, quality, and safety.
Are all tomatoes okay to can?
Select only disease-free, preferably vine-ripened, fi rm tomatoes for canning. Green tomatoes are more acidic than ripened tomatoes and can be canned safely with any of the following recommendations.
Caution: Do not can tomatoes from dead or frost-killed vines.
Is it okay to process two layers of jars in
a canner at one time?
Yes, two layers can be processed at one time, in either the boiling water bath or pressure canner. Place a small wire rack between the layers so water or steam will circulate around each jar.
How much is it to have my dial checked?
Free, contact your FCS educator to make an appointment. Remember, it is best to get the dial check yearly.