Fireplace experts, smart decorating could save your home
(ARA) - Frosty weather, flickering candles and glittering decorations create holiday ambiance. They also account for thousands of personal tragedies each year.
Home fires increase significantly between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, and they’re often sparked by heating sources, candles and poorly placed decorations. To keep your home and family […]

Shopping for the Change of Seasons? How to Stay Safe at the Mall
(ARA) - With the colder weather just around the corner, lots of shoppers are taking advantage of seasonal sales and flocking to the malls in search of a new, warmer wardrobe. Before you head out to a busy shopping center, it’s a […]

Visiting Nurse Associations of America, Families Fighting Flu and The Clorox Company Team Up to Vaccinate Thousands of Children in October to Make Flu Season Less Scary
(ARA) – Ghouls and goblins are not the only things to be afraid of this Halloween; October is also the start of flu season. Influenza is the leading cause […]

Scare Up Excitement with these Simple and Safe Halloween Tips
(ARA) - Halloween is a season that brings jack-o-lanterns to front porches and spiders, super heroes and princesses to the streets. This year add to the ghoulish atmosphere with a few safe and healthy tricks that will make your book of spells the most popular on […]

Participation in after school activities and community sports has become increasingly popular. With kids heading back to school, many children will be signing up for sports for the first time.
From softball to skateboarding, sport participation can lead to injury. For many sports, protective gear and safety lessons are the first steps to ensure an injury-free […]

Kids, computers and the Internet — it can be a formula for fun and education or, if not wisely managed, a jungle of pitfalls and potentially dangerous situations for kids in the 21st century. It can take lots of dedication to effectively control your child’s access to a home PC and the Internet. But for […]

Home and family go hand-in-hand. Family memories revolve around things like baking cookies together and celebrating special occasions. You want to do everything possible to keep your home and family safe to create future memories. That’s why taking precautions against home fires is so important.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than 3,000 Americans […]

The kitchen can be a dangerous place, with sharp knives, busy cooks and family members running in and out. That’s why the National Consumers League (NCL) is offering tips to keep consumers safe in the kitchen.
“Food preparation can be potentially dangerous,” says Linda Golodner, NCL President. “Our goal is to make cooking as easy and […]

(ARA) - Prom and graduation are two memory-making milestones in a teen’s life. And these days, it’s not just the students who get excited about the planning and the celebrating. Many parents are involved in every step of the way, too — from picking out the right clothes to extending curfews for these special evenings.
It’s […]

Every 90 seconds a home fire is reported in the United States. A working smoke alarm can decrease your chance of dying in a home fire by nearly 50 percent. And when used together with a residential fire sprinkler system, the risk of dying in a home fire is reduced by 82 percent.
What can you […]