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February 14, 2024

What is Your Self-Love Language?

Valentine's Day might look a little different this year with a parade happening in our streets. But before the celebrations begin, let's spotlight self-love. The five love languages are five different ways of expressing and receiving love:

1. Words of affirmation
2. Quality time
3. Receiving gifts
4. Acts of service
5. Physical touch

We often hear about love languages in the context of romantic relationships. Still, it’s important to learn how we can practice self-love by knowing our love language(s). By learning to recognize these preferences in ourselves and our loved ones, we can learn to identify the root of your conflicts, connect more profoundly, and truly begin to grow closer to yourself and others.

Preconception health is about getting healthy and staying healthy throughout your life. It applies to both women and men – regardless if you are planning to have a baby. Preconception health means taking control and choosing healthy habits.

Preconception health is important for every woman―not just those planning a pregnancy. 

It means living well, being healthy, and feeling good about your life. Preconception health is about planning for the future and taking steps to get there! 

Preconception health is important for men, too. 

As a partner, it means encouraging and supporting your partner’s health. As a father, it means protecting your children. Preconception health is about providing yourself and your loved ones with a bright and healthy future. 

The Healthy Heart Ambassador program (HHA) teaches persons with hypertension how to control and lower their blood pressure and learn how to maintain a healthy diet by working with a trained Healthy Heart Ambassador over the course of four months.

Enrollment is free of charge, but you need to have a diagnosis of high blood pressure and be at least 18 years old to participate. You have to be FREE of recent cardiac events, atrial fibrillation or other arrhythmias, lymphedema, or the possibility of developing lymphedema. 

To learn more or to register, contact Estella Fondzeka at the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment at [email protected] or 913-477-8348.

People seeking to treat their ailments sometimes mistake a product as being safe because it’s easily available, whether online or even at gas stations. However, availability is no indication of effectiveness or safety. This is especially true of the ingredient tianeptine. Products containing tianeptine have been known to cause seizures, loss of consciousness, other adverse health events and even death.

Tianeptine is not approved for any medical use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Consumers should avoid these products as they are not safe and there is no indication of effectiveness in treating any ailment or disorder.

Help is available from your health care provider or state-licensed providers who specialize in treating substance use disorders and addiction. Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit FindTreatment.gov to seek treatment for yourself or others.

Save the Date: Opioid Symposium

Join us on Wednesday, April 17 at the Arts & Heritage Center in Overland Park for Johnson County Prevention and Recovery Coalition’s first-ever Opioid Symposium.

The goal of the symposium is to bring the community together and spark the next steps in the fight against the opioid crisis in Johnson County. You’ll learn more about the work being done and resources available to prevent opioid misuse in the community, as well as ways you can take action yourself.

Speakers at the Opioid Symposium will include:

• Libby Davis, Keepin' Clean for Coop
• Julinne Kemp, Sheriff's Office Crime Lab
• Sierra Wright, Johnson County Mental Health Center
• A representative from the Medical Examiner’s Office

Overflow, a local creative agency, will also share the new social norms campaign—You Never Know—combatting opioid and fentanyl use among adolescents and young adults in Johnson County.

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Visit the CDC’s COVID Data Tracker for COVID-19 metrics. Also visit the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment’s website to view the Weekly Respiratory Illness Surveillance Report.

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