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Farmers Market season is here! Farmers Markets are a perfect opportunity to meet and talk to the farmers that grow your food. You can learn more about how the food you are buying is made, where it's from and much more! 

By shopping at your local Farmers Market you are:

• Supporting your local farmers
• Purchasing locally grown products
• Providing fresh, healthy food for your family

The SCIO Sheboygan Farmers Market is on 8th Street and Erie Avenue in Fountain Park on Wednesdays & Saturdays from 8am-1pm. In addition to farmers you will find a variety of entertainment, food trucks, and more. 

Participants in the WIC (Women Infant Children) Program, and income eligible senior citizens, can receive vouchers to purchase fruits and vegetables. WIC participants need to contact the WIC office at 920.459.3417. Senior Citizens can get the vouchers directly at the farmers market at the SCIO booth. 

Did you know that 53% of hot car deaths occur because someone forgets a child in a car? Keep your children and pets safe this summer by practicing these tips.

100% of hot car deaths are preventable!

• Get in the habit of always checking the back seat of your car before locking doors

• Always lock your car doors and trunk, year-round. 25% of hot car deaths are from children getting into unattended vehicles

• Never leave a child or pet alone. Rolling windows down or parking in the shade does very little to change the temperature of the vehicle

• If you see a child or pet alone in a vehicle, make sure they are okay and responsive. If not, call 911 immediately

• If the child appears to be okay, attempt to locate the parents; if at a public place, have the facility page the car over an intercom system

• If the child is not responsive and appears to be in distress, attempt to get into the car to assist the child--even if that means breaking a window. Wisconsin has a "Good Samaritan" law that protects people from lawsuits for getting involved to help a person in an emergency.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

What are the different types of hepatitis occurring around the world?

• Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It is spread by someone who unknowingly infests the virus - even in microscopic amounts - through close personal contact with an infected person or through eating contaminated food or drinks.

• Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV is spread when blood or other bodily fluids from a person infected with the virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. This can happen through sexual contact, sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment, or from mother to baby at birth.

• Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV can spread through contact with blood from an infected person. Today, most people become infected by sharing needles or other equipment used to prepare and inject drugs. There is no vaccine for hepatitis C.

• Hepatitis D, also known as "delta hepatitis", is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV). HDV only occurs in people who are also infected with the hepatitis B virus and is spread when blood or other bodily fluids enters the body of someone who is not infected. There is no vaccine, however, the hepatitis B vaccine also protects against hepatitis D infection.

• Hepatitis E is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV) and is found in the stool of an infected person. It is spread when someone ingests the virus, even in microscopic amounts. In the US and other developed countries, people have gotten sick after eating raw or undercooked pork, venison, wild boar meat, or shellfish. No vaccine is currently available in the United States.

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is observed each July to bring awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental illness in the United States.

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act, and helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.

Racial and ethnic minorities often suffer from poor mental health outcomes due to multiple factors, including lack of access to quality mental health care services, cultural stigma surrounding mental health care, discrimination, and overall lack of awareness about mental health.

• In 2021, it is estimated that only 39 percent of Black or African American adults, 25 percent of Asian adults, and 36 percent of Hispanic/Latino adults with any mental illness were treated, compared to 52 percent of non-Hispanic white adults.
• One study suggests that Hispanic men who identify as LGBTQI+ experience higher rates of body image disorders than Hispanic women, Black and African American men and women, and white men and women who identify as LGBTQI+.
• According to the Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs, American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans report experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at double the rate of non-Hispanic white Veterans - 20.5 percent compared to 11.6 percent.
• In 2020, suicide was the leading cause of death among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders aged 10 to 19; it was the second leading cause of death among those aged 20 to 34.