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Summer health and safety tips
Key summer safety tips can protect our health while we pursue summertime fitness and fun. The importance of taking simple, commonsense precautions that everyone can do to help keep families safe as they enjoy their summer, cannot be overstressed. Read more

During summer holidays, there are many risks that should be taken into consideration in order to avoid events that could either spoil our precious holidays or be a cause permanent damage or worst, loss of life.

The Progressive Insurance Newsletter  
June 2007

Dear Friends,

Summer is a great time to take a vacation and have fun. It’s also a time to pay attention to your health and safety.

There are many risks that should be taken in to consideration in order to avoid events that could either spoil our precious holidays or be a cause permanent damage or worst, loss of life.

You can do a lot to protect your health, your family and most importantly your children, prevent illness and injury, and prepare for possible emergencies and disasters. Sun protection, water safety, road traffic accidents, food safety, outdoor activities are topics that imperatively need your attention all the year but during the summer, this is even more pressing.

Exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays appears to be the most important environmental factor involved in the development of skin cancer. Summer time can mean more time in the sun and more need to protect yourself from exposure to the sun’s rays.

During your road trip this summer, be sure to practice motor vehicle safety. Wear your safety belt. Use proper child restraints. Don’t drink and drive. Slow down. Watch out for pedestrians and bicyclists.  

You will find more information on this interesting topic in the article Summer health and safety tips that you will find attached with our 53rd Progressive Newsletter.

And don't forget, summer is a good time for everyone to think about how to be more physically active. Summer is also a good time for people to take advantage of all the fresh fruits and vegetables that are available. You can enjoy a diet rich in fruits and vegetables that may reduce your risk of cancer and other chronic diseases.

Wishing all of you happy and safe summer holidays,


Takis A. Haggiandreou
Director

 


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