JUNE 14, 2012
Planning for summer vacations - make yours a safe one BY KATHERINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE State Attorney, Miami-Dade County
s we begin the summer season, many South Florida families start planning their highly anticipated summer vacation. For those whose plans involve leaving town, the last thing you want to worry about is the security of your home. Here are some tips that will help secure your home while you and your loved ones enjoy a fun and safe vacation. • Be sure to notify your local police agency about your departure and return dates, and give a name and telephone number of a neighbor, friend, or relative to notify in case of a burglary, fire or other emergency. Officers who routinely patrol in your area will periodically check your home. • Contact the post office and request your mail not be delivered during the days you will be away. Your carrier will deliver your “held” mail upon your return or you may choose to pick it up at your designated post office branch. • Newspaper deliveries should also be placed on hold while you are away so that they do not pile up and alert any passersby that your house is unoccupied. • Make arrangements to have your grass cut and watered while you are gone. Have someone check daily to remove outdated papers and circulars from your doorway and yard. • If you have valuables in the house, take them to the bank for storage in your safety
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SUMMER VACATIONS, page 5
Zoo Miami announces opening of HEALTH CARE CORNER new Playworld Playground
BY VIANCA H. ROSAS, MPH Director of Research and Innovation, United HomeCare
Advances in Home Care a Boost for Senior Care
Recreational area features new “wet” and “dry” playgrounds for kids to enjoy. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
BY CINDY CASTELBLANCO
oo Miami has announced the opening of its new Playworld Playground that contains two play areas — Jungle Journey and Ocean Voyage. With more than 1.5 acres of play and picnic space, kids ages 12 and under have plenty of room to explore the splashing water features and jungle
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gym while parents supervise in comfortable shaded seating. In the Jungle Journey playground, children have 11 play features to help them create their own adventures. While the jungle gym could keep them busy for a while, kids can find themselves making their way past a wobbly bridge, through a hollow log and escaping life–––––––––– See
PLAYWORLD, page 5
MBy 2030, there will be 72 million people in the United States over 65 years of age, representing nearly 20 percent of the total U.S. population. Here in Florida, this group already accounts for 17 percent of our population. That means that Florida families, government and businesses alike have to work faster and harder to meet the health care needs of our aging population than other regions of the country. And we have to work smarter to make the most of every healthcare dollar in our strained economy. For all these reasons, home care emerges as an effective, efficient choice for meeting many of the care needs of our expanding older population. Doral-based United HomeCare provides this update on the expanded role of home care and the industry’s efforts to raise the efficiency and effectiveness of care. • TeleHealth Monitoring: This state-ofthe-art technology provides qualifying patients and family members with remote
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