Learn about biting insects and an EPA website that offers helpful information, the EPA’s “SunWise” program, summertime travel tips from the TSA, lightning safety and how to prevent drowning.

1. Health and Safety Podcast June 16, 2010

2. Topics June 16, 2010: EPA Insect Repellent Web Page. “Slip, Slop, Slap, Wrap, and Seek Shade.” TSA Summer Travel Reminders. Lightning Safety Awareness Week. Swimming Pools and Drowning.

3. EPA Web Page www.epa.gov/repellentfinder Listings of mosquito and tick repellents. Tips for choosing the right product. Repellents can reduce or eliminate the discomfort of insect bites. Fairfax County Health Department www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fightthebite

4. Sun Safety The number one preventable risk factor for skin cancer is overexposure to ultraviolet – or UV – radiation – either from the sun or artificial sources of light.

5. Sun Safety “Slip, Slop, Slap, Wrap, and Seek Shade.” Slip on a shirt. Slop on sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher. Slap on a wide-brimmed hat. Wrap on sunglasses. Seek shade during midday hours. www.epa.gov/sunwise

6. Summer Travel The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) encourages you to: Have your ID and boarding pass out and ready. Take off shoes and jackets. Take out any liquids – in a baggie – and laptops.

7. Summer Travel Pack carry-onsinan organized manner. Eligible travelers are encouraged to use family lanes at security checkpoints. www.tsa.gov

8. Lightning Summer is the peak season for one of the nation's deadliest weather phenomena — lightning. Lightning Safety AwarenessWeek – June 20-26. “When thunder roars, go indoors!” www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov

9. Swimming Pool Safety Always supervise childrenaround and in swimming pools. Be prepared to respondquickly. Create barriers such as afence with a self-closing gate. Drain pools properly.

10. Swimming Pool Safety Virginia Department of Health Division of Injury and Violence Prevention,1-800-732-8333 Virginia Safe Kids, 804-628-2077, www.safekids.org Consumer Product Safety Commission, www.poolsafety.gov American Red Cross, www.redcross.org

11. Additional Information www.fairfaxcounty.gov www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency 9-1-1 – Emergency police, fire, medical. 703-691-2131 – Non-emergency.