1. Be careful of heat exhaustion or heat stroke
    Symptoms of these seasonal disorders are caused from excessive heat.
    + Due to unbelievable heat you may lose the balance of your body temperature and you may feel very hot.
    + Also you may lose the balance of water and salt content in your blood.
    + In the worst case, it could be deadly.
    + If you feel dizzy, have a headache, muscle pain or feel stiff, sweat profusely, feel sick, feel tired or sinking feeling or have a fever, it might be heat stroke.

    If these symptoms appear, you should take the following measures.
    1. Move to a windy and shady place or to an air-conditioned room.
    2. Remove clothes and take a cool water shower or breeze in order to lower your body temperature.
    3. Have some cool drinks to supply water and salt.
    4. If you can not take these measures by yourself, or the person does not respond, call the doctor.

　

For Inquiries : Fire Bureau (TEL 333-2111)

　

2. Reminders of waterfront playing
    Many accidents have been reported at waterfront areas such as sea shores or river sides every summer.  Here are 8 suggestions to prevent mishaps.

    - Be conscious of a foothold when you are in the water.
    - Be careful about a sudden change of water flow or high tide.
    - You may be in trouble when there is a sudden change in the weather.
    - In case of high waves, avoid rocks.
    - Don’t overestimate your swimming skill or ability.
    - Be sure to put your life jacket on when you board a boat.
    - In case you fall in the sea or river, stay calm first, try not to swallow any water, try to hold your breathe in order to float your body easier with the remaining air in your lungs.  If you are able to float, float on your back and wait for the rescue operation.
    - If you see that someone is drowning, shout in a loud voice asking for help, make an emergency call to 119.  If the area is deep, do not try to jump into the water and help carelessly.  Instead, throw a swimming ring, beach mat or capped empty plastic water container.

    If you study the above 8 items, you, yourself can be safer and at the same time you may save someone’s life.
　

For Inquiries : Fire Bureau (TEL 333-2111)

3. Holding a Picture Diary Contest under the theme of “Family and Health”
    Ichikawa City is commemorating “The WHO’s 3rd Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities” to be held for a period between October 23rd and 26th in Ichikawa and is having a picture diary contest under the theme of “Family and Health”.  Good works will be displayed at the Ichikawa Cultural Hall during the conference together with those picture diaries sent from other “Healthy Cities” and more over we plan to compile them into a picture diary book.  The works may be used in projects to up lift health consciousness.  Any elementary school students living or attending schools in Ichikawa can apply by Sep.5th.
    You can submit your work to the “The WHO’s 3rd Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities office of the City Hall.

Picture Diary Contest
  1. Sponsor:           The Alliance for Healthy Cities Japan Office
      Co-sponsor:      Ichikawa City, Ichikawa City Board of Education

  2. Qualifications:  Elementary school students living or attending school in Ichikawa.

  3. Categories:
    1) Elementary Lower Grades
    2) Elementary Upper Grades

  4. The deadline:   September 5th, 2008

  5. Inquiries and Submission of Works
    Mailing address:  The 3rd Global Conference of the AFHC Office
                                   272-8501 1-1-1 Yawata Ichikawa City Hall
    Telephone No.:     047-704-0257 Fax: 047-336-8291
    E-mail address:    ihc2008@city.ichikawa.chiba.jp

  6. Theme of Picture Diary
    “Family and Health” is the theme.  Please draw your pictures and write your sentences focusing on the happy moment of your daily life.
    Some examples    - Deep love among your family
                                    - Help and assist each other
                                    - The pleasure of a happy home
                                    - Importance of good health
                                    - Splendidness of good health

  7. The main points
    1) Paper:  Use quarto drawing paper (540mm x 380mm) in portrait orientation.
                      Draw a picture in the upper half and write a diary sentences on the lower half.
                      Leave a margin of about 20mm at 4 sides of the drawing paper.
    2) How to draw a picture:  No restriction as to coloring
                                                 Illustration is acceptable
        How to write a diary:  1st line, “Title”
                                             2nd line, name of the school, grade and your name
                                             3rd line, start writing the diary
    * This should be done by you not by anyone else.
    * Length of the text
        1. Elementary Lower Grades (1-3): about 100 words
        2. Elementary Upper Grades (4-6): about 150 words
    * It can be in Japanese or in your native language.

  8. Judgment and Announcement of Results:
    1) The Preliminary Judgment will be done by the Ichikawa Board of Education who will select the top 3 works.  These will not be returned.  The remaining works will be returned to the painter / writer.
    2) The Final Judgment will be done by the AFHC office, including the works drawn and written by the students from Healthy Cities outside the country in early September.
    3) In the middle of September, an announcement will be made on the Ichikawa City Web page.  A letter will be sent to the prize winners.

  9. Announcement of winners and their work
    1) The first prize (superior) and some other prizes will be decided and certificates of merit and commemorative gifts will be awarded.  A memento will be given to all participants.
    2) Announcements will be made in The 3rd Global Conference of the AFHC event at the Ichikawa Cultural Hall on October 25th Saturday.

  10. Others
    + The number of works applied should be limited to one piece and it must be done by the person himself and unpublished.
    + Personal information will never be used without approval from the applicants for purposes other than results notification and publication of the collection.

　

For Inquiries : The 3rd Global Conference of the AFHC Secretariat (TEL 334-1143)
　

For further information regarding the subjects mentioned above or others concerning your daily life or questions about city administration, please visit the Foreign Residents' Assistance Desk or dial 336-8030.  On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and Friday at the City Hall, and on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at the Gyotoku Branch Office from 10 to 12 in the morning and from 1 to 4 in the afternoon.

 see you next month !