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Florida Senator Tina Polsky

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for over 50 years. The organization supports hardworking And Florida House Of Representative
The Fuller Center has been a community cornerstone

families and their children achieve their full potential.
to experience success in school, in work, and in life, Mike Caruso Visit Habilitation
Fuller Center believes all children should have the chance
regardless of their parents’ income or zip code. View us
on Facebook: @florencefullercenters and Instagram: @ Center In Boca Raton For Tour
florencefullercenters.
And Present $200,000 Check

The Habilitation Center for the
Handicapped Inc. (HabCenter) welcomed
Florida Senator Tina Polsky (District 29)
and Florida House of Representative Mike
Caruso (District 89) on Aug. 12 for a visit
to the Boca Raton nonprofit organization
and to present the HabCenter with a
$200,000 check.
Both Sen. Polsky and Rep. Caruso have
been strong supporters of the HabCenter.
The funds allocated to HabCenter through
Nayleth Ruiz, Christopher Fernandez Garcia and Jarryn the Adults With Disabilities (AWD) grant
Ivery will support individuals with disabilities
that the HabCenter serves; enhance their
self-advocacy, adaptive, vocational, Left to right: Pam Brown, Dan Owen, Sen. Tina Polsky, Bob DiRocco, Rep.
work preparation, and/or social skills Mike Caruso
through instruction and/or hands-on
training. Funds will be used to maintain or expand the job
coaches, instructors, paraprofessionals, and support staff at
HabCenter. HabCenter relies on these individuals to provide
programmatic instruction, prevocational and vocational
training, and other hands-on training as well as enrichment
activities for people with disabilities.
For more than 40 years, HabCenter has provided adults
with special needs with the knowledge, skills, and behavior
needed to lead useful and productive lives with dignity,
respect, and independence.
“A Palm Beach County Health and Human Services
Study indicated the need for additional employment
Yuri Brito and his new bike and support services for individuals with disabilities in HabCenter clients presenting thank-you’s to Rep. Caruso
Palm Beach County. This study reported that without and Sen. Polsky.
proper supports in place, people with developmental
disabilities are among the most vulnerable citizens,” nonprofit gives back to the community by providing a safe,
noted Bob DiRocco, executive director of HabCenter. fun place to empower the spirit of those individuals they
“We are very grateful to Sen. Polsky and Rep. Caruso serve and encourage their unlimited potential. The critical
for their continued support of HabCenter and the clients programs the HabCenter offers include social services,
we serve. It was wonderful having them at HabCenter to development training, P.E.A.R. (programs in education,
see firsthand the essential work we are doing.” art and recreation), and vocational training within HabCo
About The HabCenter Manufacturing and the HabCenter Nursery. The HabCenter
The HabCenter opened its doors in 1978 to equip also provides local businesses and colleges opportunities
adults with special needs in Palm Beach County with the to partner with them through HabCo Manufacturing, the
knowledge, skills, and behavior needed to lead useful and nursery, and social work internship programs. Learn more
productive lives with dignity, respect, and independence. The at www.habcenter.org.
Drinking Wine

By Steven E. Reznick, grams of alcohol while in the UK only 8 grams of alcohol.
M.D., FACP The conclusion I derive from this study is that a small
We have all read the amount of wine, especially red wine, is probably not going
peer reviewed research to contribute to you developing atrial fibrillation.
papers about the increased Exercising With A Mask
consumption of wine and My adult daughter is dealing with the decision to send
spirits during the pandemic. her 3½-year-old to preschool with a mask and risk COVID
On mornings for recycling or not. Her girlfriend complicated matters by screaming,
collection in my community, “Masks are unhealthy for children as they breathe in more
I notice an increased number carbon dioxide.”
of empty wine bottles, beer Carbon dioxide actually stimulates breathing, which is
cans and alcohol bottles a good thing. So, I searched the literature to find something
being sent for recycling. that provides evidence that masks are safe.
A July 27 publication in the Journal of Clinical Matthew Kampert, D.O., and colleagues from the
Cardiology: Clinical Electrophysiology examined the Cleveland Clinic performed exercise stress tests on active
relationship between alcohol consumption versus beer or young men wearing no mask, wearing a N95 mask and
cider. Their study assessed 400,000 adults and raised the wearing a cloth mask with a charcoal filter. Their results
idea that drinking red or white wine could potentially be were published as a letter in one of JAMA’s online forums.
a safer alternative to other types of alcoholic beverages These men each exercised until they were exhausted in
with respect to the development of atrial fibrillation. The three scenarios. Without a mask they exercised for a mean
study looked at adults in the United Kingdom Bio-Bank duration of 591 seconds versus 548 seconds with a cloth
aged 40 to 69. mask and 545 seconds with a N95 mask. They all felt that
Those who consumed 1 to 7 glasses of red wine per breathing resistance and humidity was higher with either
week had the lowest risk of developing atrial fibrillation mask.
– even lower than nondrinkers. The same risk applied for There were no arrhythmias nor were there ischemic EKG
white wine until you reached extremely high levels of changes. Their conclusion, based on the small difference in
intake. For beer and cider, there was a direct relationship time exercising, is that wearing a mask did not limit physical
between the amount of product consumed and the increase exercise capacity. Thus, wearing a mask does not adversely
in risk of atrial fibrillation. affect your ability to exercise or participate in activities.
This was an observational study and does not allow for Dr. Reznick is board certified in internal medicine,
concluding cause and effect. There are also differences in with added qualifications in geriatrics. To learn about his
what the United Kingdom defines as a glass of wine and practice, visit www.BocaConciergeDoc.com or call (561)
what other countries do. In the United States it contains 14 368-0191.