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S~>k I I 1 *1 t 1 • A n - 4 *4 <fl PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, AUGUST 24,1984 Good health habits carry over from childhood Craft fair set for Sunday Readers might be interested to know the results of recent health habits studies. Fifty- three percent of the adults in America say that, at one time or another during their lifetime, something once led them to improve their health habits. The single most frequehtly mentioned influence is health information supplied by the media or health education classes. Surprisingly, only one-tenth cited advice from a doctor or nurse as the thing that caused them to improve their health habits. But current health practices do not necessarily determine current health status/ In fact, good health in adulthood may be a reflection of childhood habits, since many habits take years to work their effects. And many persons who practice preventive health habits today have probably tended to practice them over the years. It is for this reason that the media and health educators place so much emphasis on prevention rather than treat­ ment. It is interesting to note the differences between the five most important health habits as perceived by the general public, and those perceived as being most important by health professionals. A high percentage of adults view never driving after drinking, keeping air quality acceptable, keeping water quality acceptable, having smoke detectors in the home and keeping close to recommended weight as being most important. Health professionals, on the other hand, rank the following five health habits as being most important to the overall health of the general population: not smoking, wearing seatbelts all the time in front seats, never driving after drinking, having smoke detectors in the home and living where drinking water is of acceptable quality. Although the two groups agree on three out of five (never drive after drinking, a pure water supply and smoke detectors in the home), the two health habits the professionals consider the most important, didn't even make it to the public's "top five" list. The experts rank having Adviser hired at extension office Mary Widolff recently joined the McHenry County Extension staff as extension youth adviser. Ms. Widolff a Whiteside County native, transferred from Woodford County where she worked as youth adviser for four years. While in Woodford County, she organized 11 new community 4~ H clubs and worked closely with the Woodford County youth Council to maintain a steady increase in 4-H membership. Other major areas in which she provided leadership and supervision include: a county teen fashion board; a Citizen­ ship Washington Focus regional program; and the development City pool to close Sept. 3 MARY WIDOLFF As summer will soon come to a close, so will the Knox Park Swimming Pool. Starting on Monday, August 27 to Friday, August 31 the pool hours will be 5 to 6 p.m. for adult swim and 6 to 8:30 p.m. for open swim. Labor Day will be the last day the pool is open. The weekend times are as follows: Saturday, Sept. 1, 11 a.m. to noon adult swim; Sunday Sept. 2, noqn to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. open swim; Monday, Sept. 3, noon to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., open swim. Get all you can get... get a CASE friends, relatives and neighbors in sixth place. In surveys of the general public, that factor drops to 11th place. Notice that wearing seatbelts all the time in the front seat is rated in second place by the experts. The adult public doesn't place near enough importance on this factor. They drop it down to 17th place! Another striking discrepancy between the ratings concerns the moderate use of alcohol (as opposed to too much or ffpne at all). helping people ' in general to live a long and healthy life, the adult public rates that health factor in 23rd place; while the experts rate it in eighth place. The public is invited to the fourth annual "Prints, Pottery and Potpourri" craft fair spon­ sored by the Crystal Lake Jaycee Women. The fair will be held Sunday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McCormick park on Route 14 in Crystal Lake. Area exhibitors will feature a variety of handmade crafts. Items available for sale will include wheat weavings, bread dough ornaments, ceramics, tole paintings, needlepoint, stained glass, soft sculpture dolls, grapevine wreaths, lamps, clocks, and Christmas articles. The Jaycee Women will also be selling refreshments during the fair. Refreshment proceeds will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Child Safe Program, and the March of Dimes. Charitable con­ tributions remain a chief source of income to fund research ef­ forts and support ongoing therapy centers. Proceeds from the fair, other than concessions, will help fund the civic projects of the Jaycee Women such as senior citizen dances, car seat safety, babysitter safety school, and Helping Hands. For further information, contact Terri Reece at 459-7334 or Trish Hubbard at 455-6939. of a new show arena for the 4-H Park. She also served as a county and regional resource person in the areas of leisure, recreation, and camping. Presently she holds the office of president for the Northern Illinois 4-H Camp Association. Ms. Widolff graduated from the University of Illinois in 1979 with a bachelor of science degree in Leisure Studies. Mary's duties involve providing leadership for the development, organization, and implementation of ttje 4-H youth program in McHenry County. term Bifold Doors Add a touch of elegance with rich looking louvered bifold closet doors. 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