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5B Monday, August 10, 1998 The Greenville News SAFETY TIPS State has second-highest rate of heart disease deaths in nation CHILDREN FROM PAGE 1B talizations due to congestive heart failure rose from 195 per 100,000 residents in 1986 to 296 per 100,000. Doctors say the most impact on preventing heart disease are things heard every day: quit smoking, lose weight, lower blood pressure and cholesterol As long as South Carolina tops national averages in those categories, it will lead in heart disease, said Kim Wennerberg with the state Heart Association. for everybody," said Dan Lackland, a epidemiology professore at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. "But people are having strokes and heart attacks earlier in South Carolina than in other states." Lackland said as South Carolinians continue to age, those rates will increase. Also a factor is advancing medicine, Lackland said.

As deaths from infections diseases decrease, heart disease will kill even more. Hospi The Associated Press SPARTANBURG South Carolina has the country's second worst rate of death from heart disease, according to statistics from the American Heart Association. Only Mississippi tops South Carolina's 224.2 deaths from cardiovascular disease per 100,000 people. The Palmetto State's average is 50 more than the country's mark. Mississippi's rate is 255.8 deaths per 100,000 residents.

"Heart disease is the No. 1 killer The Missing Youth Foundation suggests asking these questions when rating your child's safety: Can your children recite their ful name, address, and telephone number including area code, city and state? Do your children know never to enter anyone's home without permission? Do your children know that they should not go into a parking lot either alone or if encouraged by an adult? Do your children know that adults seldom ask for directions from children and that if approached by a car, they should never go near or get in the automobile. Would your children yell "NO" and create a scene in public if they were being subjected to bad touches and the perpertrator would not stop? said. I'm not saying Yellow Dyno does it I think they do a decent job. This is an issue that should not be used to put money in people's pocket Maria Lancaster of Fountain Inn bought the Yellow Dyno kit for her 3-year-old son Christopher about a month ago.

He watched the video about seven times back to back, and he can't get into the car without listening to the cassette, Lancaster said. Lancaster says the program has been a positive reinforcement for Christopher. She says parents should start teaching their kids about strangers as soon as possible. "As young as they can comprehend and understand what you're saying, you need to start at that point, Lancaster said. They've got to understand how to reason when they just don't feel good inside." Breea Willingham covers crime and public safety issues.

She can be reached at 298-4020. Make Your Home tell you who's a stranger and who's not," Stephens said. "Tell them if this happens, this is what you da If someone touches you here or there, this is how you react Stephens added that children shouldn't be scared of everyone they meet "We're raising and attempting to raise people to be afraid of everyone. That's a sad commentary on society," Stephens said. "We need to educate children to be safe and give them the tools to make decisions and we do that by teaching them to react to situations and not people." Whether the offender is a friend or stranger, children are easy prey, Gaines said.

They're young, naive and they're kids," he said. They're not going to question an adult or not even know they're putting themselves in harm's way, so they're totally innocent most of the time." Nancy Lewis of Greenville is trying to spread the word to parents about the importance of child safety through a program called Yellow Dyno. Lewis is a saleswoman for Nest Entertainment, the Texas-based organization that produces the educational toy. Yellow Dyno teaches parents and MAINTENANCE oiuing ana Seamless Gutters! DHEC Free Report Reveals 10 Ways to Beat CD's Find Out About The Little Known Secrets Your Banker Would Prefer You Didn't Know! Call 1-800-878-8766, 24 Hours, For A Free Recorded Message To Learn What Your Banker Will Never Tell You! Call Home Healthcare i IT? Services children how to avoid abusive situations, what to do if a child is tost and how to recognize lures such as helping to find a lost pet The program uses videotapes and music featuring the yellow dinosaur to get its message across to parents and children. Stephens said he is skeptical of programs that claim to teach kids stranger safety.

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