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1 in 5 Huron County residents heavy drinkers
Huron County
Health Unit
Nearly one in five Huron
County residents age 12 and
over are heavy drinkers,
according to the Canadian
Community Health Survey.
Heavy drinking is defined as
consuming five or more
alcoholic drinks on one
occasion, once a month or
more.
"Drinking too much, too
often is a concerning issue,"
says Angela Willert, Senior
Public Health Promoter.
"People are often unaware of
the consequences of over -
drinking in the short and
long term."
Whether it's a night of
celebration or drinking
games, it's easy to lose track
of how many drinks you've
had. Continuous drinking
can increase the risk of
Huron County Library
partners with Hoopla
Digital to give patrons
online and mobile access
Library card-
holders can
instantly explore,
borrow and enjoy
dynamic content on
their smartphones,
tablets and PCs
Submitted by Huron County
Library
Huron County Library
announced on October 5,
2015, public availability of
thousands of movies, tele-
vision shows, music
albums, eBooks, audio -
books and comics, all
available for mobile and
online access through a
new partnership with
hoopla digital (hoopladigi-
tal.com).
Huron County Library
card holders can download
the free hoopla digital
mobile app on their
Android or IOS device or
visit hoopladigital.com to
begin enjoying thousands of
titles - from major Holly-
wood studios, record com-
panies and publishers -
available to borrow 24/7, for
instant streaming or tempo-
rary downloading to their
smartphones, tablets and
computers.
"We have an open door
policy and are always
adopting new resources
that help patrons learn,
solve problems, read, and
reach their personal aspi-
rations," said Meighan
Wark, County Librarian at
Huron County Library.
"By partnering with
hoopla digital, we're able
to do just that as our
patrons now have 24/7
access to the library and
thousands of educational
and popular titles, to
accommodate their vary-
ing interests. The service
is also digital so there is
no waiting period for pop-
ular titles and hoopla's
automatic return means
no late fees."
Huron County Library is
the forty-seventh library
system in Canada to part-
ner with hoopla digital.
Current partners include
Toronto Public Library,
Calgary Public Library,
Hamilton Public Library,
Edmonton Public Library
and many others.
"With hoopla digital, it
is our mission to empower
the evolution of public
libraries while helping
them to meet the needs of
the mobile generation.
We've worked for years to
create a best -in -breed ser-
vice that is fun, fast and
reliable. And we continue
to secure content deals to
expand our offering of
popular and niche movies,
TV shows, music, eBooks,
audiobooks and comics,"
said Jeff Jankowski
founder and owner of
hoopla digital.
short- and long-term alco-
hol-related harm. The most
common short-term risk of
heavy drinking is a `hango-
ver' - headache, fatigue
and nausea. However, more
serious risks include: alco-
hol poisoning; violence and
injuries (car crashes, falls,
fights); risky sexual behav-
ior; poor or regrettable
decisions; problems with
finances, work or school;
long-term health effects,
such as liver cirrhosis,
heart problems and cancer.
Canada's Low -Risk Alco-
hol Drinking Guidelines
help adults who choose to
drink to make informed
choices about their alcohol
consumption. The Guide-
lines recommend: women
consume no more than 10
drinks a week and no more
than two drinks a day most
days; men consume no more
than 15 drinks a week and
no more than three drinks a
day most days.
For special occasions, the
Guidelines recommend no
more than three drinks at
any one time to help limit
harm from alcohol
consumption.
"These guidelines are lim-
its, not goals - less is always
more," adds Willert. "And it
doesn't work to save all of
your drinks for the
weekend."
There is no such thing as
`risk-free' drinking, but fol-
lowing the Guidelines can
lower your risk.
The Health Unit's Rethink
Your Drinking campaign
promotes the Canadian
Low -Risk Alcohol Drinking
Guidelines to help change
the way we think about and
use alcohol. For more infor-
mation, visit www.rethinky-
ourdrinldng.ca.
Submitted Photo
The Society
of Engineers
support
Robotics at
Bruce County
Library
Kevin Allin,
representative from The
Society of Engineers
recently presented a
cheque for $3300 to
Bruce County Public
Library. The Library
will use the funds to
purchase Cubelets,
Ozobots and MOSS
Robotics kits that will
teach children basic
programming and
coding. The program
will benefit children like
Derek Allin, pictured with
his mom, Stephanie Allin,
a children's programmer
at the Library. Accepting
the cheque on behalf of
the Library is Nancy Kuhl,
Branch Services and
Program Coordinator.