Protecting your head: How much do you know?Take this quiz. T F 1. n n To firoery, a belmt is flat our hd, bcld loeld deot impcur vew. 2. n n Aot 600 hd injure ocur ootrcoote ano00 are fal. 3. n n Mselmtod blae evers, bce materereak dn. 4. n n Iu surieroeay, yoisk of eary de0 to 5erent 5. n n Yood repcelmt after i’s terot, suh as bg dropd ocient Hd yoo? Iu ansd any of ths satems inoretlu culenfiroearg mre abuow to pcur hd. Yoelmt shult snuy. Ad it has a ctrt shule bcld ant snuy, toe. I’s thet wrotet yoeant culave yofe. 3 Monthly Health Challenge ™ Protect Your Head When Kathleen Putman left for work one morning, she didn’t have the same rush-hour, stuck-in-traffic commute as her co-workers. 1 She still had to fight traffic, follow stop lights, and navigate intersections. And she still had to watch out for other drivers. But the Ohio resident wasn’t behind the wheel. She was on a bike, dressed in riding gear, wearing a helmet, with work clothes in a backpack. Putman had made the bike-to-work commute many times before. But this time, her ride didn’t go as planned. Out of nowhere, an inattentive driver hit her from behind at 45 miles per hour. The impact threw Putman into the driver’s windshield head first. She suffered spinal fractures and other injuries. But she lived. “I did have a head injury from that,” says Putman. “…but I am certain I would not have survived without a helmet on.” Do you wear a helmet when you should? It’s not just to protect your head while cycling. Lots of activities put your head at risk for injury like baseball, rock climbing, skateboarding, motorcycle riding, or construction work. Want to stay safe and live longer? Take the month-long health challenge to Protect Your Head . CHALLENGE Make it a habit to wear a helmet Keep Your Head in the Game Ever wonder what the big deal is about wearing helmets? If you’ve ever participated in an activity where you should have worn a helmet but didn’t, you’re not alone. Sure, a helmet might make your head sweaty. Maybe you’ve never had a head injury, and think it will stay that way. Or maybe you think wearing a helmet makes you look silly or isn’t stylish. News flash: None of these are good reasons or excuses to go without a helmet. Keep your head in the game. Read on for a few reasons that wearing a helmet matters. Requirements to complete this HEALTH CHALLENGE ™ 1. ReaProtet Yoea 2. Clan to rotet yoeae focvtis wiisk foeais 3. Kecrur cmped hth cen in ce yoranizoquireoento Answ ers: 1. Fals e. 2. True. 3. True. 4. True. 5. True.