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Hand sanitizer: Keeping
young children safe
Using alcohol-based hand sanitizer is now a habit for adults and children alike — and that’s good! Applied correctly, it kills many germs, including the virus that causes COVID-19. But did you know it can also be harmful?
Swallowing even a little hand sanitizer can cause alcohol poisoning in children. Not to mention, contact with the eyes can result in injury.To lower the risks, follow these steps:
• Always help children younger than age 6 apply hand sanitizer.
• Keep bottles out of a young child’s sight and reach.They shouldn’t be acces-
sible in cars, purses, diaper bags, backpacks, or clothing pockets.
• Be careful with automatic
dispensers. Many are eye-level or higher for small children, making it easy for aerosols or liquid to reach their eyes.
• Clean hands with soap and water whenever possible. Make hand sanitizer a second choice.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, JAMA Ophthalmology, American Academy of Pediatrics, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
DIY fruity yogurt popsicles
Hey kids, grab a grown-up, some paper cups, and your favorite fruit to make a sweet, healthy treat!
YOUR RIGHT TO APPEAL
Appeals about your child’s Keystone HMO Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits for medical, dental, vision, behavioral health, or prescription drug services should be directed to Keystone Health Plan East, Inc. There are two kinds of appeals:
• Complaints: When you
dispute coverage limits, excep- tions, or exclusions from the CHIP Benefits Handbook, a provider’s services or network status, or certain other nonmedically necessary issues
• Grievances: When you disagree with a request denied as experimental, cosmetic, or not medically necessary, and for other reasons that mainly raise medical or clinical issues
These appeals must be sent to: Keystone Health Plan East, Inc. Member Appeals Department P.O. Box 41820
Philadelphia, PA 19101-1820 Phone: 1-800-464-5437 Fax: 1-888-671-5274
If you have any questions about your appeal rights, or if you need assistance in filing an appeal, you may call our Keystone
HMO CHIP Member Help Team at 1-800-464-5437, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup plain low-fat, fat-free, or dairy-free yogurt
1 banana, sliced
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup fruit juice or fruit
chunks
DIRECTIONS:
1. Blend ingredients together in a blender. Pour into small paper cups.
2. Freeze.
3. Place a plastic spoon or popsicle
stick in each cup when yogurt
mixture is half frozen.
4. When it’s ready to eat, turn cup
upside-down and run hot water over it until the popsicle slips out. Keep the cups to use as holders. Makes four or five small popsicles.
TIP: For an easier version, pour your favorite fat-free, low-fat, or dairy- free drinkable yogurt (or regular yogurt) into a paper cup. Add a stick and freeze. Peel the cup and eat.
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