Healthinfo Island Displays and Exhibits for April 2025

You can teleport to any of the eight displays and exhibits using the SLURLs in this posting. In Second Life, click on the poster with the same name as the title of the poster set, and you will get a notecard that contains all the text of the posters plus descriptions of the images. If you click each poster, you will get a private message with additional information and live links.

Central Pavilion of Healthinfo Island
Check out the calming breathing exercise on the back wall!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/128/126/24

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/195/158/22

April 25 is World Malaria Day

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/188/181/24

April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Month
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/172/155/22

Fat Facts
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/114/79/24

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/98/40/26

Measles in Adults
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/50/28/28

April is National Garlic Month
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/24/23/30

Feeding a Healthy Brain
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/21/63/32

Why is March 24 World TB Day?

The date, March 24th, marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB). His research opened the way toward diagnosing and curing this disease.  Tuberculosis is the world's leading infectious disease killer, causing more deaths each year than malaria or AIDS.  It kills 3 people every minute. However, tuberculosis is preventable and curable.  Although the bacteria that causes TB is becoming more and more drug resistant, there is a vaccine against TB.

To learn more and spread awareness of this preventable killer, please see: 

• https://www.cdc.gov/world-tb-day/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/tb/worldtbday/default.htm
• https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-tb-day
• https://www.stoptb.org/advocate-to-endtb/world-tb-day

Why is March 21 World Down Syndrome Day?

Human DNA consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes… for most people. People with Down Syndrome have an extra 21st chromosome, making 3 copies not 2. Therefore, the awareness day for Down Syndrome is March (3rd month) 21, to signify the third 21st chromosome.  On March 21, join the "Lots of Socks” campaign. Wear your craziest or mismatched socks to engage people in conversations about Down Syndrome. Here are some Down Syndrome sock sources:

• https://lotsofsocks.worlddownsyndromeday.org/en-us/collections/lotsofsocks-socks
• https://johnscrazysocks.com/products/world-down-syndrome-day-crew-socks

People with Down Syndrome have a wide range of physical and mental capabilities, and must deal with a large ombre of health and life challenges. It is important to not stereotype this diverse group of individuals.

To learn more about Down Syndrome:

• Down Syndrome International https://www.ds-int.org/
• (US) National Down Syndrome Society https://ndss.org/
• (UK) Down’s Syndrome Association https://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/
• Canadian Down Syndrome Society https://cdss.ca/
• Down Syndrome Australia https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/ 

Reasonable accommodation at work?

The ADA explains that your employer must give you reasonable accommodations unless that would pose an undoable hardship. Most accommodations are obvious and are cheap or free to implement. You don't have to accept the first accommodation your employer offers, if it doesn't work for you. But sometimes you and your employer can't seem to find a good accommodation. What can you do then? 

It will help to look at the accommodations you have already tried, to see why they would not work. Brainstorming potential accommodations with an outside resource, such as JAN, Vocational Rehabilitation, or a job coach may turn up additional possibilities. Maybe it’s time to do a trial accommodation with one of their suggestions. 

Another option if you can’t be accommodated in your present job, a possible solution would be reassignment to a vacant job, or the creation of an entirely new job.