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As a CHR, you may be behind the wheel as much as you are behind the computer monitor. Before heading out, don’t forget to pack drinks and a snack. Fill a thermos or insulated sports bottle with your favorite cold drink. It will stay cool for hours and prevent the temptation of those "super-size" fast food or C-store sodas. Drinking enough fluids is always important. In the winter, dry air and heaters make fluids essential to prevent dehydration; while the summer heat makes liquids crucial to cool the body. Eight 8 oz. servings of fluids, especially water, is a good guideline for daily intake.

For those ‘salty snack’ days, bring baked tortilla chips, pretzels or whole-grain crackers. Don’t pack the whole bag, just a handful in a plastic baggie will do. If you’re watching your weight, try the new smaller snack packs that come in 100 calorie portions. If chewy is for you, pack low-fat string cheese and dried fruit, such as raisins, apricots, and cranberries. Vegetables that travel well include: green pepper strips, carrot sticks, celery sticks or broccoli & cauliflower florets.

Finally, that sweet tooth… apples, bananas, grapes, peaches, plums, pears and nectarines are great for traveling. Homemade muffins or fruit breads are a crumbly, yet satisfying choice; just make sure to pack an extra napkin or two! With a little advanced planning you can munch on healthy foods you enjoy, wherever your job takes you. Travel safe and eat healthy!

Bullet arrowThe Top 10 Reasons to do your CHR PCC Reports

10. To claim workman’s comp for injuries received from throwing yourself whole-heartedly into the computer.
9. To keep your Area Coordinator from asking, “Are you doing your reports?”
8. The computer will not crash, I repeat, will not crash if you touch it.
7. To hear your computer say, “Well done, thou good & faithful CHR”
6. Because somebody has to.
5. The computer gives off less radiation than your cell phone.
4. Diverts attention from the fact you aren’t transporting.
3. To generate reports that will make your Tribal Director go “Ahhhhhhhh!”
2. Key strokes on a computer keyboard have been linked to uh….funding.

And the number one reason to do your CHR PCC Reports…

1. Because it verifies you can do everything with practically nothing!

 

Printed with permission from: CDR Dione Harjo, M.P.H. • Health Care Systems Consultant • CHR, EMS & Health Education,
Division of Health Care Systems • Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service