Transcript What is a SUBSTATION?

What are
STRESSORS ?
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What
are
stressors?
.
Do stressors harm me?
These are excellent
questions!
Let’s explore what we already
know and also see what some
medical experts say.
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What are
STRESSORS?
.
Stressors are the
things that cause
stress.
School
We have lots of
stressors in our
lives.
Familia
Dinero
Job
Personas
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What are
STRESSORS?
.
We are focusing on ENVIRONMENTAL
stressors.
There are
ENVIRONMENTAL
stressors that
impact our health
or well-being. Environment
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What happens with
STRESS?
.
We need to ‘back-up’ a
moment and make
sure we all have the
same term for STRESS.
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What happens with
STRESS?
.
You get ‘stress’ when a
high demand is put on
you, but you don’t have
much control over how
you're going to meet
those demands.
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What happens with
STRESS?
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Doctors know that people
who are under lots of stress
have a higher risk for all
kinds of health problems.
These include depression,
heart disease and
hypertension.
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What happens with
STRESS?
.
Stress can also effect us
emotionally. Chronic stress
can cause us to become
depressed.
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What happens with
STRESS?
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Doctors have shown that major
depression is also a risk factor
for heart disease, for diabetes,
and probably for dementia,
maybe for cancer.
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What happens with
STRESS?
.
Those are the primary killers of the
modern world.
Stress is also a risk factor
for those physical
illnesses.
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What are the source of
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
.
Chemicals
Fear
There are many environmental
stresses over which we have
little control on the Westside.
You probably can name them
faster than they can be written.
Noise
Air
Pollution
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What are the source of
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
.
Let’s briefly explore each of
these environmental stressors
that can negatively effect or
health and well-being
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What are the source of
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
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It’s never totally quiet here.
Environmental noise is
all over the Westside.
Listen outside …for
sounds nature doesn’t
make…
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What are the source of
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
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Noise
These noises are
environmental stressors that
can result in headaches,
irritability, and hearing loss.
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What
are
the
source
of
.
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
Yes, we have chemicals
You may
in our
nothomes.
be
And we completelyaware
control
of those.
these. Chemicals
Railroads and highway
personnel spray toxic
chemicals to kill plants
But businesses and activities
Toxic
fluids, oilsour
&
beyond
greases from cars, trucks, control introduce
buses & trains
toxic chemicals here on the
Westside.
Environment
Businesses use toxic
chemicals. Some produce
hazardous and toxic wastes.
Some businesses have had
toxic accidents.
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What
are
the
source
of
.
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
Everyone knows about the air pollution.
Air
Pollution
The days it
hurts
to breathe.
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What
are
the
source
of
.
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
Everyone knows about the air pollution.
Air
Good days
Pollution
…and days when
smog fills the sky.
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What are the source of
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
Where does air pollution come from?
You know these. Air
Pollution
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What are the source of
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
.
But what about fear?
What is the
environmental stressor
from fear?
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What are the source of
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
… not knowing
Fear
what chemicals
are around you.
.
Building hazard warning sign
Your health and the health of
those you love is stressed by
these activities on the Westside.
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What are the source of
ENVIRONMENTAL stress?
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Fear
… but you can exercise this
one chance to STOP MORE
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS.
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NO Westside substation, a
new environmental stressor
Substations threaten our health &
safety with environmental stressors.
Substations blight our
neighborhood with ugliness.
Environment
Substations hurt our
property values.
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Say NO! to another
Westside substation
Say
NO!
to another
Westside
substation
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Who needs to hear YOU say
“NO
Substation
on the Westside”
KCMO
Plans &
Zoning
Cmte
Councilman Terry Riley Chairperson (816) 513-1629
gets email at [email protected]
Councilwoman Cindy Circo Co-Chair (816) 513-1633
gets email at [email protected]
Councilwoman Beth Gottstein (816) 513-1616
gets email at [email protected]
Councilman Ed Ford
(816) 513-1601
gets email at [email protected]
Councilman John Sharp
(816) 513-1615
gets email at [email protected]
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Who needs to hear YOU say
“NO
Substation
on the Westside”
Michael Chesser
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Great Plains Energy & KCP&L
P.O. Box 418679
Kansas City, MO 64141-9679
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Who needs to hear YOU say
“NO
Substation
on the Westside”
Michael Merriman
Chairman & President
Financial Holding Company
300 W 11th St
Kansas City, MO 64105-1618
Thomas A. McDonnell
Chief Executive Officer & President DST Systems
Vince Dasta President DST Realty
333 W. 11th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
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Say
NO!
to another
Westside
substation
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