Posted: Monday, Feb 9th, 2009
LA JARA ­— Conejos County residents are invited to come and find out their risk for heart disease at the “Love Your Sweet Heart, Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease” family health fair. The health fair is Saturday, Feb. 14 (Valentine’s Day) from 7 a.m.- 12 p.m. noon at the La Jara Elementary School.
Free screenings will be offered, and include cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI) and Read the rest of this entry »

GARDEN GROVE, CA –
In celebration of community leaders who
lend support for children’s oral health, Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange
County will present “Your Smile Matters: An Evening Honoring Leaders in
Oral Health,” with generous funding by Diamond Level sponsor Wanda Claro,
DDS, of Irvine Orthodontics. An anticipated 200 community leaders will hear
the Fullerton College Student Jazz Quartet perform while dining at the
Anaheim White House, a Read the rest of this entry »

KENOVA — The Kenova United Methodist Church is hosting a women’s health celebration at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9.
The event will include guest speakers Sandra Budden, a seven-year cancer survivor; Linda Pleasants, from the United Bank and a supporter of women’s health issues to the Legislature; and Marsha Dillow, director of the Breast Health Centers at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital.
The event also will Read the rest of this entry »

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Mercy Health Center will unite the region’s women with 70 other communities across the U.S. through the fifth annual national Spirit of Women Day of Dance for Health on Saturday, Feb. 28.
The event will combine the fun of dancing to different forms of music, such as ballroom dancing, rock ‘n’ roll, country-line, Zumba, clogging and even belly-dancing, with health screenings and consumer education on heart disease and other women’s health issues.
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The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health held the inaugural meeting of its National Advisory Board Tuesday, which includes two Midlanders, at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas.
Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, executive director of the LWBIWH, introduced each of the new board members and provided an overview of the Institute’s strategic plan and priorities. Among items discussed were the education of health care Read the rest of this entry »

Norwalk Hospital is hosting a workshop, “What Every Girl Wants to Know: The Next Step” on Monday, December 8, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Richard S. Perkin Auditorium of the hospital. Diane Frankel-Gramelis, MS, CCE, Adjunct Health Educator at Southern Connecticut State University, will lead a discussion for mothers/guardians and daughters about safety and making the right decisions about sexual activity. It is presented free as a community Read the rest of this entry »

WASECA — With the hope of starting an annual tradition, the Waseca Medical Center will host its first-ever free health seminar on National Wear Red Day, taking place from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center.
National Wear Red Day is an awareness campaign promoting women’s heart health awareness.
“National Wear Red Day is a great way to bring attention to heart disease risks that are Read the rest of this entry »

The fourth annual Gay Men’s Health Summit took place in Vancouver at UBC Robson Square Oct 30-31. The focus of the summit, organized by the Community Based Research Centre (CBRC), in partnership with the Health Initiative for Men (HIM) and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), was to develop strategies to integrate public health with community-level activism.
“The general objective is to get people working in some aspect of gay men’s health Read the rest of this entry »

The Mental Health Client Action Network of Santa Cruz County is hosting its first art show at the Louden Nelson Community Center through Dec. 26, showcasing artwork of seven of the center’s clients.
“Art is one of the things that really does have the power to heal people and help them to leave their mental illnesses,” said Andrew Shachat, network art teacher and recovery specialist. “It creates a community that clients can be a part of.”
Portraits, Read the rest of this entry »