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Let’s Move! Working Together For the Health of America’s Children
By Michelle Obama, Special to CNN Back when we first launched Let’s Move! — a nationwide initiative to end our childhood obesity epidemic — in the back of my mind, I wondered whether it was really possible to make a difference. I knew how serious this problem is. Nearly one in three of our children [...]
Healthy, Money-Smart, Sustainable Living
Small decisions can make a big difference over time on your carbon footprint, and some of the “greenest” decisions you can make begin at home. Fortunately, there are several easy, affordable ways to lead a greener lifestyle at home. 1. Get some fresh air. From the cleaning supplies you use to the off-gassing of new [...]
Widening the Welcome and Deepening the Support: Faith Communities Responding to Mental Illness
Pomona, CA– NAMI Pomona Valley and Tri-City Mental Health Center have partnered to form the Inter-Faith Collaboration on Mental Health to host a Inter-Faith Mental Health Conference. On February 28th 7-9pm and 29th 8:30am-12:30pm, at Temple Beth Israel in Pomona local faith communities, community based organizations, and mental health providers have come together to respond [...]
PVHMC’s 5th Annual Power of Red Dinner Focuses on Women’s Cardiovascular Health, Education, Prevention and Managing the Disease
Pomona, CA– The statistics are heart stopping and life changing. One in three female adults has some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) — also know of as the combination of all cardiac disease and all strokes. According to the American Heart Association (AHA) the number of cardiovascular disease deaths for women has exceeded those for [...]
Maximizing Your Cold Weather Workouts
During the colder months, many people can warm up to these four simple tips from celebrity fitness expert Jennifer Cohen to help keep up with their workouts: Incorporate Exercise Throughout Your Day: Put free weights at the doorway of your bedroom and move them from room to room as you go about the day, doing [...]
Women Invited To Join the Sisters Getting Slim (SGS) Club to Get Motivated About Weight Loss
Nationwide — The Sisters Getting Slim (SGS) (TM) Club is a free online community where women come to get motivated and to learn tips and strategies to help them lose weight and discover their healthy, sexy, slim body! JJ Smith, Nutritionist and Certified Weight Loss Expert, is the founder of The SGS Club. JJ says, [...]
Top Myths-And Facts-About Diabetes
If you or a person you are caring for has diabetes-and uses insulin-you may want to learn more about the facts and myths surrounding diabetes and insulin pump therapy. Myth: All people with diabetes are overweight. Reality: Weight is not a cause (or effect) of either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes [...]
Make the Call, Don’t Miss a Beat
Did you know that a woman suffers a heart attack every minute in the United States? Don’t be included in that statistic. It helps to be aware of how to tell whether you’re having a heart attack and what to do if you are. Here, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [...]
College Athletes File Lawsuits Against NCAA for Concussions
NATIONAL- The punt soared through the night air, arriving just before the tackler crashed into Derek Owens. No penalty flag was thrown, and Owens maintained one would not have been justified. It was football, the sport he still loves, despite his concussions. “They just killed him!” Teresa Owens blurted in the stands, reacting with a [...]
Commit A Minute To Safety This Holiday Season Safety Tips From UL And The Muppets
The holidays are considered the “most wonderful time of the year,” but all the seasonal cooking, decorating and home entertaining contributes to many unintentional injuries each year. To help, UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety organization, and The Muppets have a series of online safety videos to teach families how to stay safer this holiday [...]
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