Archive for the ‘Announcements’ Category

• CANCER GENETIC COUNSELING, SCREENING AND TESTING – WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW COULD HURT YOU

  Thursday, May 17th, 2012

  IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO ANSWER:
  * Is there a history of cancer in your family?
  * What are Cancer Genetic Markers?
  * How would you know if you have them?
  * Ever heard of BRCA1 & BRCA2? How about P53?

• OneWorld Salutes Mothers And Nurturers Everywhere, May 13, 2012

  Sunday, May 13th, 2012

  “Regardless of the outcomes being a mother challenges us to learn and GROW. With a little luck we get the opportunity to be more effective, wiser, thoughtful and more inspirational grandmothers and great-grandmothers.” (N’Zinga Shani, Mother & Grandmother)

• A Lot More Than Health Care – Student Loan Rates of 6.8 Percent Versus Access to Affordable Health Care? In America? Outrageous!

  Thursday, May 10th, 2012

  “Mr. McConnell and his wealthy friends should be compelled to take a drive through some parts of America to see what his votes and the fights he is leading are doing to hard-working, God-fearing, decent Americans. The kind of people he claims to like; the kinds of people who vote for him and the Tea Party members. In their Ivory Towers they have no idea (and we don’t believe for one minute that they care) about how these lofty, arrogant, oppressive, partisan positions they advocate affect millions of average Americans. Now they are saying students loan rates of 6.8 percent versus access to affordable health care for average and poor Americans! This is our first world policies?

• Heart Truth for Women – May 2012 – Women’s Health Month

  Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

  “The Heart Truth Women of Color initiative focuses on extending The Heart Truth messages, and engaging in national and local activities to help more women of color understand The Heart Truths and inspire them to take action to reduce their risks for heart disease. Black and Hispanic women have HIGH risks for heart disease.”

• How Healthy Are Our Connecticut Counties? How Do the Everyday Decisions We Make about Food and Exercise Affect Our Health Overall? The County Calculator Can Tell Us

  Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

  “Reducing Just 64 Calories a Day Could Help Meet Childhood Obesity-Prevention Goals” Obesity is a major cause of health problems in the USA. We invite you to use the Health Rankings Calculator to learn more. Make healthy decisions to improve health outcomes.