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Children and Families Encouraged to Get Fit With UCare
Posted on 16. Jan, 2011 by EASTMNNEWSWIRE.
ACHP reports that, over the last 30 years, the rate of overweight or obese children has tripled. The report also profiles UCare’s Ready, Get, Fit! Kit, another LivingWell resource. UCare’s Health Promotion department developed family, yoga, and walking versions of the kit for UCare’s MinnesotaCare members. Designed for at-home use, the kits contain exercise tools such as pedometers, yoga mats, water bottles, and DVDs to encourage family exercise activity.
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Let Your Kid Shine: New Dance Competitions at JFK
Posted on 16. Jan, 2011 by EASTMNNEWSWIRE.
Dance is a wonderful activity through which your child can gain self confidence and also boost his or her personality. Dance competitions are a great way to expose your child to the world outside. Also it acts as an amazing confidence booster. Just For Kix has recently announced a new set of competitions commencing on [...]
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Outrage over Somali Gangs Children Sex Rings in Minnesota
Posted on 14. Nov, 2010 by EASTMNNEWSWIRE.
Child molestation and rape is awful and outrageous no matter how you hear about it, but I have to admit that reading this week about the three Somali gangs that prostituted young girls shocked me to the bone. There’s a lot of news on the subject, but a good all-inclusive story can be found here: [...]
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Free Lead Screenings for Children at MN State Fair
Posted on 04. Sep, 2010 by EASTMNNEWSWIRE.
Children, pregnant women can be screened at the Health Fair 11/Crossroads Building; tests are available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the UCare information booth UCare is sponsoring free lead screenings and education sessions for children and pregnant women on two days in September at the Minnesota State Fair. The screenings and education sessions [...]
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Future Residential Children’s Hospice Home in Minnesota Launches Website
Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by EastMNnewswire.
Children’s Lighthouse of Minnesota (CLM), is pleased to announce that it has launched its website. Designed to build awareness of the cause, the site delivers a comprehensive overview of the organization’s goals – drawing community support to develop and build the first children’s respite and hospice care home in the Midwest. Once built, children with [...]
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VIP of the Week: Doris Zacho
Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by Rose M Garland.
VIP of the Week: Doris Zacho, The City of Chisago, Parks Department There are times that you meet or speak to someone that makes you remember how great life can be. Doris Zacho is one of those people that make you feel good in a naturally effortless way. Although she’ll tell you she’s no angel, [...]
