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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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When in the Lindstrom area, Visit Kost Dam County Park!
Posted on 09. Oct, 2010 by Lenore Bleifuss, Local Artist.
Among the many favorite places to visit in our immediate Lindstrom area, is Kost Dam County Park. If you take #14 going toward North Branch, and take a right turn onto #15, you will find this frequently visited and scenic area. We moved to a small family farm on Sunrise Lake, in 1964, and the former [...]
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Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund Will Provide $11.4 Million in Needs-Based Scholarships
Posted on 11. Sep, 2010 by EASTMNNEWSWIRE.
The Minnesota-Based Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund® announced today that it will provide $11.4 million in needs-based postsecondary scholarships to 614 members of the 9/11 community for the 2010/2011 academic year. Almost $6.2 million has already been distributed for the September 2010 semester; the remaining scholarships will be dispersed in December for the semester beginning [...]
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Debilitating Strokes Can Impose Financial Burden
Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by EastMNnewswire.
The consequences of stroke, reported to be the third leading cause of death in the U.S., can extend beyond the physical to impose devastating financial burdens on families and society in general. According to the American Heart Association, the total direct and indirect costs of stroke in 2008 have been estimated at $65.5 billion. Now [...]
