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AmericanTowns Heroes: Caroline Cannon Wins Prize Caring for the Arctic and the Inupiat

Caroline Cannon has led dual roles throughout her life. She is a leader of her people as well as a steward of the earth. For more than 30 years Caroline has been working to...

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AmericanTowns Heroes: Mailman Charlie Rose Sniffs Out Gas and Saves Lives

Something didn't seem right to mail carrier Charlie Rose. He smelled gas more than once while delivering the mail on his normal route. It wasn't just coming from one house and the...

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AmericanTown Heroes: Leslie Perkins Picks Posies for Patients

Leslie Perkins, a hospital volunteer for more than 28 years is also the head of the fresh flower program. In addition to overseeing the placements of fresh flowers in all the...

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AmericanTowns Heroes: Bob Davidson Wants Your Pledge to Rise Above the Plastics

If you see a grown man covered in plastic bags, don’t think he’s crazy or a homeless person trying to stay warm. Go over and introduce yourself and find out what he has to say...

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County Of Mohave News - Rabid Bats Found Locally

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Kingman, AZ - Mohave County’s Department of Public Health has confirmed two reports of rabid bats in Mohave County. “One was in Fort Mohave and the other was on Lake...

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AmericanTowns Heroes: Rebecca Stivers—Nurse Educator and Role Model

A nurse educator and her husband happen upon the scene of a serious crash just in time to administer critical care. As a trained nurse, Rebecca knows what to do to help make...

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AmericanTowns Heroes: Team Winter Races to Fund Research for Prostate Cancer

After losing her father to prostate cancer, Winter Vinecki started Team Winter to help raise money for prostate cancer research. Winter is a young triathlete who inspires...

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Mohave County : H1N1 Clinics Update - December 3, 2009

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More H1N1 nasal spray vaccine available Kingman, AZ - The Mohave County Department of Public Health is expanding the H1N1 flu vaccine distribution to healthy individuals who are...

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Mohave County News: Pregnancy Prevention

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Educators Presented Pregnancy Prevention Message Kingman, AZ -- Local educators recently attended a presentation on pregnancy prevention for teens at the County Administration...

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Swine flu information, symptoms and resources for Mohave County

The reports of Swine Flu in Arizona (official name, H1N1) are alarming, but as the virus remains in the headlines, experts are urging common-sense in handling the outbreak. This...

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Mohave County - Health Program

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KINGMAN – Mohave County Nursing Division offers Reproductive Health Services on a free-to-low-cost sliding scale. Thirty-year Kingman resident Sharon Noake has provided...

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I and Q workshop

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Workshop targets issues of isolation and quarantine due to communicable disease. KINGMAN,AZ---The Mohave County Department of Public Health facilitated a...

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County Health Department investigates reports

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BULLHEAD CITY – According to Mohave County Department of Public Health Director Patty Mead, the Nursing Division is presently investigating reports concerning a potential...

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Tobacco Prevention Program Goes Cellular

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Kingman , AZ - The Mohave County Tobacco Use Prevention Program (MCTUPP) is using new technology to make its message relevant to youths.MCTUPP Program Coordinator Susan Williams...

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Blood drive champs

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United Blood Services Regional Donor Recruitment Representative Ann Trilby (center) presents a 2008 Lifesaving Heroes Champion plaque to Mohave County Friday, July 25, at the...

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Mohave County takes on teen pregnancy

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KINGMAN – Mohave County health educators are seeking help in battling teen pregnancy. Two community health education specialists from the Mohave County Department of Public...

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JuneFit Tip: Stretching is for Everyday!

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My motto is, "Stretching is for Everyday", and I do practice what I preach. Research has indicated that regular stretching may be more effective in preventing injuries...

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Norovirus Reports Investigated

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Kingman – Mohave County Health Department has received a number of reports of norovirus in the Bullhead City area. “We received confirmation from the Arizona Department of...

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