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A Call for Health Leaders to Address Health Equity

Jan. 10, 2012 - The Connecticut Health Foundation's Health Leadership Fellows Program is now accepting applications for its eighth class, which begins September 2012. CT Health's...

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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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More Than 100 Cooling Centers Are Open in CT

from:Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy

Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that the number of “cooling centers” opened across Connecticut has exceeded 100, as communities provide places of refuge for people who...

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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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Connecticut Water Trails Day 2010

Connecticut Water Trails Day 2010 All during the month of June we will be celebrating our Third Annual Connecticut Water Trails Days. There will be 14 different...

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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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Swine flu information, symptoms and resources for New Haven County

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

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Gov. Rell: CDC Confirms 2 More Cases of H1N1 Flu in CT

Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the first two probable cases from two Fairfield University...

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Governor Rell Directs Antiviral Drugs Distributed to State Hospitals as Swine Flu Precaution

Governor M. Jodi Rell on Wednesday announced that she has directed the state Department of Public Health to distribute nearly 10,000 treatment courses of antiviral medication to...

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JuneFit Tip: Stretching is for Everyday!

from:JuneFit - Health and Fitness Tips

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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Region 15 School Lunch Menus Overhauled, Offer Healthier Choices This Year

Southbury, CT — Gone are the greasy fries and fried dough from the Middlebury and Southbury lunch rooms. This year, Region 15 school cafeteria workers are now serving healthier...

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