by Staff Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Healthy Homes & Sustainable Communities, News
Are those gently-used, once worn prom and formal dresses taking up valuable space in your closets? Donate them to a great cause! The ARC of Buffalo County and the Friends Program of Kearney are partnering with the Hilltop Mall to collect gently-used or new fashionable...
by Staff Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Eliminate Health Disparities, News
The concept of Community Health Workers (CHW) is an emerging profession. A CHW works within diverse communities who are at great risk of developing health complications, chronic health illnesses or early death. They provide a wide range of services such as outreach,...
by Staff Admin | Feb 28, 2012 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
Although your productivity may be improved by spending hours at a time at your desk, it is definitely not good for you health. There is increasing research showing that the more time you spend sitting every day, the greater your risk is for heart disease, even if you...
by Staff Admin | Feb 21, 2012 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
“We focus on the relationship between the built environment and the people’s quality of life.” Gehl Architects, Urban Quality Consultants is a consultancy organization based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, who manages a blog all about the issues relating...
by Staff Admin | Feb 14, 2012 | High-Impact Prevention Services, News
A study in the world of Alzheimer’s disease has yielded new information. Research done with mice suggests that abnormal tau protein, already identified in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s, spreads through the brain like an infection or cancer, starting...
