Experimental hair saving therapy for breast cancer patients

Tampa, FL-- The owner of the Blow Bar in Tampa is raising money to bring a?hair saving?therapy for breast cancer patients to the Tampa Bay area.

Leslie Betts is raising money to buy?special freezers to store cold caps. Cold Cap Therapy is an experimental treatment used in Europe that helps breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, save their hair.

The Cold Caps must be changed every half hour during treatment. The caps?keep the scalp cold?during chemo so the hair follicle is not damaged, and less likely to fall out.

See pictures of the experimental cold caps here

It is still awaiting FDA approval and some oncologists are skeptical about allowing it.

Leslie says women who have?used it have been lobbying for more cancer centers and oncologists in the Tampa Bay area?to offer it as part of treatment.

Cold Cap Therapy is not covered by insurance. The disposable caps cost roughly $1600 and the specialty freezer costs $2500.

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Blow Bar Styling Salon is located at 310 South Dale Mabry Highway.

If you know an oncologist or cancer center that may be interested in Cold Cap Therapy, you can call Leslie at 813-876-2569.

Source: http://southtampa.wtsp.com/news/news/143679-experimental-hair-saving-therapy-breast-cancer-patients

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PFT: RG3 rallies Redskins to last-second win

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After so many times, you?re conditioned to expect Eli Manning and the Giants to win this game.

Instead, it was the Philadelphia Eagles with the late-game magic, and a 19-17 win Sunday night.

Manning has earned the benefit of the doubt. Having a pair of Super Bowl rings will do that for you.

But there are times he?s like a golfer who is great at getting out of trouble because he gets himself into trouble. He followed a nice fourth-down conversion pass early in the fourth quarter with a ridiculous interception, killing a potential go-ahead drive.

Again, he?s Eli Manning, so it might be quibbling, but there is a tendency to make red zone mistakes that require his brilliant knack for saving himself.

The last drive was undone by an offensive pass interference call on Ramses Barden, and the Giants missed a pair of potential game-winning field goals (after Andy Reid successfully iced the first miss).

It was counter to what you were expecting, but the Eagles earned this one, by playing aggressive defense throughout, and preventing Manning from doing what you anticipated.

In doing so, they?ve moved to 3-1, having won their three games by a combined four points.

Maybe that means we need to rethink our expectations of these two teams.

Here are five more things we learned during Sunday Night Football:

1. There was a terrifying moment in the third quarter when I feared someone kidnapped Reid.

The Eagles called run plays, four of them in a row, and they worked.

LeSean McCoy is obviously a talented player, but works for a guy who may never use him to his full potential. While he did have 23 carries for 123 yards, he?s the kind of back who could do it weekly given appropriate opportunity.

Put simply, when the Eagles?put him to work, the Eagles move the ball.

Having more balance to their offense in the form of letting McCoy do his thing is only going to make the Eagles weapons on the perimeter that much more dangerous.

And having more polish in that area might help them turn a lot of those field goals into something more valuable, and there will be nights when that matters more.

2. Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will never be conventional, and he has taken a beating.

But his unique gifts at least give him a chance to survive, and perhaps thrive.

Vick showed his remarkable balance in the first half, when he was nearly knocked down by Giants defensive tackle Rocky Bernard in the end zone for a safety, but collected himself enough to sidearm the ball out of bounds to reset himself on the next play.

It was a small thing, but shows the ability he has.

3. Both the Giants and Eagles have plenty of talent on the defensive line.

But not as much as it appeared.

Both offensive lines have been depleted by injuries, and the tackles took turns clutching and grabbing and holding (with Giants tackle Will Beatty at one point using what, I think, was either the Sleeperhold or the Cobra Clutch).

The Eagles showed a little more muscle in the second half, but neither line is going to send very many players to Hawaii.

4. It may take time for David Wilson to work his way out of the doghouse, after his fumble in the opener.

But the Giants clearly need him to earn some trust.

Ahmad Bradshaw and Andre Brown have their value, but the Giants lack a dynamic element in the running game.

Wilson could be that guy, if Tom Coughlin ever trusted him.

He looked outstanding in the return game, and they need to harness some of that in the base offense.

5. It was very helpful of the Eagles to announce that cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha was taken to a nearby hospital to get his eye checked.

It was even more helpful later when they announced that he didn?t go to the hospital, which was right before he went back on the field.

You?d think as much money as they spent on him, they?d have a better handle on where he is at any given moment.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/30/last-second-field-goal-allows-redskins-to-hold-on-in-tampa/related

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Obama calls on Congress to approve refinance plan

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Citing historically low mortgages, President Barack Obama is pressing Republicans to back housing policies the White House says would help struggling homeowners refinance their debts and prevent foreclosures.

Obama is blaming congressional Republicans for not passing legislation he proposed in February that would lower lending rates for millions of borrowers who have not been able to get out from under burdensome mortgages. Republicans have objected, citing among other things the estimated $5 billion to $10 billion cost of the proposal.

"Here we are - seven months later - still waiting on Congress to act," Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address.

Congress has recessed and is not scheduled to return until after the November elections.

"Instead of worrying about you, they'd already gone home to worry about their campaigns," the president said.

Obama's push comes as home prices have been rising across the United States. National home prices increased 1.2 percent in July, compared with the same month last year, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller index released Tuesday.

In the Republican weekly address, Arizona congressional candidate Vernon Parker said the U.S. corporate tax rate is pushing jobs overseas. He said he agrees with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, "that we need to stop all the looming tax hikes and develop a pro-growth tax code that brings jobs home and keeps jobs here."

He also called for the repeal of Obama's health care law.

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Obama address: www.whitehouse.gov

GOP address: http://tinyurl.com/cn8dbek

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-calls-congress-approve-refinance-plan-101133984.html

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Japan/Hong Kong, Whale/Tony, Belarus/Liechtenstein, Russia/America. (I could go on and on about this... AND I'M BORED...)

Japan/Hong Kong, Whale/Tony, Belarus/Liechtenstein, Russia/America. (I could go on and on about this... AND I'M BORED...)

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Japan/Hong Kong: Oh I like it very very much and think it?s a good pairing which I might actually ship if China stopped stealing Japan away.

Whale/Tony: That is?a ship? O_O

Belarus/Liechtenstein: Hmm, personally I think it could be cool. I don?t know, I?ll prefer Belarus with Hungary and Liechtenstein with Belgium I guess, but I think it?s an interesting pair.

Russia/America: Ohhh, I do ship this pair, somewhat, kind of. I mean, it?s an ?okay? pair in my books - if done properly, I guess. I think both characters actually do complement each other a lot.

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NYT: Supreme Court faces crucial rulings

WASHINGTON ?? The Supreme Court returns to the bench on Monday to confront not only a docket studded with momentous issues but also a new dynamic among the justices.

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The coming term will probably include major decisions on affirmative action in higher education admissions, same-sex marriage and a challenge to the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Those rulings could easily rival the last term?s as the most consequential in recent memory.

The theme this term is the nature of equality, and it will play out over issues that have bedeviled the nation for decades. ?Last term will be remembered for one case,? said Kannon K. Shanmugam, a lawyer with Williams & Connolly. ?This term will be remembered for several.?

The term will also provide signals about the repercussions of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.?s surprise decision in June to join the court?s four more liberal members and supply the decisive fifth vote in the landmark decision to uphold President Obama?s health care law. Every decision of the new term will be scrutinized for signs of whether Chief Justice Roberts, who had been a reliable member of the court?s conservative wing, has moved toward the ideological center of the court.

?The salient question is: Is it a little bit, or is it a lot?? said Paul D. Clement, a lawyer for the 26 states on the losing side of the core of the health care decision.

The term could clarify whether the health care ruling will come to be seen as the case that helped Chief Justice Roberts protect the authority of his court against charges of partisanship while accruing a mountain of political capital in the process. He and his fellow conservative justices might then run the table on the causes that engage him more than the limits of federal power ever have: cutting back on racial preferences, on campaign finance restrictions and on procedural protections for people accused of crimes.

It is also possible that the chief justice will become yet another disappointment to conservatives, who are used to them from the Supreme Court, and that he will join Justice Anthony M. Kennedy as a swing vote at the court?s center. There is already some early evidence of this trend: in each of the last three terms, only Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy were in the majority more than 90 percent of the time.

?We all start with the conventional wisdom that Justice Kennedy is going to decide the close cases,? said Mr. Clement, who served as United States solicitor general under President George W. Bush. ?We?ve all been reminded that that?s not always the case.?

The texture of the new term will be different, as the court?s attention shifts from federalism and the economy to questions involving race and sexual orientation. The new issues before the court are concrete and consequential: Who gets to go to college? To get married? To vote?

First up
On Oct. 10, the court will hear Fisher v. University of Texas, No. 11-345, a major challenge to affirmative action in higher education. The case was brought by Abigail Fisher, a white woman who says she was denied admission to the University of Texas based on her race. The university selects part of its class by taking race into account, as one factor among many, in an effort to ensure educational diversity.

Just nine years ago, the Supreme Court endorsed that approach in a 5-to-4 vote. The majority opinion in the case, Grutter v. Bollinger, was written by Justice Sandra Day O?Connor, who said she expected it to last for a quarter of a century.

But Justice O?Connor retired in 2006. She was succeeded by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., who was appointed by Mr. Bush and who has consistently voted to limit race-conscious decision making by the government. Chief Justice Roberts, another Bush appointee, has made no secret of his distaste for what he has called ?a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.?

Justices Kennedy, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas all dissented in the Grutter case, and simple math suggests that there may now be five votes to limit or overturn it.

The reach of such a decision could be limited by the idiosyncrasies of the admissions system in Texas. The university provides automatic admission to students in Texas who graduate in roughly the top 10 percent of their high school classes. That approach generates substantial diversity, partly because many Texas high schools remain racially homogeneous.

Ms. Fisher narrowly missed the cutoff at a high school whose students have above-average test scores for the state. She was rejected for one of the remaining spots under the part of the admissions program that considers applicants? race.

The court may uphold the Texas system under Grutter, or it may rule against it on narrow grounds by saying, for instance, that race-conscious admissions are forbidden where a race-neutral method ? like the 10 percent program ? can be said to be working.

But the court may also follow the health care ruling with a second landmark decision, this one barring racial preferences in admissions decisions altogether. Given persistent achievement gaps, even after controlling for family income, such a ruling would make the student bodies of many colleges less black and Hispanic and more white and Asian.

The court will probably also take on same-sex marriage. ?I think it?s most likely that we will have that issue before the court toward the end of the current term,? Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said at the University of Colorado on Sept. 19.

She was referring to challenges to an aspect of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which bars the federal government from providing benefits to same-sex couples married in states that allow such unions. The federal appeals court in Boston struck down that part of the law, and both sides have urged the court to hear the case. More than 1,000 federal laws deny tax breaks, medical coverage and burial services, among other benefits, to spouses in same-sex marriages.

'We are now a very different nation'
The justices will also soon decide whether to hear a more ambitious marriage case filed in California by Theodore B. Olson and David Boies. It seeks to establish a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage.

Chief Justice Roberts has not yet voted in a major gay rights case. Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinions in both Lawrence v. Texas, a 2003 decision that struck down a Texas law making gay sex a crime, and Romer v. Evans, a 1996 decision that struck down a Colorado constitutional amendment that banned the passage of laws protecting gay men and lesbians. Most observers see him as the decisive vote in same-sex marriage cases.

The justices are also quite likely to take another look at the constitutionality of a signature legacy of the civil rights era, the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 2009, the court signaled that it had reservations about the part of the law that requires the federal review of changes in election procedures in parts of the country with a history of discrimination, mostly the South.

?We are now a very different nation? than the one that first enacted the Voting Rights Act, Chief Justice Roberts wrote for himself and seven other justices. ?Whether conditions continue to justify such legislation is a difficult constitutional question we do not answer today.?

The chief justice seemed to invite Congress to revise the law, but lawmakers have taken no action.

Challenges to the law have arisen in several lawsuits in the current election season, including ones concerning redistricting and voter identification requirements.

?It will be interesting to see if the justices worry half as much about the emerging restrictions on voting as they worried about restrictions on political spending,? said Pamela S. Karlan, a law professor at Stanford.

On Monday, the new term will start with a case of great interest to business groups, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, No. 10-1491. The case was brought by 12 Nigerian plaintiffs who said the defendants, foreign oil companies, had been complicit in human rights violations committed against them by the Abacha dictatorship in Nigeria. The question in the case is whether American courts have jurisdiction over such suits, and business groups are hoping the answer is no.

In the last term, business groups achieved a series of victories, often by lopsided majorities. In cases with an individual on one side and business interests on the other, the court ruled for the business side 12 out of 14 times, according to calculations by Lauren R. Goldman, a lawyer with the firm Mayer Brown. In the two previous terms, the number of business cases was comparable, but individuals won at least half of the time.

Introducing himself to the nation at his confirmation hearings in 2005, Chief Justice Roberts said that ?judges are like umpires? in that they do not make the rules but merely apply them.

?Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire,? he said.

But the calls Chief Justice Roberts made in the health care case were surprising enough that it will be hard to look away. He voted with the court?s conservatives to say that the law was not authorized by Congress?s power to regulate interstate commerce and then joined the court?s liberals to say it was authorized by Congress?s power to levy taxes. No other justice joined every part of his controlling opinion.

Charles Fried, who served as solicitor general in the Reagan administration and filed a brief in support of the law, said the reasoning in the health care decision was mystifying enough to foreclose predictions about the future of the Roberts court.

?This is a court that under Chief Justice Roberts called a ball a strike, a strike a ball, but got the batter to base where he belonged,? said Professor Fried, who teaches at Harvard Law School. ?So who knows what to expect.?

This story, "Supreme Court Faces Crucial Rulings in Coming Term," originally appeared in The New York Times.

Copyright ? 2012 The New York Times

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49224738/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times/

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Maya prophecies: What were they thinking?

MEXICO CITY?? As the clock winds down to Dec. 21, experts on the Maya calendar have been racing to convince people that the Maya didn't predict an apocalypse for the end of this year.

Some experts are now saying the Maya may indeed have made prophecies, just not about the end of the world.

Archaeologists, anthropologists and other experts met Friday in the southern Mexico city of Merida to discuss the implications of the Maya Long Count calendar, which is made up of 394-year periods called baktuns.

Experts estimate the system starts counting at 3114 B.C., and will have run through 13 baktuns, or 5,125 years, around Dec. 21. Experts say 13 was a significant number for the Maya, and the end of that cycle would be a milestone ? but not an end.

Fears that the calendar does point to the end have circulated in recent years. People in that camp believe the Maya may have been privy to impending astronomical disasters that would coincide with 2012, ranging from explosive storms on the surface of the sun that could knock out power grids to a galactic alignment that could trigger a reversal in Earth's magnetic field.

Mexican government archaeologist Alfredo Barrera said Friday that the Maya tried to make predictions, but perhaps about more humdrum events like droughts or disease outbreaks.

"The Mayas did make prophecies, but not in a fatalistic sense, but rather about events that, in their cyclical conception of history, could be repeated in the future," said Barrera, of the National Institute of Anthropology and History.

Experts stressed that the ancient Maya, whose "classic" culture of writing, astronomy and temple complexes flourished from the year 300 to 900, were extremely interested in future events, far beyond Dec. 21.

"There are many ancient Maya monuments that discuss events far into the future from now," wrote Geoffrey Braswell, an anthropologist at the University of California at San Diego. "The ancient Maya clearly believed things would happen far into the future from now."

"The king of Palenque, K'inich Hanaab Pakal, believed he would return to the Earth a couple of thousand years from now in the future," Braswell wrote in an email to The Associated Press. "Moreover, other monuments discuss events even before the creation in 3114 B.C."

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Only a couple of references to the 2012 date equivalency have been found carved in stone at Maya sites, and neither refers to an apocalypse, experts say.

Such apocalyptic visions have been common for more than 1,000 years in Western, Christian thinking, and are not native to Maya thought.

"This is thinking that, in truth, has nothing to do with Mayan culture," said Alexander Voss, an anthropologist at the University Of Quintana Roo, a state on Mexico's Caribbean coast. "This thing about looking for end-times is not something that comes from Mayan culture."

Braswell compared the Maya calendar, with its system of cycles within cycles, to the series of synchronized wheels contained in old, analogue car odometers.

"The Maya long count system is like a car odometer," Braswell wrote. "My first car (odometer) only had six wheels so it went up to 99,999.9 miles. That didn't mean the car would explode after reaching 100,000 miles."

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Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49224135/ns/technology_and_science-science/

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Pets: Jake, Mox, Ron - Aberdeen, MD Patch

From the?Humane Society of Harford County:
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Dog of the Week: Jake
Age: 2 years
Color: Black, White & Tan
Breed: Pit Bull Terrier Mix
Gender: Male
Adoption Fee: $160
Hi there! I'm Jake, and if you saw me when I first arrived at the shelter in July as a stray, I don?t think you?d recognize me now.? I had a very bad skin infection and was missing hair and I was so sad, but the kind folks here have been taking good care of me, and I look and feel so much better! When you see me now you will note a look of some St Bernard in me. Everyone is impressed that despite my bad situation, my happy-go-lucky attitude and good heart are shining through. They are all hoping some wonderful family will recognize what I have to offer and the happy ending will be complete. I am easy on a leash and will sit/lay down on command. I am truly a diamond in the rough (and less and less rough each day- so check me out soon!)

Cat of the Week: Mox
Age: 3 years
Color: Black, Brown & White
Breed: Domestic Shorthair Mix
Gender: Male
Adoption Fee: $47.50 (reduced from $95)
My name?s Mox and I?m perched here and ready to leap into your heart!? I'm a very sweet boy who is looking for my forever home. I'm laid back and love to be petted. You can usually find me on this cat tree hanging out with my feline buddies in the Free Roam Room.? Why not come in and meet me? Maybe I can be your new BFFF (Best Furry Friend Forever).? P.S. I am a member of the Lonely Hearts Club because I?ve been here since July 2^nd, and my adoption fee is half off!

Small Critter of the Week: Ron
Age: 7 months
Color: Black
Breed: Rabbit
Gender: Male
Adoption Fee: $50
Are you looking for a sweet, good-natured pal for company and affection? Why don?t you adopt me, a nice, calm rabbit who?ll provide lots of fun and love? Hi, I?m Ron, and I was given up to the shelter because my owner was allergic to me. I?m only 7 months old and I?ve got the softest black fur! I am patiently waiting for a new home, so if you think you might love a rabbit, come see me!

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Joe's Health Calendar 9/28/12 Walk More Eat Less

Veterans Stand Down in Stockton

Sept. 28 (today) 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.:?This biannual event is geared toward homeless veterans, who will be able to see a doctor, have dental work done, take a shower, get a haircut, learn about resources available to them and pick up free giveaways such as a backpack, ground pad, clothes, wipes, can opener, eyeglasses, etc. There will be a barbecue at noon at the main event,?Stockton WorkNet Building, 56 S. Lincoln St., while?St. Mary?s Dining Hall, 545 W. Sonora St.,?will by the site for health services. This all-volunteer event is being coordinated by Jason Lebeouf at?(209) 954-3920. Donations still being accepted.

CareVan Provides Daily Free Health Clinic

St. Joseph?s Medical Center CareVan presents a free, walk-in health clinic for low-income and no-insurance individuals or families, 16 years old and older. The hospital?s mobile health care services will be available to handle most minor urgent needs, such as minor burns, bumps, abrasions, sprains, sinus and urinary tract infections, cold and flu. No narcotics prescriptions will be offered. Diabetes screening and blood pressure screening are offered on special days only as noted. If you have questions, contact?(209) 461-3471?or visit?StJosephsCares.org/CareVan. Clinic schedule is subject to change without notice:

• Sept. 28 (today) 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:?Pittman School, 701 E. Park St., Stockton.
• Sept. 30 (Sunday) 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.:?Celebration on Central, 19 S. Central Ave., Lodi. Screenings for diabetes and blood pressure.
• Oct. 2 (Tuesday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Westwood School, 9444 Caywood Drive, Stockton.
• Oct. 3 (Wednesday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Roosevelt School, 766 S. Broadway, Stockton. A representative will be available to screen patients for insurance eligibility.
• Oct. 4 (Thursday) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, 1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton.
• Oct. 5 (Friday) 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.: McKinley School, 30 W. Ninth St., Stockton. Includes diabetes and blood pressure screening clinic. A representative will be available to screen patients for insurance eligibility.
• Oct. 9 (Tuesday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Dollar General, 310 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Stockton.
• Oct. 10 (Wednesday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Taylor School, 1101 Lever Blvd., Stockton. A representative will be available to screen patients for insurance eligibility.
• Oct. 11 (Thursday) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, 1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton. A representative will be available to screen patients for insurance eligibility.
• Oct. 13 (Saturday) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Normandy Village, 7908 West Lane, Stockton. Includes diabetes and blood pressure screening clinic. This clinic is brought to you by St. Joseph?s Spirit Club members.
• Oct. 15 (Monday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Food 4 Less, 789 W. Hammer Lane, Stockton. A representative will be available to screen patients for insurance eligibility.
• Oct. 16 (Tuesday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: St. George?s Church, 120 W. Fifth St., Stockton.
• Oct. 17 (Wednesday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Rite Aid, 1050 N. Wilson Way, Stockton. A representative will be available to screen patients for insurance eligibility.
• Oct. 18 (Thursday) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, 1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton.
• Oct. 19 (Friday) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Oak Park Senior Health Fair, 3545 E. Alvarado Ave., Stockton. Includes diabetes and blood pressure screening clinic.
• Oct. 23 (Tuesday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Dollar General, 4232 E. Main St., Stockton.
• Oct. 24 (Wednesday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Rite Aid, 1050 N. Wilson Way, Stockton.
• Oct. 25 (Thursday) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, 1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton. A representative will be available to screen patients for insurance eligibility.
• Oct. 26 (Friday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Pittman School, 701 E. Park St., Stockton.
• Oct. 28 (Sunday) 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Filipino Plaza, 6 W. Main St., Stockton. Includes diabetes and blood pressure screening clinic.
• Oct. 29 (Monday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Dollar General, 310 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Stockton. A representative will be available to screen patients for insurance eligibility.
• Oct. 30 (Tuesday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Spanos School, 536 S. California St., Stockton.
• Oct. 31 (Wednesday) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Rite Aid, 1050 N. Wilson Way, Stockton. A representative will be available to screen patients for insurance eligibility.

Let?s Get Healthy California Task Force

Earlier this year, Gov. Brown established the ?Let?s Get Healthy California? Task Force, which is charged with developing a 10-year strategic plan to improve the health of Californians, control health care costs, advance health equity and promote personal responsibility. Members of the task force and an expert advisory committee were appointed by Health Secretary Diana Dooley and will be meeting via webinar over the next few months to develop priorities and recommendations in the following areas:

• Prevention and Population Health
• Delivery System Quality Improvement
• Coverage and Access
• Affordability and Costs

To get email notices and more information please visit?www.chhs.ca.gov/Pages/HealthCalTaskforce.aspx. If you have any questions, contact Sarah Mercer at?smercer@cpehn.org. Here?s the 2012 Let?s Get Healthy California Taskforce meeting and webinar schedule:

• Sept. 28 (today) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.:?Second task force meeting (Garfield Innovation Center in San Leandro); adopt priorities, targets and begin to discuss evidence-based solutions/best practices.
• Oct. 16 (Tuesday) 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.:?Evidence-based solutions/best practices.
• Oct. 23 (Tuesday) 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.:?Evidence-based solutions/best practices.
• Nov. 13 (Tuesday) 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.:?Third task force meeting (East End Complex Auditorium in Sacramento); review draft report.
• Dec. 19 (Wednesday):?Report released.

Sept. 29 (Saturday) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.:?The?Community Health and Resource Fair?in the?front parking lot at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, 1420 N. Tracy Blvd., Tracy, will offer free health screenings, a wide range of community and county resources, ?and information about health and safety topics. Some things to know:

• Vision voucher criteria: applicant must not be enrolled in any vision insurance, Social Security number is required and household income cannot exceed 200 percent of federal poverty level
• Flu shots: available free for anyone ages 6 months and older, first come, first served
• Sutter Tracy Community Hospital welcomes D.A.R.E. and joins them in highlighting positive alternatives for Tracy?s youth.? Be sure to visit the fun activities on Eaton Avenue and D.A.R.E. to Love Tracy.
• Information:?click here?or?(209) 832-6511?or?RinaldD@sutterhealth.org.

Free Support Group for Mothers Invested in Baby

San Joaquin County Public Health Services is pleased to announce a new program, Mothers Invested in Baby/Madres Invertidas en Bebe (MI Baby/MI Bebe). The goal of the program is to decrease childhood obesity through support group sessions with mothers. Support group sessions are provided for free in English and Spanish, through a First 5 San Joaquin grant. This program is open to new mothers and mothers with children age 5 and younger in San Joaquin County. Support group topics include healthy eating and active living tips. Sessions offer a comfortable, supportive environment with a fun, interactive educational component. Information: (209) 468-8620 or (209) 468-8637. The MI Baby/MI Bebe program is offered in English and Spanish at three locations in the county:

San Joaquin General Hospital Healthy Beginnings Clinic

500 W. Hospital Road, French Camp

• Oct. 1 (Monday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: Nutrition for Mom and Baby
• Oct. 15 (Monday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: Weight Goals for New Moms
• Oct. 29 (Monday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: Infant and Child Nutrition
• Nov. 5 (Monday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: Infant and Child Behavior
• Nov. 19 (Monday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: The Importance of Physical Activity
• Dec. 3 (Monday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: Preventing Childhood Obesity

San Joaquin General Hospital Healthy Beginnings Clinic

1414 N. California St., Stockton

• Oct. 10 (Wednesday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: Nutrition for Mom and Baby
• Oct. 24 (Wednesday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: Weight Goals for New Moms
• Nov. 7 (Wednesday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: Infant and Child Nutrition
• Nov. 28 (Wednesday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: Infant and Child Behavior
• Dec. 5 (Wednesday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: The Importance of Physical Activity
• Dec. 19 (Wednesday) English 10 a.m., Spanish 1:30 p.m.: Preventing Childhood Obesity

Lodi Memorial Hospital Education Department

800 S. Lower Sacramento Road, Lodi

• Oct. 5 (Friday) English 9 a.m., Spanish 11 a.m.: Nutrition for Mom and Baby
• Oct. 19 (Friday) English 9 a.m., Spanish 11 a.m.: Weight Goals for New Moms
• Nov. 9 (Friday) English 9 a.m., Spanish 11 a.m.: Infant and Child Nutrition
• Nov. 30 (Friday) English 9 a.m., Spanish 11 a.m.: Infant and Child Behavior
• Dec. 14 (Friday) English 9 a.m., Spanish 11 a.m.: The Importance of Physical Activity
• Dec. 28 (Friday) English 9 a.m., Spanish 11 a.m.: Preventing Childhood Obesity

Watch Calaveras County Turn Pink in the Night

Starting Oct. 1 (Monday) 6 p.m. lighting ceremony:?October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so Mark Twain St. Joseph?s Hospital in San Andreas is once again promoting Pink in The Night to emphasize the importance that early detection of breast cancer, followed by prompt treatment, saves lives. The entire community is invited to participate in the Pink in the Night opening ceremony at?The Terrace Center, 1906 Vista Del Lago Drive, Valley Springs (at Highway 26). All survivors and participants will be able to light a candle in tribute to those that are currently battling breast cancer, or in remembrance of those that bravely lost their battle, and ones that have survived the disease. Businesses are encouraged to ?pink up? their businesses with a strand of pink lights available at one of the hospital?s five Family Medical Centers in Angels Camp, Arnold, Copperopolis, San Andreas or Valley Springs. Through the ?Every Woman Counts? program, women can obtain free cancer screening health care services such as cancer screening pap smears, breast screening exams including digital mammography and diagnostic imaging reading from the radiologist. Women that are California residents can qualify to meet the income guidelines that pertain to those that do not have health insurance, or are underinsured with high deductibles and high co-pays. Those women that may be unable to afford to cover these costs may be able to immediately qualify for free services through the Every Woman Counts program. Any women desiring these services can call?(209) 754-2968?to make an appointment through the MTSJH Family Medical Center in Arnold. For information on picking up lights or the ceremony, contact Nicki Stevens at?(209)754-5919.

Students Offer Free Health Care ? Focus on Dental

Oct. 3 (Wednesday) 9 to 11 a.m.: Carrington College California Stockton, 1313 W. Robinhood Drive, Stockton, will host a variety of free events offering complimentary health care services in celebration of Health Care Recognition Month. With the focus on dental health, the campus will distribute dental kits, offer healthy eating tips for good dental care and instruction to the public and current students on proper dental hygiene. Understanding the basics of dental care sets the foundation for lifelong dental health. Carrington students enrolled in related programs, such as dental hygiene, nursing, medical assisting and respiratory care, will help host the events. The students will use the experience as a learning opportunity to refine their skills and promote career growth within expanding health care fields they can pursue following graduation.

Childbirth Preparation Series

Oct. 3 (Wednesday) 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.:?Class One: Understanding Pregnancy. Class Two: Understanding Labor and Birth. Class Three: Understanding Medical Procedures and Cesarean Birth. Class Four: Understanding Postpartum. Are you ready for labor and birth? This four-class series prepares mom and her coach for the emotional and physical changes of labor and birth. The series includes relaxation and breathing techniques to increase comfort during labor.?Please bring three pillows, a blanket and/or exercise mat each night of class. You should attend this series during your?third trimester.?St. Joseph?s Medical Center, Classroom 1, 1800 N. California St., Stockton. Information:?(209) 461-5213?or?www.StJosephsCares.org/Baby. Preregistration is not required for this free class.

Breastfeeding: Getting Off to a Great Start

Oct. 4 (Thursday) 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (also Nov. 1):?Lodi Memorial Hospital, 975 S. Fairmont Ave., Lodi,?offers ?Breastfeeding: Getting off to a Great Start,? a one-session class covering the advantages of breastfeeding, basic anatomy, the breastfeeding process, common problems and solutions. An additional breastfeeding class for working moms is held?Sept. 18 (Tuesday), 6:30 to 8 p.m., and is available only to participants who have already attended ?Breastfeeding: Getting off to a Great Start.?? Call?(209) 339-7520?to register. For information on other classes available at Lodi Memorial, visit its website at?www.lodihealth.org.

16th Annual Community Health Fair on Eastside

Oct. 6 (Saturday) 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.:?The YMCA of San Joaquin County will be hosting its 16th annual Community Health Fair in partnership with Phi Delta Chi of University of the Pacific and Bi-National Health Week. Everyone is encouraged to come out and enjoy a free fun-filled event with activities and resources for children, families and individuals ? all focused on health and wellness. The event will be held at?Franklin High School, 300 W. Gertrude Ave., Stockton. Services will include vision screenings, blood pressure readings, cholesterol checks, family health insurance information, demonstrations, kids corner and much?more.

Hydrocephalus Awareness & Family Fun Day

Oct. 6 (Saturday) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.:?The third annual Northern California Hydrocephalus Awareness & Family Fun Day will be held in Mountain House, just north of Tracy. Last year?s Family Fun Day was a huge success as our families and community came together to share and join in an inspirational day that helped raise close to $16,000 for research. This year we expect more fun, food, music, great raffle prizes and inspiration as we? continue to march on with the C.H.A.N.G.E. Hydrocephalus campaign that will:

• Increase support in local communities by holding monthly ?meet-ups? designed to empower individuals and families in dealing with the condition known as hydrocephalus and some of its challenges.
• Increase education in local schools, hospitals and other facilities that are linked to the Hydrocephalus Community by providing informational talks and/or providing educational and supportive materials.
• Work closely with neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Sun, his staff and Children?s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, to ensure the most up-to-date information and treatment for hydrocephalus is distributed to the community, schools and medical facilities.
• Increase funding for local communities here in California and across the United States, eventually spreading the C.H.A.N.G.E. campaign globally.
• Hold annual Hydrocephalus Community Awareness Family Fun Days uniting community, families, friends and anyone who wishes to join in on the inspirational fun!

A Pocketful of Change and the C.H.A.N.G.E. Hydrocephalus campaign continues with the dream it has had since it was founded in August 2010 ? continued support, awareness, education, funding and advancement toward the care and treatment of hydrocephalus and continuing to hold the Family Fun Day for the third year in a row. APC is dedicated to you, your children and our communities. Information or to volunteer:?kimruiz.apocketfulofchange@gmail.com.

Calaveras Health Fair at Mark Twain St. Joseph?s Hospital

Oct. 6 (Saturday) 8 a.m. to noon: Mark Twain St. Joseph?s Hospital, 768 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, will be holding its 14th annual Fall Health Fair. ?Providing low-cost and no-cost health care services is just one way of serving our community,? hospital President Craig Marks said. ?Our health fairs benefit families that are of the underserved population or just working towards maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our providers and staff are here to share preventative care and overall good health maintenance tips. Hosting our community health fairs allows us to express our gratitude to those families that entrust us with their health care needs. This is a joint collaborated effort with many other entities working together to ensure that Calaveras County residents can thrive in a healthy community.??More than 50 community health-related service groups will participate in this communitywide event. A wealth of information is available on topics such as senior health services, nutrition, fitness and diabetes. There are a variety of free health screenings ? body fat, physical fitness levels, colon cancer, stress levels and metabolic screenings. Additionally, child fluoride varnish application kits and adult flu shots are free. Low-cost testing and services include pneumonia vaccinations ($45), blood analysis ($45 ? fast after 10 p.m. Friday night), and bone density screenings ($10). In addition to the five-panel blood analysis that consists of chemistry panel, thyroid, complete blood count, lipid panel, iron for women, and PSA for men, the hospital will now screen for vitamin D deficiencies. Lions Club will be serving breakfast, and there will be live music, Bounce House, ?Jackpot Spin? and more. Information:?(209) 754-2564.

Fall Calaveras 5k Run/Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness

Oct. 6 (Saturday) 8:30 a.m. start:?Get Your Pink On! Help the Calaveras Cancer Support Group and get some exercise in. Particpate in the annual?5K Fun Run/Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness, Murray Creek Road and Pope Street across from Mark Twain St. Joseph?s Hospital, 768 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. The course is on Murray Creek Road in San Andreas. $10 for children 6 to 12 and $20 for 13 and older; children under age 6 free. Information and registration: Amy Roggow at?(209) 754-2567.

Scrubs For Smiles Sale

Oct. 6 (Saturday) 8 a.m. to noon:?Emergency department nurses at?Mark Twain St. Joseph?s Hospital, 768 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, will be offering ?Scrubs for Smiles? scrub sale to benefit the Smile Train. Smile Train is an international nonprofit organization that provides funding for surgeries. ?Your donations will have a positive impact on families and children with cleft palate,? registered nurse Nancy Leer said. ?Each surgery costs $250. With the Smile Train benefits, lives are forever changed for the families and children with cleft palates throughout the world.? Information:?(209) 754-2564.

Childbirth Preparation in Lodi

Oct. 6 (Saturday) 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Lodi Memorial Hospital, 975 S. Fairmont Ave., Lodi,?offers an all-day childbirth-preparation class. Cost is $45 per couple. For more information or to register, call?(209) 339-7520.? For information on other classes available at Lodi Memorial, visit its website at?www.lodihealth.org.

Parenting Your Special Needs Child

Oct. 9 (Tuesday) 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.:?Parenting your special needs child class sponsored by Family Resource Network will be held at?San Joaquin County Office of Education, Wentworth Education Center, Chartville 1 Room, 2707 Transworld Drive, Stockton. Registration required. Information:www.frcn.org/calendar.asp?or?(209) 472-3674?or?(800) 847-3030.

Prenatal Nutrition and Exercise

Oct. 10 (Wednesday) 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (or Dec. 5):?Nurturing your baby starts by taking good care of yourself during pregnancy. Come learn about healthy weight gain guidelines, good nutrition, how to manage common pregnancy discomforts, and more. This class will give you an introduction to exercise during pregnancy including body mechanics, posture and basic back care. Please wear comfortable clothing to allow for movement.Please bring three pillows, a blanket and/or exercise mat to class.?St. Joseph?s Medical Center, Classroom 1, 1800 N. California St., Stockton. Information:?(209) 461-5213?orwww.StJosephsCares.org/Baby. Preregistration is not required for this free class.

Breastfeeding Class

Oct. 10 (Wednesday) 7 to 9:30 p.m. (or Dec. 5):?This class offers mothers and their partners information on the benefits of breastfeeding, the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and the basics of breastfeeding management. Topics include latching, the effect of analgesia/anesthesia on infant behavior, and the rationales of care practices such as early skin-to-skin contact, rooming-in and feeding on cue. Expressing breast milk, and helpful hints for your family.?St. Joseph?s Medical Center, Auditorium, 1800 N. California St., Stockton. Information:?(209) 461-5213?or?www.StJosephsCares.org/Baby. Preregistration is not required for this free class.

Multicultural Health Day in Stockton

Oct. 13 (Saturday) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:?West Lane Oaks Family Resource Center and the Community Partnership for Families, dedicated to building strong and resourceful families in San Joaquin County, is sponsoring its fifth annual Multicultural Health and Resource Day. The free event at?Normandy Village Shopping Center, 7908 West Lane, Stockton (at Hammer Lane)?promotes awareness of community resources, increases cultural knowledge and tolerance, and provides participants with a safe place to create alliances of strength. Free activities provided by dozens of vendors include health education, dental care information, community resources and services, free eye exams, entertainment, raffle prizes and more. Information:?(209) 644-8600.

Welcome to Life Tour

Oct. 15 (Monday) 7 to 9 p.m. (also Nov. 5, Dec. 10):?This class gives you specific information about where to go and what to do when it comes time to have your baby, including pre-admission registration. Includes a tour of the maternity area and birthing options tailored to individual needs.?St. Joseph?s Medical Center, Auditorium, 1800 N. California St., Stockton. Information:?(209) 461-5213or?www.StJosephsCares.org/Baby. Preregistration is not required for this free class.

Free Advice, Services for Medicare Beneficiaries

Trained student pharmacists from?University of the Pacific?s Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?are again offering a number of free outreach events to help Medicare beneficiaries understand and enroll in a Part D drug plan. Beneficiaries may also review their medications with the student pharmacists to ensure they are safe, receive vaccinations for seasonal flu and pneumonia, and have their blood pressure, bone density, cholesterol, blood sugar, memory and risk for falls assessed. Beneficiaries should be aware that Plan D providers change their formularies and cost-sharing structure every year. Most who enroll will save money on prescription drugs. Those attending an outreach event should bring their red, white and blue Medicare card, all prescription medications and, if you have one, your Pacific Healthcare Passport (don?t worry if you don?t have one). Those whose preferred language is other than English can be accommodated. Appointments are highly recommended and may be scheduled by calling the number for each event. General information:?go.pacific.edu/medicare?or Joyce at?(209) 946-7754.

• Oct. 16 (Tuesday) 1 to 5 p.m.:?Jene Wah, 238 E. Church St., Stockton. Information and appointment:?(209) 463-7654.
• Oct. 21 (Sunday) 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.:?DeRosa University Center at University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton. Information and appointment:?(209) 946-7658.
• Oct. 25 (Thursday) 1 to 7 p.m.:?Kirst Hall at Hutchins Street Square, 125 S. Hutchins St., Lodi. Information and appointment:?(209) 369-6921.
• Oct. 26 (Friday) 1 to 6 p.m.:?Case de Modesto, 1745 Eldena Way, Modesto. Information and appointment:?(209) 529-4950.
• Nov. 1 (Thursday) 1 to 5 p.m.:?Sierra Vista, 2436 Belleview St., Stockton. Information and appointment:?(209) 460-5051.
• Nov. 2 (Friday) 1 to 6 p.m.:?Northeast Community Center, 2885 E. Harding Way, Stockton. Information and appointment:?(209) 468-3918.
• Nov. 4 (Sunday) 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.:?O?Connor Woods, 3400 Wagner Heights Road, Stockton. Information and appointment:?(209) 956-3400.
• Nov. 11 (Sunday) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.:?Seven Trees Community Center, 3590 Cas Drive, San Jose. Information and appointment:?(209) 946-7729.
• Nov. 15 (Thursday) 1 to 6 p.m.:?LOEL Center and Gardens, 105 S. Washington St., Lodi. Information and appointment:?(209) 369-1591.
• Nov. 17 (Saturday) 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.:?Dining room at Lytton Gardens Senior Communities, 656 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto. Information and appointment:?(650) 617-7313.
• Nov. 18 (Sunday) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.:?Vietnames Martyrs Catholic Church, 8181 Florin Road, Sacramento. Information and appointment:?(209) 965-7343.

Having a Cesarean Birth

Oct. 17 (Wednesday) 5 to 6:30 p.m. (or Dec. 12):?This class is designed to prepare a mother and her partner who are having a planned cesarean birth or may need a cesarean birth. Learn about the cesarean procedure including anesthesia options, what to expect, how to take care of yourself during recovery and also special techniques to ensure successful breastfeeding.?St. Joseph?s Medical Center, Pavilion Conference Room (1st?floor), 1800 N. California St., Stockton. Information:?(209) 461-5213?orwww.StJosephsCares.org/Baby. Preregistration is not required for this free class.

The Newborn

Oct. 17 (Wednesday) 7 to 9:30 p.m. (or Dec. 12):?Parents-to-be, come learn about life with a newborn, the baby?s needs and changing development. Discussion includes baby care basics such as feeding, diapering and bathing, as well as the physical appearances of newborns and practical tips for parents.?St. Joseph?s Medical Center, Auditorium, 1800 N. California St., Stockton. Information:?(209) 461-5213?orwww.StJosephsCares.org/Baby. Preregistration is not required for this free class.

Stork Tours for Parents-To-Be

Oct. 17 (Wednesday) 6 to 7:30 p.m.:?Parents-to-be are invited to attend a free stork tour at?Lodi Memorial Hospital, 975 S. Fairmont Ave., Lodi.?Prospective parents may view the labor, delivery, recovery and nursery areas of the hospital and ask questions of the nursing staff. Call?(209) 339-7520?to register.?For more information on other classes available at Lodi Memorial, visit its website at?www.lodihealth.org.

Disability Resource Fair

Oct. 20 (Saturday) 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.:?Celebrate National Disability Awareness Month and Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living?s 25^th?anniversary at the Disability Resource Fair & Assistive Technology Expo at?Salida Library Community Room, 4835 Sisk Road, Salida.?This free event includes resources, adaptive equipment and devices, demonstrations and raffle prizes. Information:?(866) 344-3614?or?www.drail.org.

CSU Stanislaus to Host ?Science Saturdays? For Kids

Faculty and students at?California State University, Stanislaus, 1 University Circle, Turlock, are hosting Science Saturday events to help teach children about different aspects of science. The free events will each be held in the university?s state-of-the-art Naraghi Hall of Science and are presented by the College of Natural Sciences in cooperation with the Office of Service Learning, which seeks to coordinate projects and programs that provide a direct benefit to the region while also offering CSU Stanislaus students real-world experience and networking opportunities. Space is limited and?reservations are required by calling Brett Forray in the CSU Stanislaus Office of Service Learning at (209) 667-3311.

• Oct. 20 (Saturday) 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:??Nanotechnology: The Smallest BIG Idea in Science.? For grades 8 through 12 and limited to 20 students, this Science Saturday will have students making their own nanomaterials and discovering how they can help solve the challenges facing the field of medicine. The event is hosted by professors Elvin Aleman and Koni Stone and students in the American Chemical Society Club.
• Dec. 1 (Saturday) 1 to 4:30 p.m.:??Body Works: Heart and Lungs.? Families with middle and high school children will explore the cardiovascular and respiratory systems in this Science Saturday limited to 48 students in grades 8 through 12. Professor Mark Grobner will host the event, along with students in the Biology Club and Pre-Health Society.

Kidney Smart Class

Oct. 25 (Thursday) 2 to 4 p.m. (also Nov. 15, Dec. 27, Jan. 24, Feb. 28, March 28): Stockton Home Training Davita, 545 E. Cleveland St., Suite B, Stockton, has redesigned its free Community Kidney Disease Education classes offered monthly as space allows. Information:?(209) 944-9055.

Caring for the Caregiver Symposium in Stockton

Nov. 10 (Saturday) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.:??A Mindset to Care? is?the theme of this year?s fifth annual Caring for the Caregiver Symposium in Stockton, sponsored by nonprofit stroke support group Healings in Motion.?Click here for registration form and full agenda.?Keynote speaker will be Dr. Gary Small, author of?The Alzheimer?s Prevention Plan,?The Memory Bible?and other best-selling books. Exhibitors should contact Corie Moyers, committee chair and director of client services at Arcadia Home Care & Staffing,coriem@arcadiacare.com;?Stockton at?(209) 477-9480?or Modesto at?(209) 572-7650. For sponsorships, contact Jim Chong, committee chair, at?(209) 534-8000?or Mary Nicholson at?(877) 672-4480 ext.5.?Information:?www.healingsinmotion.org.

Big Brother ? Big Sister in Stockton

Nov. 13 (Tuesday) 6 to 7 p.m.:?This class helps siblings learn about new babies, how it will feel to be a big brother or sister, and see new babies and where they are born in our birthing area. Families are welcome.?St. Joseph?s Medical Center, Pavilion Conference Room (1st?floor), 1800 N. California St., Stockton. Information:?(209) 461-5213?or?www.StJosephsCares.org/Baby. Preregistration is not required for this free class.

Capitol Lighting on World Diabetes Day

Nov. 14 (Wednesday) 4 to 7 p.m.:?Join the?Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Sacramento?as they illuminate the?California State Capitol?blue in celebration of World Diabetes Day. World Diabetes Day brings together the community while spreading diabetes awareness to further research and treatment. Dress in blue and show your diabetes support at the Capitol in Sacramento.

All-Day Childbirth Preparation Class

Nov. 17 (Saturday) 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:?This class covers all information listed in our evening series in a one-day condensed class.?Please bring three pillows, a blanket and/or exercise mat each night of class. You should attend this class during your?third trimester.?St. Joseph?s Medical Center, Classroom 1, 1800 N. California St., Stockton. Information:?(209) 461-5213?orwww.StJosephsCares.org/Baby. Preregistration is not required for this free class.

Helping Special Needs Child Understand Sexuality

Dec. 4 (Tuesday) 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.:?The Birds, The Bees and Your Special Needs Child: Helping Your Child Understand Issues Related to Sexuality is sponsored by Family Resource Network. Registration required.?San Joaquin County Office of Education Wentworth Education Center, Chartville 1 Room, 2707 Transworld Drive, Stockton. Information:?www.frcn.org/calendar.asp?or?(209) 472-3674?or?(800) 847-3030.

The Great Health Care Debate Workshop-in-a-Box

The?Central Valley Health Policy Institute?based at Fresno State has developed an Affordable Care Act Policy Education Tool, ?The Great Health Care Debate Workshop-in-a-Box,? to be offered to community organizations and members of the public. The Great Health Care Debate Workshop-in-a-Box can be described as a basic curriculum and process for introducing the Affordable Care Act, understanding its flaws, options for improvement and understanding the Romney/Ryan voucher care alternative. ?It?s a nice, objective, nonpartisan presentation,? said Dr. John Capitman, executive director of the Central Valley Health Policy Institute. ?People learn tools that can be used for making their own judgments about health care reform.? Included in The Great Health Care Debate Workshop-in-a-Box is a complete power point presentation with a full script and accompanying participant workbook. The workbook provides a frame through which health care policy should be examined, as well as an examination of the ACA and Ryan/Romney proposal. The Workshop-in-a-Box also includes a supporting glossary, reference section, quick sheets and current health care policy news. The Great Health Care Debate Workshop-in-a-Box is designed so that even a health care policy novice can learn, examine and understand the ACA in a way that allows them the capacity to engage others in the debate around current health care policy options in the U.S. ?We will facilitate workshops with organizations that request the service and will also provide the Workshop-in-a-Box to others in the hopes that they facilitate The Great Health Care Debate Workshop in their own communities or organizations,? Capitman said. To request The Great Health Care Debate Workshop-in-a-Box or to schedule a workshop,?contact Dr. John Capitman at (559) 228-2159.

Calling All Heroes to Fight Childhood Obesity

Deadline Oct. 15 (Monday) 9 p.m.:?UnitedHealthcare and Youth Service America are inviting schools and other community-based nonprofit organizations in Northern California to ?Step into Service? by applying for UnitedHealth HEROES grants. UnitedHealth HEROES is a wellness initiative designed to encourage young people, working with educators and youth leaders, to create and implement walking, running or hiking programs aimed at helping fight childhood obesity. Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to youth-led programs in Northern California that include both an activity element, in which kids count their steps, and a service component that increases awareness, provides direct service, enables advocacy on behalf of a cause, or features youth philanthropy around the issue of childhood obesity. UnitedHealth HEROES activities will begin on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Jan. 21 and end on Global Youth Service Day April 26-28, 2013. To learn more about the UnitedHealth HEROES program and to apply for a grant, visit?www.YSA.org/HEROES. The application deadline is 9 p.m. on Oct. 15. Grant recipients will be notified in November. A list of previous grant winners is also available online.

Faith-Based Mini Grants Available

Deadline Oct. 31 (Wednesday):?First 5 San Joaquin announces the release of the 2012-13 Faith- Based Community Initiative (FBCI) Mini-Grant for funding up to $1,000.?Click here for full application. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis now through Oct. 31 or until funding is no longer available.? Early submissions are encouraged. Information: Jovanna Gonsalves at?(209) 953-5437?or?jgonsalves@sjgov.org.

Affordable Care Act Toolkits

As consumers, businesses and health plans continue to prepare for full implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, the California Department of Managed Health Care has released a?series of toolkits?to educate Californians about the changes that have already occurred in the health care system. ?The Affordable Care Act puts in place strong new consumer protections, provides additional coverage options and gives people more tools to make informed choices about their health care,? DMHC Director Brent Barnhart said. ?These toolkits?are designed to ensure that individuals, families, seniors and businesses are aware of the ways they can benefit from these changes in our health care system.??The four toolkits?are designed to provide information and resources targeted to individuals, families, seniors and small businesses and contain audience specific questions and answers, a resource guide, and fact sheets on topics such as: when a plan can cancel your coverage; how to file a grievance or appeal; how to keep your coverage through a ?grandfathered? health plan; getting the most from your health care dollars; and the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP). The?toolkits?were funded through a federal Affordable Care Act consumer assistance grant.

Healthy Families: What Parents Should Know NOW

The final California state budget eliminated Healthy Families, a program providing affordable health, dental and vision coverage to nearly 900,000 California children. These children will be moved into the state?s Medi-Cal insurance program eventually and will continue to be covered by Healthy Families until then. The state?s plan for moving those covered by Healthy Families into Medi-Cal will be presented to the Legislature in October 2012. In the meantime, parents with children in Healthy Families need to understand they still have coverage and are aware of the upcoming changes. The following fliers may help:

$5,000 Grants Help Pay for Children?s Medical Expenses

UnitedHealthcare Children?s Foundation (UHCCF)?is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their child?s health care treatments, services or equipment not covered, or not fully covered, by their commercial health insurance plan. Qualifying families can receive up to $5,000 to help pay for medical services and equipment such as physical, occupational and speech therapy, counseling services, surgeries, prescriptions, wheelchairs, orthotics, eyeglasses and hearing aids. To be eligible for a grant, children must be 16 years of age or younger. Families must meet economic guidelines, reside in the United States and have a commercial health insurance plan. Grants are available for medical expenses families have incurred 60 days prior to the date of application as well as for ongoing and future medical needs. Parents or legal guardians may apply for grants at?www.uhccf.org, and there is no application deadline. Organizations or private donors can make tax-deductible donations to the foundation at this website. In 2011, UHCCF awarded more than 1,200 grants to families across the United States for treatments associated with medical conditions such as cancer, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, diabetes, hearing loss, autism, cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, ADHD and cerebral palsy.

How to Implement ?Rethink Your Drink? in Suffering Community

First 5 San Joaquin invites you to partner with them to promote the Rethink Your Drink (RYD) campaign in San Joaquin County. Our community is facing an unprecedented health crisis. Not only do extra calories from added sugar in drinks (such as sodas, sports drinks, juice blends and punch) contribute significantly to obesity, but they also contribute to the rise of related chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The RYD campaign aims to address this crisis by educating families about the link between consumption of these sugary drinks and the health risks. From July through September, this quarter?s health messaging efforts from First 5 San Joaquin will focus on equipping educators and advocates with resources to empower families to make healthier drink choices.?Click here for more information and resources?to assist you in your efforts.? Join the movement to help families make the change!

Facts About Fruits and Vegetables

Click here?for lots of great information about fruits and vegetables.

We?re FAT!

Here are the latest statistics?on Stockton and surrounding cities on overweight and obesity.

Institute of Medicine Aims to Accelerate Progress in Preventing Obesity

Report Recommends Strategies, Calls On All Sectors of Society to Take Action Now?The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released a report that outlines comprehensive strategies for addressing the nation?s obesity epidemic and calls on leaders in all sectors to accelerate action to advance those strategies. The release was a highlight of the second day of the 2012 Weight of the Nation conference, hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Make physical activity an integral and routine part of life.
• Create food and beverage environments that ensure healthy food and beverage options are the routine, easy choice.
• Transform messages about physical activity and nutrition.
• Expand the role of health care providers, insurers and employers in obesity prevention.
• Make schools a national focal point for obesity prevention.

The full report, a summary, practical guides for taking action and other materials are available for free on the IOM website.

Sugary drink consumption is a major contributor to the obesity epidemic. Serving healthy beverages is essential for a child?s nutritious diet, and child care settings can play an important role in helping children develop healthy nutrition habits.?Learn what you need to know about new state and federal standards?for beverages served in child care settings.?Healthy Beverages in Child Care?is a project of California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA). CFPA, founded in 1992, is a statewide public policy and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and well being of low-income Californians by increasing their access to nutritious and affordable food.

Questions About Health Reform Law?

• How are small businesses affected by health reform?
• Will everyone have to buy health insurance?
• How will the new provision allowing young adults to remain on a parent?s insurance work?

The FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) section of the Kaiser Family Foundation?s new Health Reform Source provides concise answers to common questions about the health reform law. You can search for your question or submit a new question if yours is not addressed.?http://healthreform.kff.org/faq.aspx. Additional questions addressing the affordability of health insurance, how programs like Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) will be financed under health reform and others are addressed in a series of Video Explainer clips featuring foundation experts answering specific questions about the law on a variety of health policy topics.http://healthreform.kff.org/video-explainers.aspx. Kaiser?s Health Reform Source,?http://healthreform.kff.org, an online gateway providing easy access to new and comprehensive resources on the health reform law, provides these and other new features and tools including an interactive timeline showing when health-reform provisions take effect, all the latest polling data, links to other information resources, and the latest health-reform headlines from Kaiser Health News.

Yoga for People Dealing with Cancer

Mondays 5:30 to 7 p.m.:?This free weekly Yoga & Breathing class for cancer patients will help individuals sleep better and reduce pain. This class is led by yoga instructor Chinu Mehdi in Classrooms 1 and 2, St. Joseph?s Medical Center, 1800 N. California St., Stockton. Information:?(209) 467-6550?or?SJCancerInfo@dignityhealth.org.

Respiratory Support Group for Better Breathing

First Tuesday of month 10 to 11 a.m.:?Lodi Memorial Hospital West, 800 S. Lower Sacramento Road, Lodi,? and the American Lung Association of California Valley Lode offer a free ?Better Breathers?? respiratory-support group for people and their family members with breathing problems including asthma, bronchitis and emphysema. Participants will learn how to cope with chronic lung disease, understand lungs and how they work and use medications and oxygen properly. Pre-registration is recommended by calling?(209) 339-7445. For information on other classes available at Lodi Memorial, visit its website at?www.lodihealth.org.

The Beat Goes On Cardiac Support Group

First Tuesday of month 11 a.m. to noon:?Lodi Memorial Hospital offers a free cardiac support group at?Lodi Memorial Hospital West, 800 S. Lower Sacramento Road, Lodi. ?The Beat Goes On? cardiac support group is a community-based nonprofit group that offers practical tools for healthy living to heart disease patients, their families and caregivers. Its mission is to provide community awareness that those with heart disease can live well through support meetings and educational forums. Upcoming topics include exercise, stress management and nutrition counseling services. All are welcomed to attend. Information:?(209) 339-7664.

Planned Childbirth Services

Tuesdays 6 to 8 p.m.:?Dameron Hospital, 525 W. Acacia St., Stockton,?hosts a four-class series which answers questions and prepares mom and her partner for labor and birth. Bring two pillows and a comfortable blanket or exercise mat to each class. These classes are requested during expecting mother?s third trimester. Information/registration: Carolyn Sanders, RN?(209) 461-3136?or?www.Dameronhospital.org.

Say Yes to Breastfeeding

Tuesdays 6 to 8 p.m.:?Dameron Hospital, 525 W. Acacia St., Stockton,?offers a class that outlines the information and basic benefits and risk management of breastfeeding. Topics include latching, early skin-to-skin on cue, expressing milk and helpful hints on early infant feeding. In addition, the hospital offers a monthly Mommy and Me-Breastfeeding support group where mothers, babies and hospital clerical staff meet the second Monday of each month. Information/registration: Carolyn Sanders, RN?(209) 461-3136?or?www.Dameronhospital.org.

Precious Preemies

Second Tuesday of the month, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.:?Precious Preemies: A Discussion Group for Families Raising Premature Infants and Infants with Medical Concerns required registration and is held at?Family Resource Network, Sherwood Executive Center, 5250 Claremont Ave., Suite 148, Stockton. Information:?www.frcn.org/calendar.asp?or?(209) 472-3674?or?(800) 847-3030.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous

Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat? Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia. For more information or a list of additional meetings throughout the U.S. and the world, call?(781) 932-6300?or visit?www.foodaddicts.org.

• Tuesdays 7 p.m.:?Modesto Unity Church, 2547 Veneman Ave., Modesto.
• Wednesdays 9 a.m.:?The Episcopal Church of Saint Anne, 1020 W. Lincoln Road, Stockton.
• Saturdays 9 a.m.:?Tracy Community Church, 1790 Sequoia Blvd. at Corral Hollow, Tracy.

Break From Stress

Wednesdays 6 to 7 p.m.:?St. Joseph?s Medical Center offers the community a break from their stressful lives with Break from Stress sessions. These sessions are free, open to the public, with no pre-registration necessary. Just drop in, take a deep breath and relax through a variety of techniques. Break from Stress sessions are held in St. Joseph?s Cleveland Classroom (behind HealthCare Clinical Lab on California Street just north of the medical center. Information:SJCancerInfo@DignityHealth.org?or?(209) 467-6550.

Mother-Baby Breast Connection

Wednesdays 1 to 3 p.m.:?Join a lactation consultant for support and advice on the challenges of early breastfeeding. Come meet other families and attend as often as you like. A different topic of interest will be offered each week with time for breastfeeding assistance and questions.?Pre-registration is required. Call?(209) 467-6331. St. Joseph?s Medical Center, Pavilion Conference Room (1st?floor), 1800 N. California St., Stockton.

Adult Children With Aging Relatives

Second Wednesday of month 4:30 p.m.:?Lodi Memorial Hospital offers an Adult Children with Aging Relatives support group at the?Hutchins Street Square Senior Center. For information, call?(209) 369-4443?or?(209) 369-6921.

Individual Stork Tours At Dameron

Wednesdays 5 to 7 p.m.: Dameron Hospital, 525 W. Acacia St., Stockton,?offers 30 minute guided tours that provide expecting parents with a tour of Labor/Delivery, the Mother-Baby Unit and an overview of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. New mothers are provided information on delivery services, where to go and what to do once delivery has arrived, and each mother can create an individual birthing plan. Information/registration: Carolyn Sanders, RN?(209) 461-3136?or?www.Dameronhospital.org.

Brain Builders Weekly Program

Thursdays 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:?Lodi Memorial Hospital and the?Hutchins Street Square Senior Center?offer ?Brain Builders,? a weekly program for people in the early stages of memory loss. There is a weekly fee of $25. Registration is required. Information or to register, call?(209) 369-4443?or?(209) 369-6921.

Infant CPR and Safety

Second Thursday of month 5 to 7 p.m.:?Dameron Hospital, 525 W. Acacia St., Stockton,?offers a class to family members to safely take care of their newborn.? Family members are taught infant CPR and relief of choking, safe sleep and car seat safety.? Regarding infant safety, the hospital offers on the fourth Thursday of each month from 5 to 7 p.m. a NICU/SCN family support group. This group is facilitated by a Master Prepared Clinical Social Worker and the Dameron NICU staff with visits from the hospital?s neonatologist. Information/registration: Carolyn Sanders, RN?(209) 461-3136?or?www.Dameronhospital.org.

Group Meetings for Alzheimer?s Patients, Caregivers

Thursdays 10 to 11:30 a.m.:?The Alzheimer?s Aid Society of Northern California in conjunction with Villa Marche residential care facility conducts a simultaneous Caregiver?s Support Group and Patient?s Support Group at?Villa Marche, 1119 Rosemarie Lane, Stockton. Caregivers, support people or family members of anyone with dementia are welcome to attend the caregiver?s group, led by Rita Vasquez. It?s a place to listen, learn and share. At the same time, Alzheimer?s and dementia patients can attend the patient?s group led by Sheryl Ashby. Participants will learn more about dementia and how to keep and enjoy the skills that each individual possesses. There will be brain exercises and reminiscence. The meeting is appropriate for anyone who enjoys socialization and is able to attend with moderate supervision. Information:?(209) 477-4858.

Clase Gratuita de Diabetes en Espa?ol

Cada segundo Viernes del mes:?Participantes aprender?n los fundamentos sobre la?observaci?n de az?car de sangre, comida saludable, tama?os de porci?n y medicaciones. Un educador con certificado del control de diabetes dar? instruccion sobre la autodirecci?n durante de esta clase. Para mas informaci?n y registraci?n:?(209) 461-3251. Aprenda m?s de los programas de diabetes en el sitio electronico de St. Joseph?s:www.StJosephsCares.org/Diabetes

Nutrition on the Move Class

Fridays 11 a.m. to noon: Nutrition Education Center at Emergency Food Bank, 7 W. Scotts Ave., Stockton.? Free classes are general nutrition classes where you?ll learn about the new My Plate standards, food label reading, nutrition and exercise, eating more fruits and vegetables, and other tips. Information:?(209) 464-7369?or?www.stocktonfoodbank.org.

Free Diabetes Class in Spanish

Second Friday of every month:?Participants will learn the basics about blood sugar monitoring, healthy foods, portion sizes, medications and self-management skills from a certified diabetic educator during this free class.?St. Joseph?s Medical Center, 1800 N. California St., Stockton.?Information and registration:?(209) 461-3251.Learn more on St. Joseph?s diabetes programs at?www.StJosephsCares.org/Diabetes.

All Day Prepared Childbirth Class

Third Saturday of month 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.:?Dameron Hospital, 525 W. Acacia St., Stockton,?offers community service educational class of prebirth education and mentoring. Information/registration: Carolyn Sanders, RN?(209) 461-3136?or?www.Dameronhospital.org.

Big Brother/Big Sister

Second Sunday of month:?Dameron Hospital, 525 W. Acacia St., Stockton,?has a one-hour class meeting designed specifically for newborn?s siblings. Topics include family role, a labor/delivery tour and a video presentation which explains hand washing/germ control and other household hygiene activities. This community service class ends with a Certification of Completion certificate. Information/registration: Carolyn Sanders, RN(209) 461-3136?or?www.Dameronhospital.org.

Outpatient Program Aimed at Teens

Two programs:?Adolescents face a number of challenging issues while trying to master their developmental milestones. Mental health issues (including depression), substance abuse and family issues can hinder them from mastering the developmental milestones that guide them into adulthood. The Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) offered by?St. Joseph?s Behavioral Health Center, 2510 N. California St., Stockton, is designed for those individuals who need comprehensive treatment for their mental, emotional or chemical dependency problems. This program uses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to present skills for effective living. Patients learn how to identify and change distorted thinking, communicate effectively in relationships and regain control of their lives. The therapists work collaboratively with parents, doctors and schools. They also put together a discharge plan so the patient continues to get the help they need to thrive into adulthood.

• Psychiatric Adolescent IOP meets Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
• Chemical Recovery Adolescent IOP meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m.

For more information about this and other groups,?(209) 461-2000?and ask to speak with a behavioral evaluator or visit?www.StJosephsCanHelp.org.

Click here?for Community Medical Centers (Channel Medical Clinic, San Joaquin Valley Dental Group, etc.) website.

Click here?for Dameron Hospital?s?Event Calendar.

Click here?for Doctors Hospital of Manteca?Events finder.

Click here?for Hill Physicians website.

Click here?for Kaiser Central Valley News and Events

Click here?for Lodi Memorial Hospital?Event Calendar.

Click here?for Mark Twain St. Joseph?s Hospital?Classes and Events.

Click here?for San Joaquin General Hospital?website.

Click here?for St. Joseph?s Medical Center?s?Classes and Events.

Click here?for Sutter Gould news.?Click here?for Sutter Gould calendar of events.

Click here?for Sutter Tracy Community Hospital?events, classes and support groups.

San Joaquin County Public Health Services General Information

Ongoing resources for vaccinations and clinic information are:

1. Public Health Services Influenza website,?www.sjcphs.org
2. Recorded message line at?(209) 469-8200, extension 2# for English and 3# for Spanish.
3. For further information, individuals may call the following numbers at Public Health Services:

• For general vaccine and clinic questions, call?(209) 468-3862;
• For medical questions, call?(209) 468-3822.

Health officials continue to recommend these precautionary measures to help protect against acquiring influenza viruses:

1. Wash your hands often with soap and water or use alcohol based sanitizers.
2. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or your sleeve, when you cough or sneeze.
3. Stay home if you are sick until you are free of a fever for 24 hours.
4. Get vaccinated.

Public Health Services Clinic Schedules (Adults and Children)

Immunization clinic hours are subject to change depending on volume of patients or staffing. Check the Public Health Services website for additional evening clinics or special clinics at?www.sjcphs.org. Clinics with an asterisk?(*)?require patients to call for an appointment.

Stockton Health Center: 1601 E. Hazelton Ave.; (209) 468-3830.

• Immunizations: Monday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday 1-4 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Thursday 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.; Friday 8-11 a.m.
• Travel clinic*: Thursday 8-11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.
• Health exams*: Tuesday 1-4 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Friday 8-11 a.m.
• Sexually transmitted disease clinic: Wednesday 3-6 p.m. and Friday 1-4 p.m., walk-in and by appointment.
• Tuberculosis clinic*: Tuesday; second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
• HIV testing: Tuesday 1-4 p.m.; Thursday 1-4 p.m.

Manteca Health Center: 124 Sycamore Ave.; (209) 823-7104 or (800) 839-4949.

• Immunizations: Monday 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 p.m.
• Tuberculosis clinic*: first and third Wednesday 3-6 p.m.
• HIV testing: first Wednesday 1:30-4 p.m.

Lodi Health Center: 300 W. Oak St.; (209) 331-7303 or (800) 839-4949.

• Immunizations: Monday 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.; Friday 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
• Tuberculosis clinic*: Friday 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
• HIV testing: second and fourth Friday 1:30-4 p.m.

WIC (Women, Infants & Children) Program

Does your food budget need a boost? The WIC Program can help you stretch your food dollars. This special supplemental food program for women, infants and children serves low-income women who are currently pregnant or have recently delivered, breastfeeding moms, infants, and children up to age 5. Eligible applicants receive monthly checks to use at any authorized grocery store for wholesome foods such as fruits

Source: http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/stockton-health-care/2012/09/28/joes-health-calendar-92812-walk-more-eat-less/

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