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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Golfing for diabetes

Cherry City Electric held its Third Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Sept. 26 at Royal Oaks Country Club. The proceeds from the tournament again benefited the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Foundation. Funds from this year’s tournament will help “Take A

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Welcome new health bloggers to Columbian.com!

As part of The Columbian’s new focus on health news, we’ve started to feature local bloggers on the Live Well site who are writing about health and fitness. Valerie Fender and Mike Lee of Vancouver based gluten free living blog

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Chrisetta Mosley keeps inspiring

This summer, The Columbian shared the story of Vancouver resident Chrisetta Mosley – the 39-year-old mother who was “turning childhood obesity upside-down” and had shed more than 150 pounds. The story generated dozens of comments from Columbian readers. They thanked

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OMSI, Regence tackle childhood obesity

In Oregon, more than 24 percent of children are overweight or obese. In Washington, 29 percent of kids are overweight or obese. In Clark County, about 25 percent of high school students are overweight or obese. In an effort to

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Access to fresh food needed to tackle obesity

Lack of access to fresh healthy foods is one reason cited for the rise in obesity rates among the country’s low-income population. That’s why programs that aim to combat obesity attempt to bring more fresh fruits and vegetables into poor

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New Live Well email newsletter for local health news

This week, The Columbian launched a new email newsletter for Live Well. Delivered every Monday, the Live Well newsletter will have a summary of all the top health news stories in Clark County for the previous week. We’ll also run

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GOP hopefuls and health care

Kaiser Health News recently published an article on its website called, “GOP Presidential Hopefuls: Where They Stand On Health Care.” The article, which is actually more of a chart, takes a look at the health care-related stances of five Republicans

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Middle, high schools to receive free concussion testing program

Each year, up to 3.8 million recreation- and sports-related concussions occur in the United States, with adolescents accounting for the majority of those injuries. In response, Dick’s Sporting Goods has developed a program to help keep young athletes safe. The

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Vancouver summit to address health outside the doctor's office

Later this month, Community Choices will hold a summit for Clark County health professionals in order to brainstorm ways that they can, essentially, get out of their offices and into the community. As it is, a doctor or nurse’s influence

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Three recovery month events in Clark County

September is national drug and alcohol Recovery Month, celebrating freedom from substance abuse and addiction. We at Live Well are commemorating the month by featuring a range of local recovery stories. There are also several local events celebrating recovery month.

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