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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Costco announced it will begin accepting food stamps for payment in their stores. Customers can use their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Quest card to purchase bulk groceries in any Costco warehouse store in Washington. This option may start by Thanksgiving.
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Read these tips from the Washington State Patrol to have a fun and fire safe Halloween night!
Don't forget to change your clocks!
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Read the reminder from the Washington State Patrol:
Change your Clock, Change your battery
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
Growing Stronger is an easy to follow, self-paced program for older adults. The strength training exercises will help adults build lean muscle and maintain their balance.
Other tips for older adults include: Physical activity for a healthy weight, Get a Bone Density Test, and Ten Ways To Recognize Hearing Loss.
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Read Shape Your Surroundings to learn how to better control your weight. Also checkout What Is Healthy Eating? with ideas how to eat well everyday.
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Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
How can you know if health information in print, on tv, or online applies to you? Read Is this health information good for me?, posted on the National Network of Libraries of Medicine consumer information page.
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
Try out one of the health tools from the CDC, Center for Disease Control, analyzemyplate, to take a closer look at what you eat. Check out the Hydration Calculator to figure out how much water you need for your daily activity level. You can find more Personal Health Tools on healthfinder.gov.
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
EBSCO, a vendor of health and medical databases, is offering links to key information about the H1N1 influenza for health care providers. Take a look for free at ebscohost.com/flu.
The updates are written for clinicians, nurses, and patients.
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Teen Videofest contest winners will be presented on Sept. 25 at AMC River Park Square 20 from 7-9 p.m. Come watch the winning videos. Contact Mishelle Earley at mearley@spokanecounty.org or (509) 324-1494 for tickets or information.
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Read tips to reduce cell phone radiation. Compare your phone to the best phones/worst phones for radiation emission.
Check the tips for children and cell phones here.
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