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Power Celebrates National Recovery Month With Sunflower Power

September 9, 2010

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To celebrate National Recovery Month in September, PerLora Leather in the Strip will host Sunflower POWER – a party benefiting POWER (Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery) and highlighting The POWER Collection. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15th.
The POWER Collection is an innovative cause marketing partnership between POWER and retailers who donate a portion of proceeds to the agency.  Partners featured at the event are click to continue

Tagged as: Addictions, Alcoholism, Allegheny County PA Non Profit Organization, Centers and Counseling Services, Health, Pittsburgh PA Non Profit, Substance abuse

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Milestone Begins Mental Health First Aid Training

September 7, 2010

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In September Milestone will conduct a pilot training in Mental Health First Aid.  The purpose of Mental Health First Aid is to educate the layperson so that they can assist someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis to seek appropriate help. 

Milestone has two certified Mental Health First Aid trainers and currently is the only organization in the Pittsburgh area to have attained this certification.  To read more about Mental Health First Aid, along with other mental wellness tips please read Milestone’s Fall Promoting Wellness newsletter by following this link, newsletter.  Topics include: click to continue

Tagged as: Allegheny County PA Non Profit Organization, Health, Mental health, Pittsburgh PA Non Profit, Policy and Advocacy

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Home Care Training Being Offered in Beaver County

August 23, 2010

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Join us to learn how to provide non-medical home care services.  Frail elderly, young adults, chronic or terminally ill, convalescing, and disabled neighbors need your help.

Homemaker-Home Health Aide Training Lab is scheduled from August 27 through September 30. Classes are held three days a week, (usually Tues, Wed, Thurs) 9am to 3:30pm. 

The course consists of 100 hours of classroom, hands-on and clinical training relevant to providing non-medical home care services.  Topics include:  click to continue

Tagged as: Beaver County PA Nonprofit, Disability, Health, Home care, Home Health, Service Providers

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Wellness Begins With a “Balanced Heart”

August 18, 2010 Balanced Heart Healing Center

In partnership with donors, providers, and clients, Balanced Heart™ Healing Center’s mission is to create, fund and launch an integrative health center which offers unconditional care for mind, body, and spirit, and educates people to make lifestyle choices for optimal health and well-being.  Studies indicate that 70-90% of visits to primary care physicians are for [...]

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‘Biggest Loser’ Contestents Filipe and Sione Fa Coming to Midland

July 29, 2010 Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center
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Filipe Fa and Sione Fa, two of the most popular contestants in television’s “The Biggest Loser” show, will make a special appearance in Beaver County on Tuesday, Aug. 3, to encourage employees of local educational entities to eat right, shape up and slim down.  Their visit is sponsored by the National Network of Digital Schools [...]

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Join Our Family Care Support Group

July 26, 2010 Valley Care Association
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Discuss how to best care for an aging parent or ill spouse Valley Care Association and Baby Boomers & Beyond Realty will host a Family Caregiver Support Group on August 11, 2010 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Valley Care Adult Day Center, 650 Cherrington Parkway, Moon Township, 15108. Attendees will share strategies, resources, and

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Young Children Learning the Value of Giving

July 22, 2010 Focus on Renewal
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Local students fill collection jars with donations of spare change  Children and youth in the Sto-Rox area school district  recently participated in the Pasta for Pennies program to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, sponsored by Olive Garden. This national fundraising program supports the fight against blood-related cancers, helps fund important life-saving initiatives and provides [...]

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Strong Women Healthy Hearts Workshop and Research Study

July 16, 2010 Penn State Cooperative Extension
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Penn State Cooperative Extension is working with Tufts University to provide an exciting opportunity for women to improve their heart health through an active, educational study and workshop. If you are a woman over 40, have a body mass index over 24, and are not exercising more than once a week, you may be eligible [...]

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5 Ways to Protect Your Eyes from the Summer Skies

July 5, 2010 Beaver County Association for the Blind
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This summer children and their families will be enjoying more outdoor activities and planning family vacations to the beach.  Parents and children are becoming more accustom to applying sunscreen to your skin, whether it’s a cloudy or sunny day, to protect themselves from the harmful UV rays of the sun, but what are we doing [...]

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From NICU to Healthy With Help From The Early Learning Institute

June 25, 2010 The Early Learning Institute
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Baby Steps  When Luke was born at 28 weeks without a heartbeat and not breathing, his mother Amy was terrified.  She had no complications during pregnancy but a placental abruption would change everything.  Doctors were able to resuscitate Luke quickly and he was whisked away to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where he would [...]

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