The American Red Cross will conduct an open blood drive at the Marion Area Health Center, 1050 Delaware Avenue, on Monday, August 30th. Collection hours run from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Donors from outside the facility should enter through Door #7 at the rear of the complex. The drive will be held in conference rooms A, B & C on the building’s lower level.
Equine Therapy Topic of Women’s Business Council Meeting
August 21, 2010 by
The kickoff luncheon meeting of this season for the Women’s Business Council will feature an alternative way to reach the next generation of at-risk ladies in our community. Kirsten Stumpo will be joined by Victoria Endicott to highlight the Equine Component and its use in the mental health field.
World’s Largest Buckeye Necklace to Benefit Cancer Research
August 13, 2010 by
Invokause, a non-profit organization that specializes in developing creative programs for charitable initiatives, has created a unique program – Buckeyes For A Cure – to support the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.
Algae Blooms Cause Closure of Three State Park Lakes
August 10, 2010 by
Officials have now put three Ohio state park lakes off limits because of toxic, blue-green algae blooming in the water.
A story from the AP says, warning signs were posted in recent days around Cutler Lake at Blue Rock State Park in eastern Ohio's Muskingum County. A park administrator says employees observed the algae for the first time on Aug. 1.
Company Accepting Applications for Ohio High Risk Pool
August 5, 2010 by
State Senator Karen Gillmor (R-Tiffin) announced Thursday that Medical Mutual of Ohio is currently accepting applications for the Ohio High Risk Pool, which gives Ohioans with cancer, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and many other chronic medical problems, who can't get health insurance because of their conditions, access to coverage through a federally-funded, state high-risk insurance pool.
Dementia Caregiver Support Group Meeting
August 4, 2010 by
A monthly Caregiver Support Group covering issues with dementia is held the second Wednesday of every month at 3:00 pm at Day Spring Wesleyan Church, 2431 Marion-Mt Gilead Road.
August is National Breastfeeding Month
July 31, 2010 by
Marion Public Health is highlighting the benefits of breastfeeding during August, which is National Breastfeeding Month. A new program to encourage breastfeeding was recently launched and there is a special event being held, in partnership with Marion General Hospital, on Tuesday, August 3.
Ohio AG Joins Fight for Better Food Label Standards
July 30, 2010 by
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray this week joined 11 other state attorneys general in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposal to make food labels more meaningful to consumers.
State Ending HIV Assistance for More Patients
July 26, 2010 by
The state plans to drop another 500 Ohioans from a program that pays for their HIV medications, in order to save Ohio nearly $3 million per year.
Officials are working on a plan to help only the sickest Ohioans with HIV pay for their medicine, said Jay Carey, a management analyst for the HIV drug program.
High-Risk Insurance Program for Ohioans Opens Soon
July 24, 2010 by
Ohioans with pre-existing health conditions, such as cancer or diabetes, can apply for coverage under a new high-risk insurance pool beginning Aug. 1, state officials said Thursday.
The insurance pool is a key piece of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The programs will be in place until 2014 _ when health insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny coverage to people in poor health.
