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Women & Girls HIV Awareness Day - Monday, March
10th
Two Events Scheduled for Sioux Falls |
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Expert Panel Session for Professionals -
9:00AM - 11:00AM
Holiday Inn City Center, Burgundy Room, 100 West
8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
An Expert Panel of regional HIV
specialists and HIV+ people will provide key
information regarding HIV/AIDS prevention,
health services and personal experiences.
Representatives from the SD Department of
Health, SD Department of Education, the
medical community, Berakhah House, and
people living with HIV/AIDS will be
featured. Continuing Education Units (CEU’s)
will be available for social workers,
educators, mental health counselors,
prevention specialists and chemical
dependency counselors. Continental
breakfast will be provided.
Space is limited –
register now!
Speakers & Health Fair for the Public -
5:00PM – 8:00PM
Holiday Inn City Center, Starlight Room, 100
West 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Family Fun Night will provide an
educational evening for teens and parents.
Families will enjoy a relaxed learning
atmosphere with a free light meal. Come hear
two young women talk about living with HIV
and its effect on their lives. Booths will
provide participants with opportunities for
skin care/make-up consultation, crafts from
local artisans, health and wellness
information, and complimentary back
massages! This event is geared toward
young adults and their parents. Topics are
not appropriate for young children.
Space is limited -
register now!
Cost and Registration
Both events are provided at no charge!
Registration is required for both events! If you
have any questions, contact Michelle Majeres at
605-335-6474, press 2 or email at
m.majeres@voa-dakotas.org.
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March is National Nutrition Month - Nutrition
It’s A Matter of Fact |
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Fact or Fiction:
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In a healthy
eating plan all the foods I eat should be
low fat. T or F
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Eating
carbohydrates causes weight gain. T or F
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Vegetarian
diets are healthful. T or F
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Eating sugar
causes diabetes. T or F
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Fad diets
work. T or F
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Canned or
frozen fruits and vegetables are not as
nutritious as fresh fruits
and vegetables. T or F
National
Nutrition Month® was created by the American
Dietetic Association to raise awareness about
how food and beverage choices and physical
activity impact health. National Nutrition Month
encourages people to seek out a registered
dietitian for scientifically based nutrition
information. Curious as to whether you answered
all the above questions correctly? The answers
can be found at
http://www.eatright.org/ada/files/Quiz_PDF.pdf
What is your school doing to raise awareness
about the importance of nutrition and physical
activity? There are lots of ways to get student
and staff attention from hanging posters in
hallways and classrooms, teaching lessons on the
importance of nutrition and physical activity in
the classroom, having fun events encouraging
students and staff to eat more fruits and
vegetables, sending materials home with
students, and the list goes on and on. For
nutrition education resources including lesson
plans, quizzes, word searches, games, fact
sheets, and other materials, visit the National
Nutrition Month® website at
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/NNM_2007_home.htm.
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Kick Butts Day – April 2, 2008 |
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What’s Kick Butts Day?? Kick Butts Day is a
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids event. It’s an
opportunity for youth to raise awareness about
the effects of tobacco on health and is a day
for youth to speak out on the fight against
tobacco. For more information about how to get
started and what you can do in your school or
community, go to
www.kickbuttsday.com. |
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