Website to provide important family nutritional information
The Virginia Department of Health has awarded James Madison University a $3.4 million grant to produce content and design for an interactive website full of nutrition information for children and their families.
The future “Health Bites” site is primarily designed to assure success of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) by providing easy-to-understand nutrition information based on the most up-to-date research, according to Dr. Rhonda M. Zingraff, associate dean of the JMU’s College of Integrated Science and Technology and director of the Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services. Once available online through the VDH, the site also will benefit the general public by explaining nutrition topics via short video clips and text. Read more
Avante back in compliance
A Waynesboro nursing home has “taken care of the deficiencies” that had led to sanctions from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this summer, a Virginia Department of Health official told The Augusta Free Press this week.
Chris Durrer, the director of the Office of Licensure and Certification in the VDH, said Avante at Waynesboro was considered back in compliance with the federal regulations on Aug. 14. Read more
Lab confirms two H1N1 cases in Greater Augusta
Two state lab-confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus have been confirmed in school-aged children in the Greater Augusta area, the Central Shenandoah Health District reported today.
Health District Director Dr. Doug Larsen reminds local residents that basic precautions involving hygiene etiquette can prevent the spread of the pandemic swine flu. Read more
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Gotta know the warning signs
The sensation was like “pouring warm water starting from the top of my head all the way down to my toes on the left side.” And it scared Chris DeWald, but not the doctor who treated him initially. Read more
