Kansas trivia and wellness program highlight in TRIVIA feature
Dodge City weather ranking prompts curiosity about wind speeds while Valeda III at the Kansas Learning Center for Health in Halstead draws interest as the country’s only life size talking transparent model. Elk Falls in Chautauqua County promotes an annual outhouse tour as a local attraction. UKAN DOIT 2016, a free six week wellness incentive at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, runs July 11 to August 21 with weekly nutrition fitness and health challenges and Kansas trivia information, earning rewards for six completed challenges.
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Dodge City
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States
Valeda III
The
Kansas Learning
Center For Health
Halstead
Elk Falls
Chautauqua County
Kansas
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas Chooses Licensure for Acupuncture Practice
Lawrence acupuncturist Gina Halsey led a 2009 effort to license Kansas amid red tape. The Acupuncture Practice Act approved in the legislative session sets training, exams, ongoing education, and professional liability insurance for licensed practitioners, boosting safety and expanding insurance coverage for patients seeking treatment.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Gina Halsey
Halsey
Nccrom
Kimberley Vester-Couch
Sandra Wilkes
The
Kansas Association of Oriental Medicine
Michael O'Donnell
Wichita
Rhonda Bathurst
Topeka
Temporary blindness tied to single-eye phone use in bed
Doctors report two women ages 22 and 40 experienced transient vision loss when lying on their sides in darkness while reading on smartphones. One eye remained light adapted while the other stayed dark, causing temporary blindness for minutes until both eyes adjusted.
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Lonndon
New England Journal of Medicine
Gordon Plant
Moorfield’s Eye Hospital
London
Plant
Rahul Khurana
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Khurana
Just Food Adds Commercial Coolers With Wellness Grant
Just Food has acquired larger commercial coolers funded by a LiveWell Community Wellness Grant from the Douglas County Community Foundation. Executive Director Elizabeth Keever notes the 2,000 pounds of daily recovered food requires higher grade refrigeration, replacing previously used 60-degree refrigerators. The new units feature open glass doors to let shoppers see foods before opening, aiding access to healthier items like salads and hummus. For info, call 856-7030 or visit justfoodks.org.
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Just Food
LiveWell Community Wellness
Douglas County Community Foundation
Elizabeth Keever
Community Food Bank
Keever
Justfoodks.org
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Matt Messina
Kansas Department of Transportation
Pittsburg
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