Obesity Death Toll Overstated in CDC Study Correction
Atlanta AP report notes a CDC correction that obesity deaths were about 65 000 annually instead of 400 000, due to a software error. The agency upheld obesity as a major death cause alongside tobacco and diet, inactivity, and tobacco as leading factors.
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Atlanta
United States
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Journal of the American Medical Association
Stroup
Walter Tsou
American Public Health Association
Teri Manolio
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
American Cancer Society
Kansas Family Physician of the Year nominees sought
Wichita area announcement seeks nominations for the 2005 Kansas Family Physician of the Year Award. Nominators must submit letters detailing why their physician should win, received by January 31 at the KAFP office in Wichita. Fax and email options provided.
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Wichita
Kansas Academy of Family Physicians
Kansas
KAFP
21St St. N
Kafponline.org
Winfield launches Youth Fitness Arcade for kids 10 to 14
The Winfield Recreation Commission opened a Youth Fitness Arcade on January 3 featuring Bee Fit six station weight machines and fitness oriented PlayStation 2 games. The facility blends exercise with interactive gaming to promote healthy activity among youths ages ten to fourteen. Membership options include 30 to 60 dollars per quarter to a year with a 30 minute orientation for each new member.
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Winfield
Kansas
Winfield Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
Scott Schoon
Schoon
Jim Burke
Burke
Low Vision Workshop Aids Seniors In Ottawa Kansas
A three day workshop for those with low vision runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at Elliott Hall First Baptist Church Ottawa 410 Hickory St. Kan SAIL ages 55 and up host experts on vision medical concerns daily living and adapting homes and hobbies. Pre-register at toll free 800 547 5789. Franklin County Low Vision Group meeting is canceled.
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David Lieberman
Annals of Internal Medicine
Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
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Hickory St
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Kan-Sail
Phyllis Tillinghast
East Central
Kansas
Tiling
Franklin County
City of
City Hall
Hickory
iCity
Getting Kansans healthy requires policy changes
Kansas lawmakers push preventive measures under the Healthy Kansas plan. Sen. Peter Brungardt cites education and incentives to reduce junk food, promote exercise, and design public spaces that discourage car use as key steps. He links lifestyle to rising healthcare costs and disease.
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Topeka
Bob Day
Senate
Peter Brungardt
R-Salina
Brungardt
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Sandy Praeger
State Health Department
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