Articles filed under Health
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More than a meal: Restaurant-based programs feed seniors' social livesSep 02, 2023 11:00 pm - GOFFSTOWN, N.H. - A group of friends and neighbors meets for a weekly meal, choosing from a special menu of nutritious foods paid for by social programs meant to keep ol...
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Somber gathering in Arlington Heights marks International Overdose Awareness DayAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - Friends and family who've lost loved ones to substance abuse and drug overdoses gathered Thursday in North School Park in Arlington Heights to mark International Overdos...
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'Find your people': Families to share their stories for International Overdose Awareness DayAug 28, 2023 5:30 am - The stories of those who lose their lives battling substances abuse disorder do not end with their deaths. It continues with those left behind: friends, parents, relativ...
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Business for a Better World: PalmLeaf Massage WellnessAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - PalmLeaf Massage Wellness (Formerly PalmLeaf Massage Clinic) 355 W. Dundee Road, Suite 200 and Suite 105, Buffalo Grove (847) 961-4800 PalmLeafMassage.com Industry: ...
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Voters backed creation of a mental health board last year. Now they may have to do it again.Aug 11, 2023 5:00 am - Mental health advocates cheered the success in a referendum last fall that created a community mental health board in Wheeling Township. But now they are devastated by t...
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State mental health center renamed for Elizabeth Packard. Here's her story of exposing abuse.Aug 11, 2023 1:00 am - In June 1860, Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was committed to the Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane in Jacksonville by her husband, a Calvinist minister, for, ...
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Lake County funds wellness center for first responders, veteransAug 09, 2023 5:00 am - The Lake County Board on Tuesday allocated $15.6 million in federal COVID relief funds with an emphasis on new and expanded mental health services. Proposals from extern...
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'Nothing like this in the state': Palatine OKs housing for human trafficking victimsAug 08, 2023 5:00 am - Palatine will be the first community in the state to provide temporary housing for homeless girls who have been victims of human trafficking or sexual exploitation. The...
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Ways you can bond with your newbornAug 06, 2023 7:00 am - Bonding is the process of creating a loving, healthy attachment with your child. Many new parents feel a unique relationship beginning the moment they lay eyes on their ...
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Twilight Shuffle through Libertyville neighborhoodsAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - Registration for MainStreet Libertyville's Twilight Shuffle annual 5K run is open. The event, for runners aged 9 and older, will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 3. The 3.12-mile cour...