CITIZEN-TIMES.com - News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jewish Family Services of WNC, a program of the Asheville Jewish Community Center, is one of this year's 19 recipients of a total of $97,000 in grants from BJH Foundation for Senior Services.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
... does try to place people in jobs if possible, and they've started a pilot program with "supportive senior services," what we used to call nursing homes, where they pay half the salary for the first year for people they place to encourage their hiring.
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Forty local students, dressed in Cardinals T-shirts and baseball caps, taped a public service announcement Thursday with Gov. Jay Nixon and St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright, warning against tobacco use. "Smoking is a big problem in our state. If we can stop smoking at a young age, I think it'll make a big difference," Nixon said. The students are part of the Youth Empowerment in Action!...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Health officials say three more people -- including a young child -- have died from swine flu in New Jersey. The deaths confirmed today by the state Health and Senior Services Department bring the total in New Jersey to nine....
Science - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
"We'll know a lot more after the next round of testing," Scott Clardy of Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services said. "But at this point in time, we don't expect any adverse health effects."
Environmental Protection Agency (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Federal and State Agencies to Continue Investigation of Tannery Sludge Distribution to Northwest Missouri Farms Release date: 07/01/2009Contact Information: EPA Region 7 - Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov; Missouri Department of Natural Resources - Susanne Medley, 573-751-1010, susanne.medley@dnr.mo.gov; Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services - Kit Wagar,...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Six people have died from swine flu in New Jersey, officials said. The state Health and Senior Services Department says the latest victim is a woman in her 40s from Bergen County who had underlying health conditions. The five others...
Environmental Protection Agency (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
... Region 7, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will hold a news conference tomorrow morning to discuss their investigation into the use of leather tannery sludge as fertilizer on farms in northwest Missouri.The agencies have been involved since late April 2009 in a cooperative investigation of the distribution of waste...
No Rock And Roll Fun (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Ah, the senior service on BBC 2 gets a full complement of presenters - Radcliffe and Laverne sharing main duties, but throwing to Zane Lowe down in front of The Ting Tings, and Jo Whiley off in the studio. Jo presents an acoustic performance from Paolo Nutini as if it's some sort of treat, although she does use the phrase "it's the same thing, year after year" so perhaps she...
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
All five samples collected from campers at Kanakuk Kamps near Branson tested positive for swine flu, state health officials said Friday. Eighteen campers had tested positive for the flu in preliminary tests. Kit Wagar, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said it was safe to assume that other campers experiencing similar symptoms probably had the swine...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
All five samples collected from campers at Kanakuk Kamps near Branson tested positive for swine flu, state health officials said Friday. Eighteen campers had tested positive for the flu in preliminary tests. Kit Wagar, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said it was safe to assume that other campers experiencing similar symptoms probably had the swine...
