From the Asheville Community Yoga newsletter: Saturday and Sunday, June 16th-17th, Noon-3pm (both days) Pregnant women and their birth partners can prepare for their best birth by combining birth education with prenatal yoga. By weaving information you need with movement and mindfulness you crave, you’ll prepare yourselves thoroughly for the joys and challenges of pregnancy, […]
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Recent Asheville School grad awarded with National Merit UNC scholarship
From the press release from Asheville School: Recent Asheville School graduate P.J. Eckerd (Asheville, NC) was awarded the North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s National Merit Scholarship, where he will begin as a freshman in the fall. Students must notify the National Merit Scholarship Corporation that UNC Chapel Hill is their first choice to be considered […]
Park Ridge Health announces calendar events for June 18-24
From the press release from Park Ridge Health: Upcoming Classes and Events To pre-register for any of these free events, please call 855.PRH.LIFE. CREATION Health Series Thursdays, June 14 – August 2 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. At The Health Adventure in Biltmore Square Mall This class series addresses health from a Christian perspective through […]
Habitate ReStore challenges you to reuse in a contest
From the press release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (June 13, 2012) – The Asheville Habitat ReStore at 31 Meadow Road near Biltmore Village announces its first annual ReStore ReUse Contest. Garden shed, artist studio, chicken coop…tree house, dog house, playhouse…if you recently build a structure like this using predominantly reused building materials, the ReStore encourages you enter […]
Mission Health opens new children’s radiology center
At 8 a.m. on Monday morning, Mission Health’s new imaging center, Mission Children’s Radiology, opened its doors and began seeing patients. According to Dr. Bret Sleight of Asheville Radiology and Mission Children’s Radiology, the approximately 6,000 square-feet center has been quietly in the works for the last 4-5 years. (photo by Caitlin Byrd)
Mission Hospital Sleep Center receives accreditation from American Academy of Sleep Medicine
From the press release from Mission Health: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (June 13, 2012) – Mission Hospital Sleep Center in Asheville recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The Mission Hospital Sleep Center features 14 private sleep bedrooms and one pediatric sleep bedroom. The team includes certified American Board of Sleep Medicine […]
PARI: Earth will be at farthest point from the sun at 10 p.m. July 4
From the press release from PARI: Rosman, NC (June 13, 2012) – Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute announce that at 10 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 4, the Earth, in its annual orbit around the Sun will be at it farthest point from the Sun. Astronomers call this point aphelion. The average distance […]
MemoryCare receives $10,000 grant
From the press release:M As part of a $10,000.00 grant from The Home Instead Senior Care Foundation, MemoryCare will make use of the funds to support their operational services which encompass diagnostics, disease management planning, caregiver training, counseling and support for family members. MemoryCare serves individual and families from 19 different counties in western North […]
VA announces recruitment effort to hire mental health professionals
From the press release from Charles George VA Medical Center The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has developed an aggressive national mental health hiring initiative to improve recruitment and hiring, marketing, education and training programs, and retention efforts for mental health professionals. To speed the national hiring process, VA developed the Mental Health Hiring Initiative, […]
The $830 million question
A central question for President Barack Obama’s health care reform law will be answered later this month. Namely, will the U.S. Supreme Court strike down the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional? If “Obamacare” stands, North Carolina will have other unknowns to contend with. Specifically, where will the state come up with the hundreds of millions […]
Eugenics compensation bill not included in senate budget bill
From the press release from the state: Raleigh – The Senate Appropriations Committee is conducting a hearing this morning to discuss aspects of its budget bill, which includes no funding for eugenics compensation or to continue the work of the N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation. The meeting began at 8:30 a.m. in Room 643 […]
Greenlife Grocery selects WNCAP for its next 5 percent Community Giving Day award
From the press release from the WNCAP Asheville, NC — When Greenlife Grocery selected Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) as recipient of its next 5% Community Giving Day award, the nonprofit was also handed a chance to promote one of its most important awareness days – National HIV Testing Day- which takes place each […]
Three restaurants partner with Park Ridge Health to raise money for mobile medical unit
From the press release from Park Ridge Health: Hendersonville, N.C. (June 11, 2012) – Three restaurants in Hendersonville and South Asheville are partnering with Park Ridge Health to raise awareness and funding for Wellness on Wheels (W. O. W.), a mobile medical unit that offers free and at-cost health screenings throughout Henderson and Buncombe counties. […]
UNCA offers training course for substitute teachers
From UNC Asheville News Services: Effective Teacher Training, a series of classes recommended for those interested in substitute teaching, will be offered on four consecutive Saturdays beginning July 21, by the Asheville Graduate Center at UNC Asheville. Effective Teacher Training is required for those substituting in the Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools. This course […]
Volunteers to build wheelchair ramps for neighbors in need this Saturday
From the press release: ASHEVILLE, NC– Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) will kick off its 18th Annual MHO Ramp Festival on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The 18th Annual MHO Ramp Festival marks a weekend of community volunteerism and support for this important service for homeowners in Buncombe County who are elderly or disabled and have low […]
Mission Health President and CEO named a top physician leader
From the press release from Mission Health: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (June 8, 2012) – Ronald A. Paulus, MD, President and CEO of Mission Health, has been named to the Becker’s Hospital Review “100 Physician Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems” list. Dr. Paulus is the first physician to assume the top executive position at Mission Health. […]
Asheville School junior named state pole vault champion
From the press release from Asheville School: Asheville School junior Will DuBose (Columbia, SC) was named Boys’ Pole Vault State Champion in the NCISAA 3A track meet at Charlotte Country Day School on Friday, May 19. DuBose cleared 12 feet, 6 inches to claim victory, and tie the Asheville School record (for the second time […]
Registration open for GRE prep classes
From the press release: Registration is now open for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) prep classes offered by the Asheville Graduate Center. Classes will meet on the UNC Asheville campus beginning July 9. The GRE Prep course will meet from 6-8:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays for four consecutive weeks, July 9 –August 1. After […]
Morganton-based program receives five-year grant, will be demonstration model for fighting poverty
From the press release: The Family, Infant and Preschool Program (FIPP) in Morganton recently received a five-year, $375,000 grant to serve as the NC Head Start P.A.L. Family Partnerships Demonstration Site – a model hub for showcasing evidence-based, best practices for transitioning low-income families out of poverty. The North Carolina Head Start State Collaboration Office […]
Park Ridge Health announces free diabetes program for patients
From the press release from Park Ridge Health: Hendersonville, N.C. (June 7, 2012) – The Wingate University School of Pharmacy has partnered with Park Ridge Health to offer a special diabetes education program. Upon referral from his or her physician, a diabetes patient can receive one-on-one coaching and medication management assistance with a pharmacist – […]
Statewide warning on Korean imported shellfish expanded to include canned shellfish
From the press release from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: RALEIGH – North Carolina State Health Director Laura Gerald’s warning to North Carolinians to avoid eating any fresh or frozen shellfish imported from South Korea has been expanded to included canned shellfish following an updated alert by the U.S. Food and […]