 | Girls Are Great 2010: The annual Girls Are Great program will be held Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Harnett Central Middle School located in Angier. The conference provides educational sessions and discussion on the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty. The program is available for girls ages 9-14 their mothers or adult female guardian. Registration deadline is March 26, 2010. See the Downloads box for more information.  | | Cooking with the Chefs Join us for a free lunch and learn session on how to prepare healthy and low-cost meals. Bring your lunch and enjoy samples from the chef’s table. The program will be held on Tuesday, March 30th from 12:00pm-1:00pm at the Cooperative Extension Bldg in Lillington. This event is free, however registration is required. To register call 910-814-6298 or email brayner@harnett.org. This program is sponsored by Harnett County Dept of Public Health and Cooperative Extension. For additional information see the downloads box below. | | March is National Nutrition Month: This year’s theme is “Nutrition from the Ground Up.” The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. For more information and to view the Centers for Disease Controla and Prevention (CDC) web site click on the title.
| | World Tuberculosis Day: March 24, 2010 In the United States, the theme for World TB Day 2010 is “TB elimination: Together We Can!”World TB Day provides an opportunity to communicate TB-related problems and solutions and to support worldwide TB-control efforts.In North Carolina, 335 cases of TB were reported in 2008, down slightly from 345 reported cases in 2007. In Harnett County for 2009, a total of 3 TB cases were reported, and 2008 a total of 4 cases. To view the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), web site click on the title.
| | Medicine Safety: Cohaire Senior Center March 17, 2010 To promote medicine safety among seniors, Healthy Harnett a certified Healthy Carolinians Partnership, will sponsor a Medicine Safety session for seniors on March 17, 2010 at the Cohaire Senior Center from 10:00-11:30 a.m. For more information see the Downloads box or call 910-893-7550. | | House Bill 2: On January 2, 2010, a new state law will go into effect that will ban smoking in enclosed area in almost all restaurants, bars, and lodging establishments in North Carolina. Under House Bill 2, Session Law 2009-27 An Act to Prohibit Smoking in Certain Public Places, smoking will not be allowed in any establishment that serves food and receives sanitation inspections from the health department or any bar that hold a state permit authorizing it to sell malt beverages (e.g., beer), wine, or mixed drinks on its premises, with very few exceptions. If you have, additional questions contact the Environmental Health Division-Gale Greene at 910-814-6290.
| | Mobile Mammography: Mammography screening remains the best available method to detect breast cancer early. Rex Mobile Mammography will provide screenings on March 25, 2010 and return April 14, 2010 at the Health Department. Pre-registration is required. See the Downloads Box below for registration information or call 910-893-7550. |
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