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Shop Healthy Program joins with Hispanic community

Saturday, December 12th, 2015 Posted in Cache County news, Health | Comments Off on Shop Healthy Program joins with Hispanic community

By Mikala Lindhardt www.mikalalindhardt.blogspot.com Beginning next year, the Shop Healthy Program will partner with the Hispanic community to continue its efforts to promote healthier living. Jennie Murr, the dietician for Bear River Health Department, met with owners of La Ranchera and La Racherita ...

Centers hopes new therapist will help male survivors seek help

Thursday, December 10th, 2015 Posted in Health, Logan News | Comments Off on Centers hopes new therapist will help male survivors seek help

By Anna Tuckett annasnewswriting.blogspot.com A local domestic violence and sexual assault center said it hopes to see more men seeking help after its first male therapist was hired in October. Citizens Against Physical and Sexual Abuse’s new therapist, Mark Radel, is a licensed ...

Utah State Uintah Basin hosts workshop to help married couples.

Sunday, November 29th, 2015 Posted in Education, Health | Comments Off on Utah State Uintah Basin hosts workshop to help married couples.

By Bo Lamb lambbo14.wix.com Utah State University professor David Law and his students will be teaching Uintah Basin couples techniques to reignite romantic love and strengthen relationships — just in time for Valentine's Day. Law and his students Family Consumer and Human Development students will ...

Underwater treadmills speed up patients’ recovery time

Monday, November 23rd, 2015 Posted in Health, Logan News | Comments Off on Underwater treadmills speed up patients’ recovery time

By Mikala Lindhardt  www.mikalalindhardt.blogspot.com Individuals who have been injured, are recovering from surgery, or are suffering from pain are seeing faster improvement thanks to two new underwater treadmills at Logan Regional Hospital. “Patients report that they are sensing a faster improvement in progressing ...

Question, Persuade, Refer: Training will introduct students to formula for preventing suicides

Saturday, October 24th, 2015 Posted in Health | Comments Off on Question, Persuade, Refer: Training will introduct students to formula for preventing suicides

Students trained to recognize the warning signs of suicide — and to know how to intervene — can be the key to saving lives on at Utah State University. That’s the concept behind a Tuesday afternoon training that will introduce students ...

Assistive technology program broadens its reach to northeastern Utah

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 Posted in Health | Comments Off on Assistive technology program broadens its reach to northeastern Utah

The Utah Assistive Technology Program at Utah State University is planning to open a full-time assistive technology lab in the Uintah Basin at the beginning of next year, when it expects to receive additional funding. The program, which provides technological assistance ...

Fitness expo vendors want changes for next year

Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 Posted in Health, Logan News | Comments Off on Fitness expo vendors want changes for next year

By Anna Tuckett annasnewswriting.blogspot.com Saturday was the last day of the two-day LivFit Expo, and vendors are already providing the coordinators with a list of changes they’d like to see in the future. Dr. Thomas Fullmer, the owner of the Advanced Spine and Health Center ...

LOTOJA: 200-mile bicycle race geared for safety

Monday, September 21st, 2015 Posted in Health | Comments Off on LOTOJA: 200-mile bicycle race geared for safety

By Chelsea Hunter Tolman There are a lot of things cyclists have to worry about in a race that you’d never imagine as a spectator. The shape their bike is in, if they trained hard enough, whether they have efficient energy, ...

Utah State University begins first ‘Mental Health is No Joke’ week

Sunday, March 29th, 2015 Posted in Health | Comments Off on Utah State University begins first ‘Mental Health is No Joke’ week

By Kelsey Schwab Healthy Aggies Sheree Haggan believes HOPE is a four-letter acronym that has the potential to save lives. “HOPE stands for healing, openness, perseverance and empowerment,” said Haggan, Utah State University’s multicultural program coordinator. Inspired by that idea, Utah State University is ...

Utah State emphasizes nutrition in March

Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 Posted in Health | Comments Off on Utah State emphasizes nutrition in March

By Kelsey Schwab Healthy Aggies The Utah State University Dietetic Student Association is issuing a set of weekly campus-wide challenges throughout March to encourage students and athletes to live healthier as part of National Nutrition Month. These challenges include making a meal completely ...