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Informal Care Defined

Care received at home from friends, neighbors or relatives who are not health care professionals. The vast majority of LTC services in the home are provided by informal caregivers.

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Public urged to speak out on homelessness

Published December 4, 2008, 4:31 pm, The Hub

People who have lost their homes in the current mortgage foreclosure crisis have become new faces among the homeless in New Jersey. With the national economy in a downward spiral, and unemployment rates rising, the ranks of homeless people are likely to increase, perhaps dramatically.

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Six Waikato Lakes Now Have Health Warnings

Published December 4, 2008, 4:15 pm, Scoop.co.nz

As expected, the recent summer weather has resulted in massive growth of cyanobacteria in the routinely monitored shallow lakes.

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Calendar of Events

Published December 4, 2008, 9:25 am, Waller County News Citizen

Brookwood Open House The Brookwood Community located at 1752 FM 1489 in Brookshire is hosting its annual Open House complete with tours of the campus, holiday snacks and performances by the Brookwood Community citizens. Open house is Friday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6; 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Citizen performances will be held at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on both days. Additionally, guests will receive ...

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We need more than Mother Earth and apple pie goals - where's the action?

Published December 4, 2008, 7:27 am, The Globe and Mail

If Canada has public health goals and nobody knows it, do they really exist?

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Africa: TB/HIV - Dual Epidemics in a Young Democracy

Published December 4, 2008, 7:19 am, AllAfrica.com

In this paper, Rebecca Hodes and Lesley Odendal address the double scourge HIV/Aids and tuberculosis facing South Africa's young democracy. They point to a number of factors that have led to the current situation in the country.

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What's doing?

Published December 4, 2008, 7:11 am, Asheville Citizen-Times

FAMILY SOCIAL, DINNER AND DANCE , 6 p.m. Saturday, Fines Creek Community Center, Fines Creek Road, Clyde. A turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be served. Cost is $6 for adults with special pricing for children.

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Meetings: Lexington County

Published December 4, 2008, 6:36 am, The State

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS C.A. JOHNSON CLASS OF 1967: Meet, eat and greet, 1 p.m. Saturday at the Golden Corral, 5300 Forest Drive. Catch up with old friends and help plan the 60th birthday celebration. (803) 463-8773 PALMETTO PERSONAL COMPUTER CLUB: 6-8:30 Thursday, Dec. 11, at Capital Senior Center, 1650 Park Circle (Maxcy Gregg Park). Program topic will be fiber optic light pipes. Special ...

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Da Kine

Published December 4, 2008, 3:42 am, Honolulu Star-Bulletin

"Washington Place: Hawaii's First Home," a documentary tracing the role the home has played in local history, airs at 8:30 tonight on KHET/PBS.

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Briefly in Tompkins

Published December 4, 2008, 2:37 am, The Ithaca Journal

As part of The Ithaca Journal's coverage of Barack Obama's inauguration as president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2009, we would like to involve area residents in our news coverage before and after the event.

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Calendar of Events

Published December 3, 2008, 11:01 pm, Waller County News Citizen

Blood Drive Hempstead Masonic Lodge is holding a blood drive on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the meeting room in the Hempstead Masonic Lodge building. To schedule an appointment, visit www.giveglood.org and login to Digital Donor and enter sponsor code L375 or contact Kenneth Harvey at (979) 826-9951

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