2024 Earth Day - Microplastics and Health
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Melissa Hehmann, RDN, CDE on 3/27/24 12:14 PM
The billions upon billions of items of plastic waste choking our oceans, lakes, and rivers and piling up on land is more than unsightly and harmful to plants and wildlife. Plastic Pollution is a very real and growing threat to human health.
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Upcoming Onsite Blood Drives - Earn 50 Well Points
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Melissa Hehmann, RDN, CDE on 3/4/24 2:16 PM
Onsite Blood Drives - GO, Langsdale & STEAM Donate to Save Lives & Earn Well Points You will be awarded 50 Well Points Reasons to Donate Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and or platelets. Approximately 29,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U. S. Nearly 5,000 units of platelets and 6.500 units of plasma are needed daily in the U.S. Nearly 16 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S. Sickle cell disease affects 90,000 to 100,000 people in the U.S. About 1,000 babies are born with the disease each year. Sickle cell patients can require blood transfusions throughout their lives. The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 units. A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood. Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured; they can only come from volunteer donors. The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O. One donation can help save more than one life. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1.8 million people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2020. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
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Citizens' 500 Festival Employee Wellness Challenge
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Melissa Hehmann, RDN, CDE on 3/4/24 2:16 PM
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Well Points Onsite Hours - March
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Melissa Hehmann, RDN, CDE on 3/4/24 2:15 PM
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Earn Well Points for Q1 Webinars - Deadline March 31st
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Melissa Hehmann, RDN, CDE on 3/4/24 2:13 PM
You can earn up to 100 Well Points per Quarter by watching or a Wellness Webinar or Mental Health Webinar on the Wellness Portal. (Financial Webinars are offered by Ameriprise and Fidelity - check Citizens Connect Tiles for upcoming webinars).
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National Nutrition Month - Beyond the Table
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Melissa Hehmann, RDN, CDE on 3/4/24 2:13 PM
March is National Nutrition Month,® which is an annual campaign created in 1973 by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. During the month of March, everyone is invited to learn about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating and physical activity habits.
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It's National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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Melissa Hehmann, RDN, CDE on 3/4/24 2:12 PM
Colorectal cancer, or CRC, is the second deadliest cancer in the United States. Every March, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month spotlights this disease and inspires more people to get checked starting at age 45.
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Reduce Digital Eye Strain
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Melissa Hehmann, RDN, CDE on 3/4/24 2:11 PM
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