Healthy Happenings

• Wednesday, February 24, 2010
  Iowa-Illinois Safety Council’s Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar
  A day of programs and presentations with innovative strategies to help control your workers’ compensation costs and help protectyour bottom line! Click here to learn more and register!
• Wednesday, February 17, 2010
  Top 10 Health Industry Issues - Squeezing the juice out of healthcare
  The push for health reform is stirring up the industry, organizations are crawling out of the recession and the government is becoming more active. Success will hinge on squeezing the most value out of new and current relationships, impending regulatory changes and consumer demands. Read more...
• Friday, February 12, 2010
  USDA ANNOUNCES FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVES FOR SCHOOL LUNCH AND OTHER FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
  Multi-Agency Announcements Part of Ongoing Effort to Ensure Safety of School Lunches Read more...
• Wednesday, February 10, 2010
  Not Worse Is Not Better
  If there is good news in this, it’s that the tidal wave of obesity is not sweeping up a larger proportion of Americans. Even though the widening trend toward obesity has halted, the CDC survey data for 2007-2008 say about one-third of Americans are obese. Read more...
• Thursday, January 14, 2010
  Live Healthy America 2010 - 100 Day Challenge
  January 14th - April 23rd, 2010. Read more!
• Wednesday, January 06, 2010
  Did Americans Get Any Healthier Over Past Decade?
  About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010. So how did we do? Find out here!
• Wednesday, January 06, 2010
  Fight Against Fat Goes High-Tech With New Devices
  The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as they go about their daily lives. Read more...
• Wednesday, January 06, 2010
  Six Ways to Cut Cost Of a Gym Membership
  Keeping a New Year's resolution to get in shape is no easy feat. The first hurdle often is finding a gym membership that's fiscally fit. Factoring in initiation fees, the median annual cost for a new gym member is $775, according to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association, a trade group. Ongoing members pay slightly less than $43 per month for an average $511 annually. In many cases, new members can cut their gym membership costs by as much as 50%. Here are some ways to do it.
• Wednesday, January 06, 2010
  The hidden benefits of exercise
  As millions of people flock to the gym armed with New Year's resolutions to get in shape, medical experts are offering an additional reason to exercise: Regular workouts may help fight off colds and flu, reduce the risk of certain cancers and chronic diseases and slow the process of aging. Read more...