9/2 -- The Lorain County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) are holding their Annual Volunteer Training Day on Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Lorain County Community College's Spitzer Conference Center, with breakfast and registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. This year's event features award-winning speaker, Ana-Marie Jones from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD) in California, who passionately advocates for ending the disaster victim cycle and promotes community resiliency without the use of fear or threat-based messages. Additionally, two breakout sessions will be held during the latter part of the event, giving attendees the opportunity to personalize their training day. Breakout topics include the following:

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9/1 -- Health Commissioner Kenneth G. Pearce, MPH can be heard on Thursday, September 2nd 10:30 a.m. on WOBL 1320AM and 10:50 on WDLW 1380AM. (WOBL and WDLW are sister stations so if he isn't on the designated channel at the time that you tune in try the other station). Be sure to tune into "Health Today":

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8/30 -- Flu seasons are unpredictable -- it is difficult to predict when people will begin to get sick and how long the illness will last. To best protect both you and your family this flu season the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses. This year, the seasonal flu vaccine will protect against an influenza A H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus and the 2009 H1N1 virus that caused so much illness last season.

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Photo thanks to http://www.guardian.co.uk

8/17 -- A new study from American Cancer Society (ACS) reveals that the more you sit, the shorter your life. Although exercising and being at a healthy weight helps increase the amount of years you live, excessive sitting time decreases your life span regardless of your physical activity level. The bottom line is: even if you exercise daily, it's still important not to spend too much time sitting throughout your day!

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8/13 -- Open document below for complete schedule of Child Immunization Clinics in Lorain County.

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Photo thanks to www.kidshealth.org.

8/10 -- School is right around the corner! It's time for new pencils, paper, lunchboxes and teaching your kids what to put in their lunchboxes. Whether you buy or pack a lunch for your child, make sure to talk with them about healthy eating choices and trying new things.

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