Scotch Plains Public Library » health http://www.scotlib.org Events, resources, community and books, too in Scotch Plains, New Jersey Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hypertension Clinic http://www.scotlib.org/2011/03/hypertension-clinic-6/ http://www.scotlib.org/2011/03/hypertension-clinic-6/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:00:11 +0000 pam http://www.scotlib.org/?p=7002 Monthly Hypertension Clinics sponsored by the Scotch Plains Health Department. The clinics will take place at the Scotch Plains Public Library located on Bartle Avenue between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month.

While these clinics are offered in an effort to assist residents in maintaining good health, those residents who are over the age of thirty and smoke, or are overweight, or have a family history of heart disease or diabetes, and who have not had their blood pressure checked recently, are particularly urged to attend these clinics.

Please contact Township Nurse Susan Higgins in her Rahway Office at (732) 827-2158 for additional information.

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While these clinics are offered in an effort to assist residents in maintaining good health, those residents who are over the age of thirty and smoke, or are overweight, or have a family history of heart disease or diabetes, and who have not had their blood pressure checked recently, are particularly urged to attend these clinics.

Please contact Township Nurse Susan Higgins in her Rahway Office at (732) 827-2158 for additional information.

]]> http://www.scotlib.org/2011/01/hypertension-clinic-5/feed/ 0 Gluten-Free for the Holidays http://www.scotlib.org/2010/11/gluten-free-for-the-holidays/ http://www.scotlib.org/2010/11/gluten-free-for-the-holidays/#comments Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:00:53 +0000 pam http://www.scotlib.org/?p=4496 Annalise Roberts, gluten-free baking and cookery authority will speak and sign copies of her latest book.

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]]> http://www.scotlib.org/2010/04/understanding-childhood-obesity/feed/ 0 No Sweat Coach Potato Recovery Program http://www.scotlib.org/2010/01/no-sweat-coach-potato-recovery-program/ http://www.scotlib.org/2010/01/no-sweat-coach-potato-recovery-program/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:00:39 +0000 pam http://www.scotlib.org/?p=1874 Mike Schatzki claims that, until 12 years ago, he was “a full fledged, Grade-A certified couch potato…and if (I) can get fit and become a Recovering Couch Potato, you can too… and (I) will show you how.”

Mike has been speaking to audiences in 27 countries over 25 years. He has been designated a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).

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