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HEALTH: Kaleida Health sites to go smoke-free as of July 1
All Kaleida Health sites in Western New York will become entirely smoke-free on July 1, officials said Wednesday.
“Improving the health of our community is our core mission,” said James R. Kaskie, president and chief executive officer of Kaleida. “As a health care delivery system, it is important that we promote an anti-smoking environment.”
Kaleida, the largest health care provider and biggest private employer in Western New York, includes Buffalo General Hospital, DeGraff Memorial in North Tonawanda, Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital, Millard Fillmore Suburban and Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.
Under the new policy, no one will be permitted to smoke on the property of any Kaleida Health facility, including its hospitals, long-term care facilities, primary care sites and several other locations.
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Boys can get HPV shots at clinics
Gardasil is now available to boys and young men at Niagara County Health Department’s immunization clinics.
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DMV aims to ‘keep life rolling along’
“Keep life rolling along” by getting signed on with the New York State Donate Life Registry.
That’s the message being put out in Niagara County motor vehicles offices this week. April is National Donate Life month and Department of Motor Vehicles staff decided they have a role to play in promoting it. -
Living with the new health care plan
Some Niagara region health care officials reacted with caution Monday to the historic passage, by a vote of 219 to 212 late Sunday night, of President Barack Obama’s health care legislation.
- HEALTH: Flu clinic to be held in Wilson The Niagara County Department of Health will be holding a free seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccination clinic Thursday at Wilson High School.
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HEALTH: County details plans for battling swine flu
If there is one thing County Health Director Daniel Stapleton wants Niagara County residents to remember about protecting themselves from the H1N1 virus, it can be summed up in three words: Wash your hands.
- HEALTH: Tops to offer in-store flu clinics, shots Tops Markets announced Tuesday that its in-store flu clinics will begin Monday and be available until Nov. 13.
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NEWFANE: Village Spa offers choices for a healthy lifestyle
Newfane physician Patricia Danaher has opened a separate business, the Village Spa, that offers a variety of services for residents who want to pursue a healthy lifestyle.
- HEALTH: Two cases of potential swine flu in Niagara County being tested Speaking to a small group of students Wednesday night at Niagara University, Niagara County’s emergency preparedness director said two potential cases of swine flu in the county are now being tested by a state lab.
- SWINE FLU: Caution urged locally The head of the Niagara County Health Department encouraged residents Monday to apply the same type of precautions they would during a typical flu season, amid concerns about the spread of a troubling new type of swine flu.
- CONSUMERS: Tops takes 5 Planter pistachio products off shelves Tops Friendly Markets announced Tuesday that the company is taking five varieties of Planter products off its shelves after Kraft Foods issued a voluntary recall of the items. Kraft said the Planters products contain pistachio nuts that have the potential to be contaminated with the salmonella organism.
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Boys can get HPV shots at clinics
