Source: RLS Media The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) released the 2022-2027 New Jersey Breastfeeding Strategic Plan (BFSP) to focus and coordinate statewide efforts to increase breastfeeding, improve lactation supports, and help reduce inequitable infant health outcomes. NJDOH officials say the five-year strategic plan provides a roadmap to identify and foster policy, environmental, and […]
Source: North Jersey George Meadows, a planner fired by the city of Paterson New Jersey after he went legally blind in 2018, should be reinstated to his job, the New Jersey Civil Service Commission determined this week. The commission upheld an administrative law judge’s finding last month that Paterson failed to make any accommodation for […]
Children’s Cancer Awareness (ACCO.org) · American Cancer Society · Emmanuel Cancer Foundation · SaintJude.org · Donate If your child does develop cancer, it’s important to know that it’s extremely unlikely there is anything you or your child could have done to prevent it. A few environmental factors, such as radiation exposure, have been linked with […]
Source: TechCrunch For the sake of humanity, let’s count our lucky stars: NyQuil chicken is not a real threat to public health. But this week, the FDA issued a warning about what the agency perceived as a TikTok challenge encouraging users to cook raw chicken in a pool of NyQuil, a sleep-inducing cold medicine. “Boiling […]
Source: Central New Jersey.com Children ages 2-14 have the opportunity to “run for fun” through the Healthy Kids Running Series. The Healthy Kids Running Series (HKRS), a nationwide initiative that promotes active and healthy lifestyles, has returned for the Fall of 2022. Scores of enthusiastic participants gather to compete in friendly competition. The event consists […]
Sources: Sun Papers/Cherry Hill News They Cherry Hill township board of education meeting saw the approval and adoption of the updated and controversial health and physical education curriculum, along with a promise to alert parents about how and when the curriculum will be taught and what it will involve. Changes include students looking at the […]