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GET YOUR PLATE IN SHAPE!

March 7, 2012

Have you ever heard of the old trick where you replace your large dinner plates with salad plates to reduce your food portions? The USDA recently took this one step further and design MyPlate. The brightly colored plate is divided … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Health

Through with Chew!

February 22, 2012

Most people are aware of the health risks associated with smoking, but smokeless tobacco is often viewed as less of a health risk.  Unfortunately, that is not the case.    According to information published by the National Institutes of Health, holding … Continue reading →

Posted in N-CTRL, Prevention and Screenings, Public Health

Let’s all resolve to say no to tobacco!

January 10, 2012

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is tobacco cessation.  For 2012, Northwest Colorado VNA and the Steamboat Springs N-CTRL coalition are encouraging everyone to make a resolution about tobacco.  Let’s all resolve to say no to tobacco. If … Continue reading →

Posted in N-CTRL, Prevention and Screenings, Uncategorized

Out of Gift Ideas? Give a “Gift of Health”! Visit our Self Serve Tobacco Cessation Stations

December 12, 2011

We’re offering a great gift option for friends and family this holiday season.  If you know someone who uses tobacco and has expressed the desire to quit, why not give them the “Gift of Health”? Most tobacco users say that … Continue reading →

Posted in N-CTRL, Public Health

Let’s play board games instead of video games – Why is Obesity an issue today?

October 17, 2011

We continue to struggle as a nation with growing waistlines, and the impact for our children’s generation will be significant.  Your best chance to avoid obesity is to stop gaining weight right now. What is so different today? Today, one … Continue reading →

Posted in LiveWell

Focus on eating 5 or more servings of fruit and vegetables a day!

September 28, 2011

Last month, LiveWell Northwest Colorado, a project of Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, introduced Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0, a program aimed at increasing healthy eating and physical activity. The program endorses the following message emphasizing the importance of: While we struggle … Continue reading →

Posted in LiveWell

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