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August 20, 2008 Free Meditation Workshop Offered Dr. Michael McVay, Medical Director, of the Avera Center for MindBodySpirit will be offering a free workshop to explore and practice meditation from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 in the Avera Professional Office Pavilion & Education Center.

August 19, 2008 Healthy Eating for Kids It’s back to school time, which also means packing brown-bag lunches occasionally for some of you. For many kids, eating well is almost equivalent to doing homework. Luckily, children’s eating habits are much easier to change than those of adults. Kid-friendly doesn’t have to mean a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Kids tend to be curious by nature and sometimes are not given enough credit for their willingness to try new foods. With a little creativity you, and your kids can pack a healthy lunch that is fun at the same time.

August 11, 2008 Sharpen up your Summer with Healthy Feet Summer is here! If you are determined to start an exercise program, train for that marathon you have always said you would do, or just want to take up walking (let’s not forget Riverboat Days this weekend), then it is time to get started.

August 5, 2008 Nutritious Meals on the Go In a constantly moving society, it sometimes seems as though there isn’t time to even eat. As we all know, this isn’t a good thing. Fortunately, there are many nutritious ways to get a bite to eat without sacrificing a lot of time. (Of course, it’s still better for a number of other reasons to gather around the table for a good meal with the family.)

August 1, 2008 Yankton Police Participate in National Child Safety Event Annually, over 800,000 children are reported as missing - one in every 40 seconds. To help prevent this from happening to children in the Yankton region, the Yankton Police Department will be fingerprinting children, collecting DNA samples and making ID cards for any child (6 months and over) on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

July 29, 2008 Great Healthy Summer Smoothies As the dog days of summer are upon us, we continually look for ways to stay cool. Drinking plenty of water and staying in air conditioning or the shade are always good ideas, but why not spruce it up a little bit with some great summer smoothies. They’re healthy for you, they taste great and they can help keep you cool on those hot summer days.

July 20, 2008 Plugged In: Health Records In Area Facilities Go Digital Patients at Yankton’s Avera Sacred Heart Hospital shouldn’t be surprised to see their nurses documenting patient information on tablets — tablet PC’s, that is.

July 15, 2008 A Loved One has Cancer- What Can I do for them? Very few people in this world can say that in some way they have not been touched by cancer. It's toll continues to grow across the world, and experts estimate that if current trends continue, 16.5 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the year 2020; most of those will be in developing countries. Therefore, sooner or later, those people will unexpectedly be struggling with the dilemma of what can I do to help my friend or loved one through the cancer experience.

July 15, 2008 Bierle Named New ASHH Board Chair, Three New Members Welcomed Mary Pat Bierle was named the new board chair for the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Board of Directors at its July meeting. Bierle holds the distinction of being the first female lay person to hold the position as board chair. She replaces Jim Means who served three years as chair and will remain on the board.

July 15, 2008 Avera Health Named 2008 Most Wired and Most Wireless For the tenth consecutive year, Avera Health has been named to the nation’s MOST WIRED and for the fifth year MOST WIRELESS, according to the results of the 2008 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study released today in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Avera Health is the only organization in the nation to be named to both lists since their inception.