Community Services for Nov. 3

Published November 3, 2013

Community Services for Nov. 3
DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP, facilitated by SouthernCare Hospice, meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. at Gadsden Health & Rehab Center, 1945 Davis Drive, Gadsden, on 800 Hall. For information, call Jane Sims, … All prospective … Read more on Gadsden Times

Walk into a nightmare with the devil by your side
Sgt. Pat Cummings, Reedsburg Police Department; Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister; and Madison Police Detective Julie Rortvedt speak about heroin to a large crowd Oct. 30 at the CAL Center in Reedsburg. They warned of a heroin epidemic. (1) More … Read more on Reedsburg Times Press

Tainted Heroin Circulating In Greater Hartford, Health Official Says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that there were 26 cases of people adversely affected by the tainted heroin in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina. Johnson-Arbor said dealers might use … Read more on Hartford Courant

IU study: Leadership void, not lack of money, slows efforts to address …
"We have the tools of HPV vaccination, screening and treatment; but uninsured women and women of color experience huge health disparities. This is the signal that we have a health system problem." Meyerson and her research colleagues conducted … Read more on EurekAlert (press release)