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Combating Childhood Obesity in Butte County
In 2005 the rate of obesity for children in middle school in Butte County was 34.41 percent. Today, the rate has risen 0.9% according to a report from the California Center for Public Health Advocacy and UCLA. Cindy Wolff, Director of the Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion (CNAP) at Chico State University, would like to see that rate go down.
Believing that unhealthy food is just too easy to get, Wolff has begun a county-wide program called "Harvest of the Month" that seeks to provide fruits and vegetables as options right along with the grains and potatoes that children are used to seeing on a daily basis in their school lunches. Continue reading
Norovirus Making the Rounds in Butte County
If you live in Butte County and have been experiencing vomiting with diarrhea, Kiyomi Bird would like you to stay home until it passes. Kiyomi Bird is the Public Health Program Director for Butte County Communicable Diseases Department. She says lab results have confirmed the presence of norovirus, a very contagious pathogen that is prevalent in winter. Sometimes these symptoms are referred to as the "stomach flu" but there is no such thing, says Bird.
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Found Dollars, Full Plates: Butte County Benefits from CalFresh Outreach Efforts
Fully six in ten Butte County households eligible for CalFresh (formerly known as "Food Stamps") are not participating in the program, according to a study from the California Food Policy Advocates. Now, a new outreach program seeks to enroll eligible families. Cribbing … Continue reading
New Programs for Hmong Teens in Oroville
The Hmong Cultural Center of Butte County is settling into its new location. Located on Feather River Boulevard in Oroville, the Center houses programs for both youth and, as previously reported, elders.
The new location features a study area complete with four computer stations. A large number of Hmong families cannot afford computers, Center director Seng Yang explained. Continue reading
Oroville's Hmong Cultural Center Has New Home
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As reported here earlier this year, Butte County is home to about 10,000 Hmong. Now the Hmong Cultural Center of Butte County that serves them has a new home. Seng Yang is the director of the Center, located in Oroville. Continue reading
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