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Health & Wellness

People in Your N’hood: National Kidney Month Finds Rosie Maalona Thankful & Hopeful

03.07.2011 Health & Wellness

by Gestin Suttle Last fall, Rosie Maalona’s world came to a screeching, sickening halt. Maalona’s 22-month-old niece was struck and killed by a car when she walked onto Benson Road in Kent. Maalona was also hit by a car while trying to run toward the toddler. Both were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, [...]

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New Medical & Dental Clinic in Rainier Beach Seeks to Reduce Radical Disparities in Health

02.21.2011 Development

Last week, Neighborcare Health opened its new Rainier Beach Medical & Dental Clinic at 9245 Rainier Avenue South. The new clinic combines the services and staff of Neighborcare Health’s former Rainier Beach Medical Clinic and the Southeast Dental Clinic, which have both closed. Clinic staff says that the neighborhoods around the clinic, as well as [...]

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South-End Charity Helps a Single Mom ‘Figure Out How to Make Things Work’

12.21.2010 Arts/Living

Seattle Times (RVP news partner): She tried to keep it together, but just couldn’t. When the father of her kids went to prison in 2008, Elizabeth Anderson (right) overnight became a single mom. She was alone with a young son and twins not yet 2 years old. She made ends meet waiting tables at a [...]

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WEDNESDAY: Free Workouts With Southside Booty Camp

10.19.2010 Health & Wellness

This Wed., Oct. 20, Southside Booty Camp is offering free workouts in both the Mt. Baker and Lakewood Seward Park neighborhoods: Created to help woman feel confident and strong in their bodies, Southside Booty Camp is a holistic fitness program that mixes functional resistance and cardiovascular training. Monday through Thursday mornings for one hour we [...]

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Support Our Sponsors: Try Something New for Just $2

09.17.2010 Advertisement

Try something new for just $2 at any Seattle Parks and Recreation community center. Attend a program or class session once for $2. If you like it, register for the remainder of the class for a prorated amount. Sample classes include Yoga, Zumba, Aerobics, Karate, Hip Hop Dance and more. More. Southeast Seattle Community Centers: [...]

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Mt. Baker Neighbors Prepare to Walk 60 Miles in 3 Days to Raise Money for the Cure

08.02.2010 Health & Wellness

In September, several Mt. Bakers neighbors will walk 60 miles in three days to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure for breast cancer. Last year, the group known as Seattle Pink walked from Shoreline to Everett, Everett to Mukilteo and back to the Space Needle in downtown Seattle in its [...]

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Fundraising Event to Combat Obesity in South Seattle

07.19.2010 Health & Wellness

All hands on deck as members of the non-profit Rainier Health & Fitness (RHF) gym plan their third annual fundraiser, the “Move-A-Thon”, scheduled for Sat. Aug. 21, 7 am to 7 pm, when members, elected officials and community leaders will form teams and exercise in one-hour shifts for this 12-hour event, raising funds for gym [...]

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TUESDAY: Help Design Rainier Beach Learning Garden

04.19.2010 Health & Wellness

Interested in helping to connect kids with where their food comes from? Come out and share your ideas for our new community learning garden in Rainier Beach! On Tues., April 20, the Steering Committee of the Rainier Beach Learning Garden will host the second of three meetings to create a design for the expanded garden. [...]

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Get Your Garden on in Mt. Baker & Rainier Beach With Seattle Tilth

04.07.2010 Arts/Living

Seattle Tilth has announces its latest schedule of classes and there’s all sorts of gardening fun to be had in Mount Baker and Rainier Beach. Advance registration and payment is required. More info. 4/13: Chickens in your Backyard – Your chickens will love you for the chance to free-range in your garden! Learn how your [...]

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Summer’s Coming! Bicycle Sundays to Start Next Month

04.02.2010 Arts/Living

Bicycle Sundays will start on the first Sunday in May and continue nearly every Sunday through the end of September. For 19 weekend days this spring and summer, the City will devote a stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard exclusively to bicycles. Cyclists can ride along the car-free shores of Lake Washington from Mt. Baker Beach [...]

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Help Improve Bicycling in SE Seattle

01.28.2010 Health & Wellness

From Cascade Bicycle Club: Do you live, work, or commute in Southeast Seattle? Do you have ideas on how this area could be improved for bicycling? If so, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey. Cascade recently received a grant from the Alliance for Biking and Walking to conduct research and develop [...]

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Let’s Get Healthy, Rainier Valley!

01.11.2010 Health & Wellness

By Diana Vergis Vinh, RN/Public Health Seattle and King County, Facilitator – Healthy and Active Rainier Valley Coalition We know that the Rainier Valley is the best place to live. Let’s work together to make it the healthiest as well. Right now valley residents are more likely than people living in other parts of Seattle [...]

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Support Our Sponsors: Winter Hair-Care Tips From Salon Vibe

12.27.2009 Health & Wellness

Winter weather makes it difficult to have good hair days, but here are some helpful tips to keep your hair strong, healthy, and shiny: Schedule a trim every six to eight weeks. Snipping away brittle split ends is an instant hair make-over! Shampoo every other day with a moisture rich product and condition every time [...]

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TONIGHT: Health Reform, Youth Violence, Public Safety, Design Review

11.10.2009 Development

See our Big Dates Page – the only comprehensive calendar of events in all of southeast Seattle – for more information on these and other south-end gatherings, events, meetings, groups, etc. In the meantime, here’s a sampling of what’s happening around the community tonight… Public Meeting on Health Reform: The 37th legislative delegation will host [...]

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Neighborcare Health Clinic Breaks Ground in Rainier Beach

11.02.2009 Business

Northwest Asian Weekly: On Sept. 23, Neighborcare Health CEO Mark Secord, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, healthcare workers, and Neighborcare Health patient Phyllis Beaumonte broke ground on a new medical and dental clinic. The new Rainier Beach Medical and Dental Clinic combined Neighborcare Health’s existing Rainier Beach Medical Clinic and the Southeast Dental Clinic, preserving and [...]

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Shop Around With Nurse Diana & Get Cooking With Your Local Community Kitchen

09.30.2009 Eat

From Seattle Channel: This week on CityStream, Kim Holcomb reports on how Public Health — Seattle & King County is putting a new spin on Smokey Robinson’s advice to shop around. “Shop Arounds” are tours of grocery stores led by peer educators trained in basic nutrition and label reading. These free interactive tours teach people [...]

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Your Role in Healthcare Reform (OP-ED)

09.18.2009 Health & Wellness

By Sue Reed With all the media focus on the structure of healthcare in this country, personal responsibility has been absent from the discussion. The medical system is an important part of our care but we can’t deny the impact of the choices we make. We often look outside ourselves for solutions without feeling empowered [...]

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Why We Should Care About Health Care Reform: Behind the Rhetoric & Misinformation

09.05.2009 Guest Columns

By Rebecca Kavoussi Are you finding it hard to separate fact from fiction as the debate about health care reform rages? The vast majority of Americans are hungry for more information about how it will affect their families and their communities. A constructive dialogue is critical because without health care reform, costs will continue to [...]

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Save the Date: ACRS to Host “the Future of Cancer Care and Treatment”

09.02.2009 Health & Wellness

The community is invited to attend “The Future of Cancer Care and Treatment”, a free public event scheduled for Wed., Sept. 16, from 6 to 8 pm at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) located at 3639 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South in the Rainier Valley: Countless individuals and families from diverse cultures [...]

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Volunteers Needed for 3rd Annual Family Bike Expo

06.04.2009 Health & Wellness

The 3rd Annual Family Bike Expo is coming up on Sun., June 14, from 11am to 4pm at the Ferdinand Street End Park just north of Seward Park on Lake Washington Blvd. and organizer Morgan Scherer could use some help. Join local families who use their bikes as their sole means of transportation and try [...]

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Two Chances to Join the Bucket Brigade & Get Your Garden Started

05.29.2009 Health & Wellness

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Attention gardeners: Bring your extra plants and seeds to trade, and pick up a bucket of compost at two upcoming Bucket Brigades sponsored by King County Public Health, Sustainable South Seattle and Rainier Valley Healthy and Active Coalition: Sat., May 30; 10am-noon; Genesee Safeway parking lot (3820 Rainier Ave. S.) Sat., June 6; Beacon Hill [...]

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