Supportive Obesity Care a Subject of Attention at UConn
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UConn’s Rudd Center has launched a new educational website for healthcare professionals titled “Supportive Obesity Care.”
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Volume of Spam Calls in Connecticut Among Highest in the U.S.
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If you’ve received a spam call during the past few years, you’re very likely not alone if you’re a resident of Connecticut. Data compiled between 2018 and 2022 indicates that Connecticut is among the ten states that received the largest volume of spam calls.
Read MoreState Launches Campaign to Combat Loneliness, Isolation
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Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Governor Ned Lamont, with agency commissioners and advocates, have announced the launch of a new campaign focused on combatting loneliness and social isolation in Connecticut, following a statewide private sector initiative that is underway.
Read MoreProposed State Funding Support for Priority School Construction Projects Outlined
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The Department of Administrative Services has outlined eligible school building projects in Connecticut, including Priority List Projects in Bristol, Danbury, Hartford, Newington, and Stamford.
Read MoreYale New Haven is Connecticut's Top Hospital, New Survey Finds
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Yale New Haven Hospital has been ranked as Connecticut’s best in a survey published in Newsweek based on data gathered by Statista. In an analysis of hospitals nationwide, this ranking of America's Best-In-State Hospitals 2024 recognizes 600 leading hospitals across the nation, according to Newsweek.
Read MoreConnecticut's Girl Scouts Begin Annual Entrepreneurial Business Drive (Selling Cookies)
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A potential sales force of nearly 12,500 Girl Scouts of Connecticut will be sharing their entrepreneurial energy and the traditional delicious array of cookies once again this year, beginning this month.
Read MoreUniversity of Saint Joseph, Watkinson School Establish Partnership for Students, Employees
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The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and Watkinson School, moments from each other’s campus nearly straddling the Hartford-West Hartford line, have announced a collaborative partnership that will include a new USJ scholarship for Watkinson seniors, a USJ tuition discount for Watkinson employees and a reduced tuition rate at Watkinson for the children of USJ employees.
Read MoreConnecticut State Library Launches 3rd Annual All CT Reads for 2024
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All CT Reads is a year-long initiative to promote lifelong reading, learning, and connection that uses a rotating community committee structure to select one main book title and three shortlist book titles, each calendar year for three age groups: kids (ages 8-12), teens (ages 13-18), and adults.
Read MoreCT Organizations to Receive Gun Violence Prevention Grants
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The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) has announced its first series of grant awards to seven organizations throughout the state, with the distribution of funds distributed with guidance from the Commission of Community Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention.
Read MoreFront-of-Package Disclosures on Children’s Drink Packages Can Improve Purchase Choices, UConn Research Finds
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Adding front-of-package ingredient disclosures significantly increases caregivers' ability to identify the presence and absence of common ingredients in sweetened fruit drinks and flavored waters and unsweetened 100% juice, according to UConn researchers.
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