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Shine a Light on Autism for April, Autism Awareness Month

Submitted by tbrewster, Community Content Provider

Wednesday, February 4th, 2015, 1:32pm

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day and to celebrate, thousands of people are coming together to shine a light on autism. Join Autism Speaks Light It Up Blue initiative to show your support this April.

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Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Monday, January 26th, 2015, 7:05am

100+ Maine women meet four times a year and each member writes a $50 check to a local charity they have voted on. Find out how you, too, can make a difference.

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Submitted by tbrewster, Community Content Provider

Thursday, December 4th, 2014, 9:14am

Finding the Help you Need to Keep your Home Warm and Safe this Winter Season

With colder weather approaching, Spectrum Generations is in full swing helping older and disabled adults in central Maine get the assistance they need to stay warm and safe this winter.

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Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Sunday, November 30th, 2014, 5:56pm

Take a moment and look at the portrait above. Try to come up with a story about the woman. I’ll give you a few prompts. Her name is Aimee. She’s 41 and the mother of three daughters.

Read Aimee's story and learn why her portrait is part of an exhibit called SeeingME: Profiles of Resilience.

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Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Thursday, November 13th, 2014, 12:09pm

If you've been diagnosed with prediabetes, it means your blood sugar is higher than it should be, but not high enough to be considered diabetes. It's not inevitable that you'll eventually develop diabetes, but it increases your risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one-third of the adults in this country have prediabetes. Most of them have no idea.

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Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Tuesday, November 11th, 2014, 9:38pm

Celebrating Our Veterans and a 100th Birthday

Burton Curtis turned 100 years old November 11, 2014 — Veterans Day. A World War II veteran, he says he joined the United States Air Force because his country was in trouble and he needed to do something. What he did was became a glider pilot who carried out dangerous missions during the war. He went on to serve 30 years in the Air Force, retiring as Colonel Burton Curtis.

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