by | Oct 1, 2010 3:46 pm | Comments (0)
Two peanut butter jars — one with a “reduced fat” label — sit next to each other on a shelf.
Which one’s healthier?
Check with NuVal.
NuVal is a (locally grown), independent nutrition scoring system.
by | Oct 1, 2010 8:26 am | Comments (0)
When Jay Jaffer took his evening kayak ride Wednesday, he noticed a tangled mess in the middle of the Naugatuck River.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be one of those tube-like things emergency crews throw into the water to contain oil spills and other liquid hazmats — a “containment boom.”
That freaked Jaffer out a bit. Were there chemicals in it? Wasn’t it supposed to be containing something somewhere? Did anyone know it had gone missing?
by | Sep 30, 2010 3:47 am | Comments (0)
The Second Annual 5K Run-Walk for Griffin Hospital is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Saturday in Derby.
by | Aug 12, 2010 8:05 pm | Comments (0)
Building inspector David Kopjanski is so strict he once wouldn’t approve something from St. Michael’s Church.
And he was a parishioner there.
Those were the words Thursday of ex-Derby Alderman Sam Rizzitelli, on the witness stand for a fourth day in the federal housing discrimination case Home, Inc. and Valley Housing Limited Partnership versus the City of Derby.
by | Aug 11, 2010 10:11 pm | Comments (0)
Birmingham Group Health Services Wednesday officially unveiled a program that brings health care directly to people with severe mental health issues.
Continue reading ‘Program Provides Medical Care For The Mentally Ill’
by | Aug 9, 2010 6:05 am | Comments (0)
Police officers see victims of domestic abuse first.
That simple notion led to the development of a program in Maryland to help bring those victims to social services sooner — before the abuse escalates.
Now, thanks to a grant from the Katharine Matthies Foundation, the Ansonia Police Department and The Umbrella Domestic Violence program will join together this year to implement the program in Ansonia.
Continue reading ‘Grants Funds Ansonia Domestic Violence Program’
by | Jul 20, 2010 10:40 am | Comments (0)
The Valley Substance Abuse Action Council (VSAAC) is expanding its reach, and its prevention programs, to the Greater New Haven area — thanks to a dissolution and reorganization of the South Central Connecticut Regional Action Council (SCCRAC) that gives VSAAC oversight of prevention efforts in New Haven, West Haven, Orange, Milford, Bethany, and Woodbridge.
Continue reading ‘More Towns to Benefit From VSAAC’s Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts’
by | Jun 30, 2010 9:14 am | Comments (0)
The Sleep Wellness Center at Griffin Hospital has recently completed a state-of-the-art equipment upgrade to its equipment, adding advanced digital and video technology.
by | Jun 15, 2010 1:43 pm | Comments (0)
Griffin Hospital recently announced it has been recognized by the Premier health care alliance as a winner of the Premier Award for Quality. Griffin is one of 23 hospital winners and three health care systems nationwide putting it in the top 1 percent of the nation’s hospitals and the only Connecticut hospital to receive the award.
by | May 20, 2010 2:56 pm | Comments (0)
Naugatuck Valley Health District is pleased to offer “Putting on AIRS”, an in-home educational program funded through the Connecticut State Department of Public Health.
