Team Summit rode 200 miles to the beach for the MS Society.

Team Summit, from Davidson’s Summit Coffee, had a great weekend ride on Sept. 22-23, covering 200-miles from Monroe to Sunset Beach, N.C. We raised more than $5,500 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The eight-person team ranged in age from 19 to 62, with experience from novice to veteran. Members were Will Roberts and Derek May, Davidson students Haley Sanner and Alex Taylor, Summit barista Jonathan Head, and Tom, Tim and Brian Helfrich. Read the full story

Brain Balance of Cornelius will host a free workshop on Sept. 27 on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, which affects millions of children nationwide. The ADHD workshop will help you understand the brain related to cognitive, sensory and motor skills in children with ADHD, and offer strategies for successful learning, behavior and brain development to change their lives. Read the full story

Below: Watch AT&T’s educational video “The Last Text,” urging teens not to text and drive. It’s part of a campaign that includes the Sept. 19 No Text On Board Pledge Day.

U.S. high school students are getting better about avoiding risky behavior when driving, according to the 2011 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But young drivers still are engaging in other dangerous practices such as texting and emailing while driving.

Also below: Information on AT&T’s “No Text on Board Pledge Day” Sept. 19.”
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What’s the best way to re-hydrate after your workouts in the summer heat? It depends on how long you exercise, according to the experts. The longer you’re out on the bike or the running trail, the more you’ll need carbohydrates and electrolytes. LINK: Aug. 14, 2012, Washington Post, “Hydration: Water vs. sports drink”

Cabarrus County EMS and the American Heart Association will host a “CPR Aware” event at Concord Mills Mall on Friday, Aug. 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The training is free and is conducted on a “drop-by basis.” In a time frame of five minutes, participants will receive instruction in the “hands-only” technique of CPR and be prepared to recognize sudden cardiac arrest. Read the full story

Greenpeace’s sign-bearing airship flies over the Marshall Steam Station Sunday. (Greenpeace photo)

The environmental group Greenpeace flew a 135-foot airship past the coal-fired Marshall Steam Station on Lake Norman Sunday night, carrying signs urging Duke Energy to adopt cleaner energy practices. Read the full story

Health officials are urging North Carolinians to make sure they’re immunized against pertussis (whooping cough) after new outbreaks across the state. Between December and the first week of June, state public health officials had tracked 179 cases of whooping cough in 23 counties, including 122 cases in the Winston-Salem area. That compared to just 126 cases of pertussis statewide in 2011. Read the full story

Click image to download the 2011 Water Quality Report. (Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities photo)

The latest water-quality report is out from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities, and it gives our area’s drinking water good grades, based on more than 150,000 tests in 2011. Those of us who live in north Mecklenburg and Charlotte, get our water from Mountain Island Lake and Lake Norman.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities said it is now delivering the 2011 Water Quality Report to all county residents – a move required by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. And its available now for download on the CMU website.

The report notes that CMU’s drinking water “meets and exceeds all state and federal standards.” Read the full story

Town of Davidson
On Thursday, June 28th and Friday, June 29th, the Town of Davidson hosted planning and public health experts from Wilmington and New Hanover County, North Carolina. Seven representatives from the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO), University of North Carolina Wilmington, and the New Hanover County Health Department attended a one-on-one health impact assessment (HIA) training given by Katherine Hebert, Davidson Design for Life (DD4L) Project Coordinator. Read the full story

Katherine Hebert

The Town of Davidson is in the midst of a study looking at how street design affects public health. The coordinator of the Davidson Design for Life program will be at Davidson Farmer’s Market on July 7 and 21 to talk with residents about the health study, and to hand out information on street safety and healthy street design.

Katherine Hebert, the town’s DD4L Project Coordinator, wants ot talk with residents and answer questions about the “health impact assessment” being conducted on Davidson’s street design standards. Read the full story