By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

Imagine you fall, or are slowed by a medical incident at home, and have to call for help. Emergency workers arrive and need information quickly. You may not be able to provide it, or may even be unconscious. Davidson public safety officials and the Davidson Committee on Aging are introducing a local Vial of Life program to help.

Vial of Life encourages seniors, the homebound or anyone with medical issues to put important information about their medical history and medications in or on the refrigerator. That’s a place where emergency responders will know to look for life-saving information. Continue Reading

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Why is everyone dancing around with pink leis around their necks? It’s a cheap (and successful) publicity stunt for the annual Bosom Buddies gala, put on by Davidson College’s Connor House to raise money and promote breast-cancer awareness. Continue Reading

SOURCE: Community School of Davidson

Corporations spend fortunes on programs to manage employees’ health – from heart disease risk factors to chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma. They know a key to managing health-care costs is to prevent disease in the first place. Why not schools?

Many schools nationwide are cutting physical education, recess and the arts. That’s not true at Community School of Davidson, where they’re deliberately working to boost student achievement through participation in physical education movement and the arts.

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Lake Norman YMCA is offering a new series of self defense classes, with sessions for women and for teens. In the series of four classes, participants will learn techniques to defend themselves and from attackers and avoid becoming a victim. Continue Reading

The Cornelius Parks, Arts, Recreation & Culture department (PARC) Department is offering fitness classes in the coming weeks in Pilates and “Dance ‘N’ Shed Cardio Dance.” Details below.
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Nearly 26M Americans now have the disease, and one-third of adults now have prediabetes, new estimates show

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control

Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, an estimated 79 million U.S. adults have prediabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Prediabetes raises a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
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Davidson College Presbyterian Church will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Valentine’s Day, Monday, Feb. 14, from 2-7 p.m. in the Congregation House on Concord Road. Donors will have the chance to win one of two gift baskets being given away in drawings.
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Lake Norman Regional Medical Center’s Dr. Peyton Davis will lead a seminar Feb. 21 with information about new treatments for heartburn, or acid reflux. Meanwhile, The Bindu in Cornelius has issued a March Madness 31-day fitness challenge that incorporates yoga as a way to keep your heart healthy. Cornelius Parks & Rec is hosting a February weight-loss challenge. And Cornelius and Huntersville’s Parks & Rec departments are hosting the 2nd annual HardCORE Serious Trail Runner 5k & 10K runs on Feb. 26. Continue Reading

Blood providers in the Charlotte area said this week blood donations are down sharply this month, primarily because of bad weather, and they’re hoping donors will respond to help fill the gap.

Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) and the American Red Cross Greater Carolinas Chapter issued alerts about the blood shortage this week.
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MOORESVILLE – Serenity House, an end-of-life care home in Mooresville, will host a “Soup on Sunday” fund-raiser with area restaurants on Sunday, Feb. 27. The event runs 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Hilton Garden Inn, off I-77 Exit 33.
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