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March 2011

Catholic Charities

Submitted by khf on Tue, 2011-03-22 16:13

A young mom in Kansas City was feeding her newborn bottles filled with water because she ran out of formula and didn't understand how crucial it is for babies to eat frequently.

On another visit to a family's home, nurse Colleen Kahn found a tiny boy on the floor with the air conditioner running full blast.

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Bridging the Dental Gap

Submitted by khf on Tue, 2011-03-22 09:52

Jason Wesco used to stare at the state map on his office wall and wonder how to get dental care to poor people all across Kansas.

This shortage of oral health care is complex and widespread. Ten Kansas counties have no dentist at all. Several areas of our state lack dentists who will accept Medicaid or Health Wave.

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Program gives students a fresh experience with nature

Submitted by khf on Mon, 2011-03-21 18:14

Weeds are not welcome in the gardens at Newton’s Sunset Elementary School.

As the classes learn to identify weeds, some of the children even spend time at recess plucking the invaders from the soil. “They take their jobs as weed pickers very seriously,” says Amber Celestin, who teaches 4th grade at the school. “Woe to the bindweed that dares show its face here at Sunset!”

Events ease the stigma of Alzheimer’s

Submitted by khf on Mon, 2011-03-21 18:11

A woman from western Kansas calls the Alzheimer’s Association hotline saying that she’d like to come to an informational meeting in her town about the disease, but her husband doesn’t want her to attend because he’s afraid that if she does, someone might take away his farm.

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