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		<title>Rising Freshmen Gear Up for High School Health Careers!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Twenty-six rising freshmen from the Gear Up Program at Fairfield University participated in some rousing games to gain knowledge about health careers. They played a game of Health Careers BINGO, discovering the names and general responsibilities of various medical specialties, such as Cardiology, Audiology, and Podiatry.  Health Careers Jeopardy was played with such categories as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swctahec.org/2010/08/26/rising-freshman-gear-up-for-high-school-health-careers/</link>
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		<title>Southwestern AHEC Introduces SMILES Custom Software</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The feather in Give Kids A Smile® (GKAS) Coordinator Vani Anand&#8217;s cap was  presenting (along with Director of Programs Joan Lane) at the American Dental  Association’s Give Kids A Smile® Symposium in Chicago, on July 23, 2010. Her  demonstration of Southwestern AHEC&#8217;s SMILES Custom Software, as an invaluable  tool in implementing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swctahec.org/2010/08/26/southwestern-ahec-introduces-smiles-custom-software/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Health Fair Season!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring and summer offer Southwestern  AHEC many opportunities to provide health  information to the community.  Local health and faith-based organizations take  advantage of the good weather to invite area residents to learn about the  services available through their own and partner agencies.  Many of the health  fairs include screenings as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swctahec.org/2010/08/23/its-health-fair-season/</link>
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		<title>Want to learn about careers in Health Care?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you think you’d like to have a career in health care?   But, you don’t know about all the various jobs available?
Consider taking a course at Housatonic Community College this fall called:  “Investigations in Health  Careers” &#8211; HLT 103.     Look for this course at the other Community College campus’ too!
 
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		<link>http://www.swctahec.org/2010/08/06/want-to-learn-about-careers-in-health-care/</link>
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		<title>Keeping young children up to date with their vaccines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keeping young children up to date with their vaccines. . . A significant public health concern, this is one of Southwestern   AHEC’s primary program areas.  Under a contract with the State of CT Department of Public Health, Southwestern   AHEC supports local pediatric and family practices in their efforts to make sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swctahec.org/2010/08/03/keeping-young-children-up-to-date-with-their-vaccines/</link>
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		<title>AHEC Displays Dedication Through CHW Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mid-June, AHEC&#8217;s Community Health Worker (CHW) Project Coordinator, Millie Seguinot, succumbed to a debilitating knee injury, and underwent surgery.  Only five days later, she  was conducting a mini-training to new Community Health Workers from two local Community Health Centers.  The training consisted of a review of the curriculum used to conduct the initial training of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swctahec.org/2010/07/28/758/</link>
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		<title>High School Seniors Take the First Step Toward Obesity Prevention</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, July 26th, Health Careers Coordinator Bobbi Kulas concluded a five week summer program with Upward Bound at Fairfield University. Twelve high school seniors spent those weeks creating, researching, and delivering a Learn &#38; Serve project, centered around &#8220;Childhood Obesity and Nutrition&#8221; to 64 YMCA campers.  By bringing in speakers, and creating games and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swctahec.org/2010/07/28/high-school-seniors-take-the-first-step-toward-obesity-prevention/</link>
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		<title>First-class Service: Bridgeport and Stratford Teens Go Above and Beyond!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Southwestern AHEC Youth Health Service Corps (YHSC) Class of 2010 raised the bar of service to a whole new level.  This year, the YHSC curriculum focused on service learning projects, as opposed to individual volunteerism as it had in the past.  Four local high school Corps &#8211; Stratford, Bunnell, Central and Bassick &#8211; created, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swctahec.org/2010/07/12/first-class-service-bridgeport-and-stratford-teens-go-above-and-beyond/</link>
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		<title>ORBIT Celebrates Its STARS!  May 18th</title>
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		<link>http://www.swctahec.org/2010/05/17/orbit-celebrates-its-stars-may-18th/</link>
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		<title>Southwestern AHEC&#8217;s Immunization Team Receives Kudos from State!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Southwestern AHEC&#8217;s Immunization Action Plan team &#8211; Community Outreach Coordinator Millie Seguinot and Director of Programs Joan Lane &#8211; were recognized by the State of CT Department of Public Health  for having &#8220;improved both the Bridgeport immunization rate from 75% in 2008 to 77% in 2009&#8243;, and having increased &#8220;5% in their ability to find [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swctahec.org/2010/05/05/southwestern-ahecs-immunization-team-receives-kudos-from-state/</link>
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