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Catania Successfully Steers Health Insurance Exchange Legislation through First Reading

Submitted by Simon Landau, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011, 4:24pm

 

From Brendan Williams-Kief:

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Catania Marks World AIDS Day with Testing, Education, and Strategic Planning Events

Submitted by Simon Landau, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011, 11:48am
Catania Marks World AIDS Day with Testing, Education, and Strategic Planning Events

 

From Brendan Williams-Kief:

Councilmember David A. Catania (At-Large), Chairman of the Committee on Health, Mayor Vincent C. Gray, and Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown are sponsoring a full day of public events at the John A. Wilson Building to mark World AIDS Day on Thursday December 1, 2011. All events are free and open to the public. 

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Residents Encouraged to Drop-off Unwanted and Expired Medications at Local Take-back Sites

Submitted by Simon Landau, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011, 10:34am
Residents Encouraged to Drop-off Unwanted and Expired Medications at Local Take-back Sites

 

From Malhori Isaacs:
District of Columbia residents will have the option to safely dispose of household medications at drug take-back sites throughout the city. The upcoming “Take-Back” initiative, being held on Saturday, October 29, is an effort to safely collect unused and expired medications and prevent improper drug disposal and distribution.

 

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DC Department of Health Identifies Human Case of West Nile Virus in the District

Submitted by Simon Landau, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 3:10pm
DC Department of Health Identifies Human Case of West Nile Virus in the District

 

This notice is from Mahlori Isaacs:

 Today, the DC Department of Health announced the city’s first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in 2011. Last year, the District identified six human cases of WNV.

 

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Sweet Rewards: WUSA 9, ABC 7, NBC 4 and Fox 5 broadcasters taste cupcakes to support a great cause

Submitted by Sherry Moeller
Friday, September 23rd, 2011, 8:10am
Sweet Rewards: WUSA 9, ABC 7, NBC 4 and Fox 5 broadcasters taste cupcakes to support a great cause

On Tuesday, September 20th, ABC 7's Natasha Barrett hosted the 2nd Annual Cupcakes & Cocktails benefitting the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) held at One Lounge, 1606 20th Street, NW. Barrett was joined by fellow ABC 7 broadcasters Alison Starling, Leon Harris and Arch Campbell as well as Fox 5's Steve Chenevey, WUSA 9's Anita Brikman and NBC 4's John Schriffen to judge the cupcake competition.

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Washington Sports Clubs Opening Doors to Hurricane Irene Victims

Submitted by Staci Bloom on Thursday, September 1st, 7:14 am

Although Hurricane Irene is long gone, her fury is still being felt by millions of east coast residents as they wade through her aftermath in an attempt to return to normalcy.  From severe flooding to lost power and water supply, the stories of all of our friends in all our communities affected are as expansive as those who have felt her aftermath.

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