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2009 Community Health Project

Take part in the MNSA 2009 Community Health Project: Risk for Nutritional Deficit / Intervention:
Help Feed Your Neighbor

Goal:
• Raise awareness about the hunger problem throughout the state of Michigan
• Hold statewide food drives for food banks located throughout Michigan
• Raise money for the cost of transporting food from food banks to pantries
• Hold food drives during times of the year when donations are low but demand is still
high
• Help insure that no Michigander goes hungry

Find out the details here. This project is based on a resolution passed by the 2009 MNSA House of Delegates regarding hunger in America.

Community Health News

President's Fitness Challenge, is a program run by the Michigan Department of Community to encourage Michiganians to be active. Go to the website to create your own personal workout plan.

Information on Michigan Safe Kids program and the new Michigan's child restraint law effective July 1, 2008 visit http://www.michigansafekids.org/

Community Health Links

NSNA's Community Health Page
American Red Cross
March of Dimes
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Marrow Donor Program
Heifer International
Haiti Nursing Foundation
Gift of Life

General Nursing Resources

National Institutes of Health (NIN)
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
AIDS.org
Yahoo! Health
RNWeb
Health A to Z
Michigan Health Information Resource

MNSA Contact

Krista Papow, MNSA Community Health Chair
mnsa.chc@gmail.com