Tag Archive: Health

Hypertension and Your Health

Check your blood pressure regularly to monitor hypertension. For World Health Day on April 7, the World Health Organization (WHO) chose to highlight high blood pressure as a major public health concern.  This chronic disease is responsible for increasing the risk for heart disease and stroke, which are the leading causes of death in the …

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Permanent link to this article: http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2013/04/10/hypertension-and-your-health/

Research Shows: Volunteerism Promotes Better Health

Melanie G. Taylor Family and Consumer Sciences/4-H Agent Gulf County metaylor@ufl.edu The importance of volunteerism has always been strong, but in these tough times of economic hardship, natural disasters, and wartime, the number of volunteers helping those in need are not only helping others, but themselves, too.  Upon entering office, President Obama began a campaign-United …

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Permanent link to this article: http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2011/12/18/research-shows-volunteerism-promotes-better-health/