Health & Wellness

Rice County Farm Bureau along with Hy-Vee Foods is coordinating an event in observance of Food Check-Out Week from 9-11 a.m. Friday at the Hy-Vee Foods in Faribault.

The Rice County Public Health Nursing Service has announced important dates in March.

Slimdown 2012 progress

Here are the latest results of the local Slimdown 2012 competition:
All 4 Downsizing: Jan. 4 weight: 749.2, Feb. 15 weight: 712.7, weight percent loss: 4.87 percent

While maintaining good health habits cannot guarantee a longer life, it can certainly improve the quality of your life.

“If your baby wakes up with a fever and pulling at his ears, what do you do?”, asked the HealthFinders staff member of the crowd of more than 50 gathered at Buckham Memorial Library on Saturday mornin

This is how it often goes for families when they discover their son or daughter is using drugs. The story comes from a call we received last week from a relative living in another state.

The American Red Cross has scheduled a blood drive from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Culver’s, 960 Highway 3 S., Northfield.

HealthFinders could open a free clinic in downtown Faribault as early as March.

Healthfinders will hold a community meeting from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Buckham Library, great hall, 11 Division St.

Jennifer Simpson-Dahl, of Northfield, and Susan Arnold, of Faribault, met while working on their master’s degrees in family therapy.