BLUE BUCKET HAT SUN DAY

Captured at play on a Renoir-like sunlit day (click image for larger illustration), third graders at Califon Public School don their blue Sun Safe Hunterdon bucket hats for outdoor activities, part of an early start initiative by the Hunterdon County Cancer Coalition to raise awareness about the dangers of skin cancer.  County skin cancer rates are higher than N.J. and national averages. Read more.......

WE HAVE THE CHOICE

Little voices on the air at WDVR-89.7FM helped launch the song, “We Have the Choice,” about underage drinking.  The music and lyrics were composed by Hunterdon County children who attended an underage drinking town hall meeting sponsored by Hunterdon Prevention Resources. Local songwriter, Macheis Wind, guided a roomful of robust young composers including Justine (left) and Abby (center) and accompanied the young voices with guitar.  Helping introduce the song, the organization’s associate director, Kate Bergacs (right) discussed the challenge of underage drinking in the county.  “We Have the Choice” can be heard on WDVR-89.7FM intermittently during the broadcast day.

Lisamarie Buckley (left), MS, RN, director of the Cardio Pulmonary Rehab and Cardiovascular Action Team chair for the Partnership for Health, and Marianne McEvoy (right), RN, director of the Public Health Nursing & Education division of the county health department used the power of radio to talk to residents about heart health.  This cardiovascular program is one of a continuous series of health shows featured on WDVR-89.7FM.  To learn more about a healthy heart, see the Community Health Improvement Plan

 BEEF RECALL HAS HUNTERDON IMPACT

Carla Hobbs, (right) director of the Environmental Health division, was featured on Comcast network’s CN8 Newsmakers to report on the affects of the recent 143 million pound beef recall had in Hunterdon County.  Hobbs explained to Comcast viewers and show host, Autumn Marisa (right) that this recall — the largest in U.S. history — required the county health department to work directly with schools to ensure that any possibly contaminated beef was eliminated from food preparation processes.