CONTENTS
1) Editorial
2) Feature: Dealing with Canada’s Wastewater
3) Issues Updates
--Competing for the Retail Drug Market 2005
--New Information Regarding Uncommon Psychiatric Adverse Events for all ADHD Drugs
--Envirothon Program Attracts High School Students from Across North America
4) Media Watch
--Intact Northern Forests Worth $250 Billion a Year, Study
--Antarctic Ozone Hole Nears Record, UN Agency Says
--Global Warming Debuts on Supreme Court Docket
--World Has 10-Year Window to Act on Climate, Expert
--Canada Cuts Kyoto Funding
--Bumpy Road Seen for New Canadian Emission Rules
--Consumer Group Urges USDA Not to Approve GM Rice
--US Rice Supply Found to Contain Unapproved GMOs
--USDA Poised to Deregulate Illegal GM Rice
--World Needs Clearer Vows to Avert Trade Rows: UN Study
--African Health and Toxic Experts Criticize WHO’s New Reliance on DDT
--Ted Turner Tells WHO of Benefits of Biofuel Use
--UN Efforts to Promote New “Green” Fuels Moves Ahead
--Green Jeans: Organic Denim Zips into a New Market Niche
--In Search of Ethic Gladrags: Is a Locally Manufactured Wardrobe Possible?
--Let it All Hang Out: There’s More Than One Way to Dry those Jeans
--CCOF Defends Organic Agriculture Against Attacks
--Agricultural Biotechnology and Organic Agriculture: National Organic Standards and Labeling of GM Products
--Hospitals Go Organic for Patients’ Sake
--Toronto Finally Gets Canadian Home for its Trash
--The Pollution Within
--Long Life May Be Your Cup of (Green) Tea
--Health Tip: Prevent Yeast Infections
--Processed Foods Don’t Deserve Bad Rap
5) Calendar of Events
--What Really Causes Alzheimer’s Disease?, Burnaby, BC, Oct 5th
--Topical Natural Remedies: Making Herbal Infused Oil and Healing Salves Workshop, Surrey, BC, Oct 14th
--Catch the FrequenSea Wave! Super Saturday Event, Vancouver, Oct 21st
--Managing Stress, Surrey, BC, Oct 23rd -- Nov 6th
--The Shocking Truth about Genetically Modified Foods, Burnaby, BC, Oct 24th
--Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age: Problems and Solutions?, Victoria, Nov 1st
--Protect Yourself from Cellphones and EMF Radiation, Nov 3rd, Vancouver
--Autism Conference, London, ON, Nov 3rd and 4th
--The Safe Wireless Action Plan for Homes, Schools and Communities, Victoria, Nov 14th
--Topical Natural Remedies: Making Herbal Infused Oil and Healing Salves Workshop, Surrey, BC, Nov 18th
--HANS Annual General Meeting, followed by The Joy of Stress: How to Create Peace Within, Burnaby, BC, Nov 28th
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1) Editorial
Dear Members & Friends;
The Firefighters’ Social Club in Burnaby was unusually quiet on the evening of September 24. More than 160 people listened very carefully as Dr Carolin Markolin talked about German New Medicine. At the very beginning of her lecture, she said our world would be upside down by the time we left, and well, it almost was.
She told the story of Dr Ryke Geerd Hamer, a story on the German New Medicine website at www.germannewmedicine.ca. I’ve taken the liberty of quoting it extensively here:
Dr Hamer, born in 1935 in Frisia (Germany), studied medicine and theology at the University of Tübingen. At 22, he completed his master’s degree in theology and then, four years later, received his professional license as a doctor of medicine. The following years he practiced at different university clinics in Germany.
In 1972, Dr Hamer completed his specialization in internal medicine and began to work at the University clinic in Tübingen as an internist in charge of cancer patients. On August 18, 1978, while in Rome, the Hamers received shocking news that their son Dirk had been accidentally shot. On December 7, 1978, Dirk succumbed to the injuries and died in his father’s arms.
Shortly after Dirk’s death, Dr Hamer was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Since he had never been seriously ill, he postulated that the development of his cancer could be directly related to the unexpected loss of his son. In fact, he would eventually, in honor of Dirk, call this unexpected shock a DHS or “Dirk Hamer Syndrome”.
Dirk’s death and his own experience with cancer set Dr Hamer on an extraordinary scientific journey. At that time head internist of a cancer clinic at the University of Munich, he began to investigate his cancer patients’ histories and soon learned that, like him, they all had experienced an unexpected shock of one sort or another. But he took his research even further. Pursuing the hypothesis that all bodily events are controlled from the brain, he analyzed his patients’ brain scans and compared them with the corresponding medical and psychological records. To his amazement, he found a clear correlation between certain “conflict shocks”, how these shocks manifest on the organ and how all these processes are connected to the brain. Until then, no studies had examined the origin of disease in the brain and the role of the brain as the mediator between the psyche and a diseased organ.
His research radically upsets many existing theories of conventional medicine. His explanation of disease as a meaningful interplay between the psyche, the brain and the corresponding organ refutes the view that disease occurs by chance or as a result of a mistake of nature. Based on sound scientific criteria, German New Medicine shatters the myths of malignant cancer cells or of destructive microbes and identifies “infectious diseases” as well as cancerous tumors as natural biological emergency measures, in practice for millions of years, designed to save the organism and not, as we have been taught, to destroy it. Diseases such as cancer lose their frightening image and are recognized as meaningful biological survival programs every human being is born with.
For more, go to the GNM website at www.germannewmedicine.ca. I bring you back to what I mentioned at the beginning of this editorial. More than 160 people listened carefully to this message, and most of them left expressing sentiments like “One of the best lectures I’ve heard on this topic”, “awesome”, and “she was great”. It makes us realize not only how important it is to share this information, but how important it is to have an organization interested in presenting unique ideas.
We hope this attitude is also important to you -- the attitude that ideas abound and we achieve them by sharing. Some ideas stand the test of time, and become implemented. Others wait awhile, for the right time for them. Others fall by the wayside.
In the true sense of community, HANS is proud to be willing to let these ideas be heard. We hope you support this work by being a member, and please, join us at future HANS-sponsored lectures, all of which are posted at www.hans.org. Ok?
Lorna Hancock
HANS Founding Member and Director
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2) Dealing with Canada’s Wastewater
September 18, 2006
PRESS RELEASE
Unlike many countries, Canada lacks a clear national standard with respect to wastewater treatment, which is managed through an often confusing mix of policies, by-laws and legislation at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. This fall, federal regulations could be introduced that set a national standard for treatment of wastewater, and municipalities may have to adapt.
The state of Canada’s wastewater treatment systems has become a topical issue in many regions, as cities and towns become concerned about how their waste is being managed.
Canada currently releases around 200 billion litres of raw sewage directly into natural waterways each year, roughly six percent of the total wastewater produced each year. With varying levels of treatment across the country, municipal sewage (wastewater) is the largest source of pollution discharged to surface water bodies in Canada.
Municipal wastewater contains a mix of human waste, biological materials, and more than 200 identified chemicals from industries, institutions, households, and other sources. Once released into water bodies, such wastewater can pose risks to human, animal and plant life, and could seriously harm industries such as tourism and fisheries.
In the European Union, all communities with more than 15,000 people are required to use secondary treatment, which removes some biodegradable matter from sewage using bacteria and other microrganisms, inactivated sludge, or filters. All coastal cities in the United States must have secondary treatment.
With no national standards to follow, cities in Canada employ a wide mix of treatment options, from advanced tertiary treatment, to simple primary treatment, to no treatment at all.
Primary treatment separates large solids by filtration, and collects sediment and organic matter in settling tanks. Tertiary treatment is usually employed when treated effluent is being released to an environmentally sensitive area. It involves the removal of target pollutants that can be achieved by a variety of physical, chemical, or biological methods.
In response to the lack of coordination of wastewater management policies, the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment has been working for several years to develop a countrywide strategy for municipal effluent.
The final strategy will be presented this November. It is also possible that the upcoming federal government environmental policy announcement will contain a provision for wastewater treatment, making current voluntary guidelines mandatory.
It is likely that Canada will soon have a nationally regulated standard for municipal wastewater management. Cities and towns across the country may have to review their existing treatment plans and update their facilities or long-term strategies.
Some cities have already been forced to deal with the issue: Toronto’s sewer sludge has been banned from Michigan State, and three provincial capitals -- Victoria, Halifax, and St John’s -- are developing or implementing plans to deal with their present practices of discharging untreated waste into the ocean.
Municipal governments will need to develop wastewater treatment plans in order to meet any new regulations, and will need to use those plans to secure funding not only from upper government levels, but also through leveraging the business sector in public-private partnerships to ease the financial burden of required investments.
Solving Canada’s wastewater treatment problems will not be easy or inexpensive; but it will be crucial if we are to sustain and improve the quality of life in our cities and towns.
To deal with the massive investment required to bring Canada’s wastewater treatment systems up to par, all levels of government will have to cooperate with the private sector. Developing treatment infrastructure based on sound science, and deployed in an economically efficient manner, is a major challenge the country simply cannot ignore.
For more on Canada and wastewater, contact The GLOBE Foundation of Canada. Phone: 604-775-5822. Web: www.globe-net.ca
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3) ISSUE UPDATES
Competing for the Retail Drug Market 2005
Pharmacies still dominate the retail drug market. However, between 1998 and 2005, they lost market share to food and general merchandise stores, according to a new study.
Pharmacies accounted for 84.0 percent of sales of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in 1998. However, by 2005, this share had tumbled to 76.9 percent. At the same time, the proportion of drug sales in both food stores and general merchandise stores edged up.
Pharmacies includes drug stores, cosmetics, beauty supplies and perfume stores, optical goods stores and other health and personal care stores.
Drug sales refers to sales of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, herbal remedies and other health supplements.
More at http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060918/td060918....
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New Information Regarding Uncommon Psychiatric Adverse Events for all ADHD Drugs
Health Canada is informing Canadians that the prescribing and patient information for all drugs used for the management of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is being revised to provide information about the potential for psychiatric adverse events, including rare reports of agitation and hallucinations in children.
For more information, please visit: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/2006/2006_91_e.html
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Envirothon Program Attracts High School Students from Across North America
Envirothon, North America’s largest high school environmental education competition, is providing an estimated 500,000 Canadian and American high school students with a hands-on approach to learning about their country’s natural resources.
More at http://www.ec.gc.ca/EnviroZine/english/issues/68/fea...
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You may be able to write off your health-care costs. Check out the HANS ADVANTAGE at www.hans.org
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6) MEDIA WATCH
Intact Northern Forests Worth $250 Billion a Year, According to Study
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=11337
Antarctic Ozone Hole Nears Record, UN Agency Says
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=11314
Global Warming Debuts on Supreme Court Docket
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3366
World Has 10-Year Window to Act on Climate, Expert
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/3...
Canada Cuts Kyoto Funding
http://www.enn.com/net.html?id=1654
Bumpy Road Seen for New Canadian Emission Rules
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/3...
Consumer Group Urges USDA Not to Approve GM Rice
http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseactio...
US Rice Supply Found to Contain Unapproved GMOs
https://webmail.shaw.ca/attach/text/html?sid=7jc7CmfOT3w&mbox=HANS%20e-News&uid=3325&number=2&process=js&filename=text%2Fhtml
USDA Poised to Deregulate Illegal GM Rice
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/LLRICE601.php
World Needs Clearer Vows to Avert Trade Rows: UN Study
http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseactio...
African Health and Toxic Experts Criticize WHO’s New Reliance on DDT
http://panna.org/resources/newsroom/expertsCriticize...
Ted Turner Tells WHO of Benefits of Biofuel Use
http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseactio...
UN Efforts to Promote New “Green” Fuels Moves Ahead
http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseactio...
Green Jeans: Organic Denim Zips into a New Market Niche
http://thetyee.ca/Life/2006/09/18/GreenJeans/
In Search of Ethic Gladrags: Is a Locally Manufactured Wardrobe Possible?
http://thetyee.ca/Life/2006/03/17/EthicalGladrags/
Let it All Hang Out: There’s More Than One Way to Dry those Jeans
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3353
CCOF Defends Organic Agriculture Against Attacks
http://www.enn.com/net.html?id=1665
Agricultural Biotechnology and Organic Agriculture: National Organic Standards and Labeling of GM Products
http://www.agbioforum.org/v9n2/v9n2a03-giannakas.htm...
Hospitals Go Organic for Patients’ Sake
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&e=5&u=...
Toronto Finally Gets Canadian Home for its Trash
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/3...
The Pollution Within
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0610/feature4...
Long Life May Be Your Cup of (Green) Tea
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?artic...
Health Tip: Prevent Yeast Infections
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?artic...
Processed Foods Don’t Deserve Bad Rap
http://www.uoguelph.ca/mediarel/2006/09/processed_fo...
For more current stories, check out “News” at www.hans.org.
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7) Calendar of Events
What Really Causes Alzheimer’s Disease?
Who: Harold D Foster, PhD, Professor, Dept of Geography, University of
Victoria, BC
When: Thurs, Oct 5, 2006
Where: Firefighters Social Club, 6515 Bonsor Ave, Burnaby (corner of Bonsor and Bennett). Close to Metrotown SkyTrain station.
Parking: Metrotown Parkade entrance by Firefighters Club at corner of Bonsor & Bennett. Go up to 3rd level, turn left at Food Court sign -- door to Firefighters Club is near entrance to Food Court.
Cost: CSQ members $10; non-members $15.
Presented by the Canadian Society of Questers, New Westminster Chapter. An extremely popular speaker at last year’s CSQ convention in 100 Mile House, Dr Harry Foster has authored several books identifying the causes of chronic disease that are available for download, free of charge, from his website www.hdfoster.com
Dr Foster is the editor of both the International and Canadian Western Geographical Series and is a member of the boards of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine and the International Schizophrenia Foundation. In 2004, he received the Doctor of the Year Award from the International Society of Orthomolecular Medicine.
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Topical Natural Remedies: Making Herbal Infused Oil and Healing Salves Workshop
Who: Julieta Criollo, Wellness Trading Post
When: Sat, Oct 14, 9 am – 4 pm
Where: Douglas College, Surrey Training Centre, 10060 King George Hwy. Surrey, BC
Cost: $69.00, Course Code TNRM
Contact: 604-588-7772 Fax: 604-588-7774 or www.douglascollege.ca/surrey
This workshop will focus on the preparation of herbal oils that are soothing and/or healing to the skin, muscles and joints. You will learn how to make soothing massage oil to first-aid oils and ointments for eczema, acne, muscle/joint pains, insect bites, dried skin, and other minor skin problems. By the end of the day you will have learned to make: herbal infused massage oils soothing to the skin for irritations, dryness, eczema, and other skin problems. Herbal salves for skin irritations, dryness and inflammation, and for muscles/joints problems and aches. All materials are included in the cost of the course.
You will take home two 100-ml bottles of herbal infused oils, two 25-ml jars of herbal-salves.
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Catch the FrequenSea Wave! Super Saturday Event
Who: Hugo Rodier, MD
When: Oct 21st, 10 am - 4:30 pm
Where: Ridge Theatre, 3131 Arbutus St at 16th Ave
Cost: Guests free! FrequenSea members $20
Contact: Bruce or Brenda Duncan, 604-986-1995, e-mail healthEnow@shaw.ca
Are you seeking natural, healthy alternatives for Optimal Health? Re-awaken your body’s healing power with Mother Nature’s complete super food --marine phytoplankton.
Dr Hugo Rodier brings a unique perspective to traditional medicine through extensive research, teaching (University of Utah, School of Medicine, College of Health, and Department of Nutrition), and active clinical practice. He is a radio talk-show host, author and popular public speaker adept at separating fact from fiction in integrative health with a knack of using humor to engage his audience.
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Managing Stress
Who: Julieta Criollo, Wellness Trading Post
When: Mon, Oct 23, 30, Nov 6 (3 sessions), 7 – 9:30 pm
Where: Douglas College, Surrey Training Centre, 10060 King George Hwy. Surrey, BC
Cost: $69.00, Course Code MAST
Contact: 604-588-7772 Fax: 604-588-7774 or www.douglascollege.ca/surrey
Are you stressed out and feel like you have no control of your life? Do you feel like the walls are closing in and you have no place to turn? Come and learn how to bring that feeling of control and well-being back into your life by learning techniques to work with stress in a positive way. You will recognize the short-term effects of stress on your nervous system, sleeping patterns, decision-making, cognitive functions, memory and self-image. And the long-term effects such as weakened immune system, hormones, metabolism, weight fluctuations and energy level. Learn strategies to help you manage stress in natural ways, including nutrition, lifestyle adjustments, and proper posture. Conscious-creative visualization techniques will be utilized on healing our minds, bodies, performance, self-image and well-being.
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The Shocking Truth about Genetically Modified Foods
Who: Jeffrey M. Smith, international bestselling author ofSeeds of Deception.
When: Tues, Oct 24, 2006
Where Firefighters’ Banquet and Conference Centre, 6515 Bonsor Ave, Burnaby, BC
Cost: HANS Members: $15, Non-Members $25
At the Door: Members $20, Non-Members $30
Contact: 604-435-0512 or register online at www.hans.org
Presented by Health Action Network Society
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Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age: Problems and Solutions
Who: Dr George Carlo, former chief scientist of the world’s largest research effort into wireless safety
When: Wed, Nov 1st, 7:15 pm
Where: Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville, Victoria, BC
Cost: $5, pre-registration highly recommended
Contact: Kerry Crofton 250-595-1952 or e-mail kerrycrofton@telus.net
Dr Carlo, director of the non-profit Safe Wireless Initiative in Washington, DC, has served on the faculties on several universities, and is author of Cellphones: Invisible Hazards of a Wireless Age
Underground pay parking or street parking.
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Talk Quickly. Your Health is On the Line.
Who: Dr George Carlo, former chief scientist of the world’s largest research effort into wireless safety
When: Nov 3rd, 7 pm
Where: Point Grey Golf and Country Club, 3350 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC
Cost: HANS members: $10, non-members $20, at the door: members $15, non-members $25
Contact: 604-435-0512 or visit www.hans.org
“The industry spins the science and they put it out there for public
consumption as though these studies are evidence of safety. It is
scientific fraud.” -- Dr George Carlo, PhD, MS, JD
Health Action Network Society Presents a lecture about protecting yourself from the harm of cell phones and EMF radiation.
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“Autism: A Medical Condition” Conference
Who: Presented by the Autism Foundation Canada
When: Nov 3rd and 4th (Fri, Sat)
Where: University of Western Ontario, London, ON
Contact: Phone 519-695-5858, e-mail info@autismcanada.org, or visit www.autismcanada.org
Nov3rd, 7 – 9 pm
Features the documentary “Autism: There’s Hope Out There” and a chance to meet and greet the Autism Canada Foundation Board Members.
Speaker: David Patchell-Evans, Founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness Clubs; President, Autism Canada Foundation
Nov 4th, 9 am – 4:30 pm
Speakers: Dr Sidney Baker, Dr Derrick MacFabe and Dr Wendy Edwards
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The Safe Wireless Action Plan for Homes, Schools and Communities
Who: Milt Bowling, public health activist, President of Clear Energy Foundation, former director of Health Action Network Society AND
Dr Kerry Crofton, author, health educator and concerned patient, director of Wellbeing International
When: Wed, Nov 14th, 7:15 pm
Where: Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville, Victoria, BC
Cost: FREE, pre-registration highly recommended
Contact: Kerry Crofton 250-595-1952 or e-mail kerrycrofton@telus.net
Underground pay parking or street parking.
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Topical Natural Remedies: Making Herbal Infused Oil and Healing Salves Workshop
Who: Julieta Criollo, Wellness Trading Post
When: Sat, Nov 18, 9 am – 4 pm
Where: Douglas College, Surrey Training Centre, 10060 King George Hwy. Surrey, BC
Cost: $77.00, Course Code TNRM
Contact: 604-588-7772 Fax: 604-588-7774 or www.douglascollege.ca/surrey
Join us in these hands on workshop and learn how to prepare your own natural skin products using natural and herbal ingredients that are soothing, moisturizing and rejuvenating to the skin. You will learn how to make infused oil, face scrub, moisturizing creams and lotions, an air-freshener, bath salts and bath tea bags. Additionally, you will learn simple yet beautiful wrapping methods to present your creations to family and friends as gifts for Christmas and other special occasions. All materials are included in the cost of the workshop.
You will prepare and take home: a 50 ml bottle of herbal infused oils, a 25 ml jar of moisturizing cream, a 50 ml body lotion, a 20 ml air-spray, a 20-gram face scrub, a 1/2 ml aromatherapy perfume
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HANS Annual General Meeting
Who: All members of HANS are welcome
When: Nov 28, 6 pm (sharp)
Where: Firefighters’ Banquet and Conference Centre, 6515 Bonsor Ave, Burnaby (corner of Bonsor and Bennett). Close to Metrotown SkyTrain station.
Parking: Metrotown Parkade entrance by Firefighters Club at corner of Bonsor & Bennett. Go up to 3rd level, turn left at Food Court sign -- door to Firefighters Club is near entrance to Food Court.
There is no fee for the AGM and registration is not required. We would love it if you would join us, and be sure to stick around after the meeting for...
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The Joy of Stress: How to Create Peace Within
Who: Ted Kuntz, MEd, author of Peace Begins With Me
When: Nov 28, 7 pm
Where: See above
Cost: HANS members: $10, non-members $20, at the door: members $15, non-members $25. Pre-registration Recommended
Contact: 604-435-0512 or to register online, go to www.hans.org
In a recent conference hosted by the BC Workers Compensation Board, stress was identified as the most significant disease of the 21st century. Many of us are not prepared for the stresses of daily life.
Ted will be speaking on:
-- the difference between stress and distress
-- strategies to increase your peace, joy, and happiness
-- thinking that feeds your negativity
For everyone going through the stresses of today’s fast paced world, this presentation is a must!
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Founded in 1984, Health Action Network Society is a membership-based, non-profit charitable organization dedicated to gathering and disseminating health promotion information.