The Raleigh Health & Wellness Expo 2009

What: The Raleigh Healthy & Wellness Expo

When: May 30-31, 10am - 5pm

Where: Jim Graham Building at North Carolina State Fairgrounds

FREE Admission!

Have nothing going on this weekend? Well how about going to something that’s educational, fun, and good for you! The Raleigh Health & Wellness Expo will be held May 30^th and 31^st, 2009 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. It is hosted by Network Events, Inc. (NEI) and Clear Channel Radio Raleigh and this is said to be the largest Health and Fitness Expo held in North Carolina! There will be activities and events for every age so whether you go alone, with a friend, or with your family you are guaranteed to have FUN. The thought of being healthy should not be a dream. You can go and find out what exactly what you need to do to reach your goals, it is never too late. You can find products, play interactive sports, dance, and even get a health screening done all in one day. The best part is this is all FREE. So how can you pass up an opportunity like this? See you there!

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Green Living Notes (by Carrie Stinchcomb - Sustainability Intern)

Green Living Notes

· The first step in preventing the disaster of global warming is to recognize the importance of our natural systems
· The Environmental Protection Agency say that American’s disgard 220 million tons of garbage per year
· Parents can easily instill in their children green living by not going to town every weekend to buy what they saw on tv or even watching tv all the time. Instead they could take the time to teach their children the Golden Rule or build a hut in the back yard
· “Our choices truly have the potential to change the fabric of our lives.”
· Pondering question: “By this action what will be affect on other creatures?”

Clean Air
· Coal-fired and other fossil fuel plants are responsible for more than 1/3 of the nation’s emissions that cause global warming.
· British Journal of Obstetrics and Genology
o Correlation between pregnant mothers’ exposure to low levels of air pollution and premature births
· National Center for Health Statistics
o 7 million children have asthma
o The soot particles emitted from power plants can cause asthma, lung cancer, and heart attacks
Clean Water
· Human require at least 8 glasses a day
· 1.2 billion people in the world do not have adequate water and 2.4 billion lack proper sanitation
· Inadequate water is the cause of death for more than 5,500 children/day
· Threats to water quality
o Industrial
o Agricultural
o Pharmaceutical contamination
o Wastewater issues
o Degrading pipes