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'Dual-eligibles' (Medicare/Medicaid) can join pilot program in Feb. 2014 5/22/2013
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Virginia will partner with CMS to test a new model for providing Medicare-Medicaid enrollees with a more coordinated, person-centered care experience.

Tinnitus -- and how to protect your ears 5/21/2013
One in five Americans experience some level of tinnitus --it's the perception of a constant ringing in the ears and can be caused by exposure to loud, sudden or repeated noise. It affects musicians, construction workers and military veterans in disproportionate numbers.

BFF program for all 5th grade girls 5/21/2013
On Saturday, June 1, from 1 to 4 p.m., Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast will present a special program, BFF, for ALL girls in Grade 5 -- non-Girl Scouts included -- at Warwick High School in Newport News.

Free lunch and learn for community health workers 5/21/2013
From noon to 2:45 p.m. on May 23 there is a free lunch and learn for Community Health Workers to learn about Chronic Disease Self Management; it's at Warwick Forest, 1004 Old Denbigh Blvd., Newport News.

Free emergency response training in JCC 5/15/2013
L earn to be prepared for an emergency by taking the James City County Community Emergency Response Team (JCC CERT) course.