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Health & Wellness July 4, 2008  RSS feed

Smokers with strong support group more likely to kick habit
      Question : Why are peer pressure and peer support so important for smoking cessation in adults? Answer : Alamar Healthcare has treated hundreds of individuals who have successfully beat the habit, and over time has come to recognize the most effective ways to quit.
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Diabetes workshop available
      AlmaVia of Camarillo will hold a twosession diabetes workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays July 12 and 19 at AlmaVia, 2500 Ponderosa Road, Camarillo. The workshop will be led by Bev Taylor, health specialist for St. John's Regional Medical Center.
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Volunteers for seniors needed
      Volunteers are needed to assist homebound seniors in Camarillo for a few hours each week. Volunteers provide friendly visits, telephone reassurance and neighborly tasks. No handson medical care is involved. For more information, please call Camarillo program coordinator Sally Eckert-Smith at (805) 388-1952, ext. 132.
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The recipe for a successful charity
      ALTRUISM IS KEY INGREDIENT- Sandy Nirenberg, executive director of Camarillo Hospice, left, receives a check for $7,500 from Camarillo Newcomers Club philanthropy chairperson Evelyn Marton and president Kayo Nakatani at a recent luncheon. Funds were raised primarily through the sales of the newcomers club's newly published cookbook, "Come Into Our Kitchens.
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Get fit with sheriff's department
      The Ventura County Sheriff's Department will hold an eight-week running clinic at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays beginning July 9 at the Adolfo Camarillo High School track field, 4660 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo.
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