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Recap: Lawrence doula chats about placenta consumption

Lawrence resident Lilly Mason will be available to discuss natural childbirth and placenta consumption. Mason, 33, has been a doula for 10 years and is becoming a certified midwife. She has been teaching childbirth classes since 2005, and she owns a business called Joyful Choice Birth Services, which offers placenta encapsulation, natural birth preparation classes, fertility cycling awareness classes and midwives assistant services. She also has written “Mothercake: A Guide to Making Placenta Remedies.” It provides detailed instructions for making placenta capsules, tincture and salve, and it is available on blurb.com.

Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department »

Weigh in on our community's top health issues by attending tonight's public forum

In foreground, Charlotte Marthaler, assistant director of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, left, visits with the Rev. Verdell Taylor during a public health forum Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the Community Health Facility, 200 Maine. They were visiting while people weighed in on their top health concerns by placing votes and messages on poster boards.

The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department has held several public forums to discuss the findings of its Community Health Assessment, and the last one is today. ...

Health Care Access Clinic »

Summer Interns

This past week, four new wellness interns started their internship for the summer! The ladies have been busy cleaning and setting up their office space, ...

Health Care Access Clinic »

Summer Interns

This past week, four new wellness interns started their internship for the summer! The ladies have been busy cleaning and setting up their office space, ...

LiveWell EatWell Restaurant Challenge »

Participating Restaurants

These restaurants have met the LiveWell EatWell criteria. Check out some of the tasty menu options that feature vegetables, fruits and/or whole grains. Encourage your ...

Health Care Access Clinic »

Psychology students share their experiences with Health Care Access

Health Care Access Clinic thanks the psychology interns for their time spent counseling patients. One intern shared her thoughts on her experience at the clinic. ...

Megan Stuke's Blog »

Weight Watchers Quick Tip of the Day: Sandwich Thins

sandwich thins

I'm going to try to post here semi-regularly about the things that have really helped me along my weight-loss journey. As I go, I find ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

A first of Kansas: Baby born from frozen egg

By Mara Rose Williams, The Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A giant frame full of baby pictures covers a hallway wall at the ...

Lawrence Memorial Hospital »

Lawrence Memorial Hospital makes business magazine's list of 'Best Companies to Work For'

Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital is one of the “Best Companies to Work For” according to Ingram’s, a Kansas City business magazine. The May issue features the ...

Lawrence Memorial Hospital »

Lawrence Memorial Hospital volunteers worth a million bucks

Mary Gillespie, left, and Lynn Campbell work in Lawrence Memorial Hospital's gift shop Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Gillespie has been a gift shop volunteer for five years and Campbell has volunteered in the shop for two years. Last year, the gift shop had a gross profit of $79,680.

Last year, 830 people volunteered at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, saving it approximately $1 million in wages. Sharon Stultz, president of the LMH Auxiliary board, presented ...

KHI News Service »

New Stevens County facility to address 'Mexican Mennonite' health needs

Paula Rowden, administrator of Stevens County Health Department, with a family of Low German Mennonites, sometimes referred to as Mexican Mennonites.

The population of Stevens County is less than 5,800, but its health department has more than 7,000 patients, and it's out of space. Many of ...

LiveWell Lawrence »

Lawrence Public Schools Gear Up to Do Fitness Assessments

Lawrence Public Schools physical education teachers will begin administering student fitness assessments in the fall using the FitnessGram system. Teachers will test students in grades ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

Public invited to weigh in on plans for new Lawrence recreation center

Lawrence Resident Abby McNaught uses the Holcom Park Recreation Center five times a week because it’s close to her home and has everything she needs for her workouts. Holcom is at 2700 W. 27th St., and the city has no recreation center west of it. However, plans are in the works for a possible new center near Sixth Street and Kansas Highway 10.

The City of Lawrence will have a public meeting to discuss plans for new recreation center. The meeting will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 ...

A Trail a Day »

StopGap 5k: Run to Empower

Run to Empower

I’ve been asked over the years why I sign up for races. Why pay for something you can do for free? Here is my very ...

Simplify Your Life »

Really, Really Free Market is This Week!

Everything is FREE at the Really, Really Free Market.

It is that time of year again! Start cleaning out your closets and garages, the Really, Really Free Market is right around the corner. This ...

Kiddos »

Lawrence Parks and Recreation offers host of summer camps to keep kids active

Sean Sawyer, station Lieutenant at Fire Station No. 1 in downtown Lawrence, helps Mackenzie Mason, 7, spray water through a fire hose. This 2009 Lawrence Parks and Rec Summer Day Camp for Kids class took advantage of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical’s public education program, which included fire safety talks and a tour of the facilities and equipment.

School soon will be out for the summer. If you are wondering how to keep the kids occupied and off the couch, the Lawrence Parks ...

Linda Cottin's Blog »

American Craft Beer Week @ Cottin's Hardware Farmers Market

Oatmeal Stout Ice Cream Floats made with Free State beer and Iwig Dairy Ice Cream at Cottin's Hardware Farmers Market

It is American Craft Beer Week and what better place to celebrate local hand crafted beer than at a farmers market filled with fresh local ...

Kiddos »

Lawrence hosting Hershey's Track and Field Games for children June 8

Carter Shook, 10, of Lawrence, crosses the finish line first in his age category in the 400 meter run. The Hershey’s Track & Field games took place in 2010 at Southwest Junior High School. The Hershey’s program was created more than 30 years ago to promote physical fitness and provide fun learning experiences for children 9 to 14 years old.

Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department will host the Hershey’s Track and Field Games beginning at 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, at South Middle School, 2734 ...

Relay For Life of Douglas County »

Debbie Ross shares experience of battling skin cancer at age 21

Editor's Note: Area residents will be sharing stories about how cancer has touched their lives leading up to Relay For Life of Douglas County. Here ...

Michelle Derusseau's Blog »

We believe in life. Your life.

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We believe in life. Your life. We believe in living every minute of it with every ounce of your being. And that you must not ...

LiveWell EatWell Restaurant Challenge »

Enjoy original dishes and half-size portions at Mariscos

Mariscos Grilled Steelhead Salmon

Trish Unruh and I visited Mariscos, a LiveWell EatWell participant, to sample their Grilled Steelhead Salmon and Oven Roasted Beet Salad. We were greeted by ...

Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department »

Let your voice be heard — more community forums scheduled this week

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The Douglas County Community Health Assessment forums continue this week, with tonight's forum scheduled in Eudora. The event is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

Brownback signs bill on dental hygienists' work

TOPEKA (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law that expands the types of work that dental hygienists will be allowed to do. The ...

Poll »

What area needs the most work when it comes to bicycling in Lawrence?

Healthy Body & Mind »

Part II - Bike to work day - and Safety for bikers and pedestrians as well

Bicycle lanes

These bikes and bike trails are for fun and work When people see videos, have signs put up (like the ones I suggested for going ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

Lawrence retains 'Bicycle Friendly Community' title, but national advocacy group says work remains

Two riders participate in the first Community Bike Ride at the Rotary Arboretum near the YSI sports complex in west Lawrence. The event featured three different courses that riders could take, a safety zone where children could learn and practice bicycle safety, and a training wheel take-off station where kids could learn to ride without training wheels.

Lawrence is still a “Bicycle Friendly Community,” but now Manhattan is one, too. They were among a list of award winners released Monday by the ...

Trauma & Recovery »

Advocates for victims of domestic violence urge funding

Advocates for victims of domestic violence on Monday urged legislators approve $1 million for services, saying that assaults are increasing. "Victims needs are more acute; ...

KHI News Service »

New kind of Kansas health insurance company in the works

The Affordable Care Act mades loans available to help launch health insurance cooperatives in each state. A Wichita group is working on developing a Kansas co-op. Photo illustration by Jeff Davis.

For many, the term co-op evokes images of grain elevators, Depression-era workers stringing electric lines or maybe the more contemporary picture of a place where ...

Douglas County Housing, Inc. »

Healthy Ingredients for Healthy Kids

Making pesto is hard work, but someone has to do it. Dan Clifford, a Washburn VISTA Fellow, supervises pesto making at the Full Circle youth program.

During the month of May, the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority will be partnering with local farms to provide local, farm fresh produce to youth participants ...

A Trail a Day »

More Cowbell: 1,800 run with cows to benefit school

Souvenir cowbell given to finishers at Running With the Cows.

Cloudy skies, snarled traffic and porta-potty lines threatened a timely start of Saturday's Running With the Cows, but by 7:45 am (a mere 15 minute ...

Food & Nutrition »

Westside Lawrence farmers market has new home

After unexpectedly losing its Thursday home, the Lawrence Farmers’ Market has a new home in west Lawrence. The westside market will set up Thursday evenings ...