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Name Members Last Activity
100 Pushups 11 members 5 months, 2 weeks
About WellCommons.com 51 members 1 day, 1 hour
Access to Baby and Child Dentistry (ABCD) 4 members 1 year
Access to Health Care 9 members 1 day, 20 hours
ACEs 14 members 5 days
Advanced Health Center, P.A. formerly Anthony Chiropractic 6 members 1 year, 4 months
Aging Well 83 members 2 days, 4 hours
American Cancer Society 13 members 1 week, 3 days
American Red Cross - Douglas County Chapter 12 members 5 months
Arthritis Foundation, Heartland Region 6 members 5 months
Autism Speaks 12 members 3 months, 3 weeks
Baby Talk 17 members 4 months, 2 weeks
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 51 members 1 week, 1 day
Bert Nash Dash Runners and Walkers 3 members 1 year, 3 months
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County 6 members 3 weeks, 4 days
Biggest Winner Challenge 11 members 8 months, 4 weeks
Bobcat Marathon Club 13 members 1 month, 3 weeks
Bridge Haven Care Cottage 4 members 1 month, 2 weeks
Byrne's Pharmacy 2 members 7 months, 2 weeks
Cans & Fans - Food and Fan Drive 24 members 5 months
Caregivers Support Group 14 members 5 months, 1 week
Center for American Indian Community Health 4 members 5 months, 1 week
CHEC Coalition to Honor End-of-Life Choices 8 members 4 months, 4 weeks
Childcare & Early Education 9 members 7 months, 2 weeks
CHIP 20 members 10 months, 1 week
CHIP Access to Health Care 4 members 10 months, 3 weeks
Chiropractic Experience 46 members 5 months, 2 weeks
Chiropractic Experience Massage Team 13 members 12 months
CLO's Midnight Farm 4 members 5 months, 2 weeks
Community Education 21 members 7 months, 2 weeks
Community Living Opportunities 3 members 5 months, 2 weeks
Dads of Douglas County 27 members 13 hours, 27 minutes
DCCCA, Inc. 10 members 4 months, 3 weeks
DCCDA: Families, Farmers and Educators United For Healthy Child Development 9 members 4 days, 20 hours
DCCOA: Douglas County Coalition on Aging 20 members 5 months
Douglas County AIDS Project 6 members 5 months
Douglas County Community Foundation 28 members 1 month
Douglas County Dental Clinic 21 members 1 week, 4 days
Douglas County Food Policy Council 24 members 5 months, 1 week
Douglas County Senior Services 35 members 3 months, 3 weeks
Early Childhood in Douglas County 14 members 7 months, 4 weeks
Early to Elementary Education 6 members 11 months, 3 weeks
Eudora A.C.E.S 7 members 3 months, 3 weeks
Families 10 members 4 months, 1 week
Family Birthing Center 8 members 7 months, 2 weeks
Farmers Markets 56 members 1 week, 3 days
First Step at Lakeview 7 members 4 months, 3 weeks
Fitness and Exercise 48 members 1 week, 4 days
Fitness & Exercise for Women 19 members 7 months, 2 weeks
Food & Nutrition 184 members 19 hours, 6 minutes
Free Dental Day 11 members 4 months, 1 week
Free State High School Community and Learning Garden 7 members 6 months, 1 week
Fun Runs and Walks 31 members 3 months
Futures Fund 5 members 4 months, 3 weeks
GaDuGi SafeCenter 14 members 2 months, 2 weeks
Give Kids A Smile Day 4 members 7 months, 2 weeks
Go Red for Women - American Heart Association 28 members 21 hours, 19 minutes
Growing Food, Growing Health 57 members 4 days, 21 hours
Headquarters Counseling Center 14 members 2 weeks, 3 days
Health Care Access Clinic 54 members 1 month
Health Care & Safe Environments 4 members 7 months, 3 weeks
Healthy Body & Mind 310 members 15 hours, 22 minutes
Healthy Kids! 16 members 3 months
Heartland Community Health Center 29 members 22 hours, 16 minutes
Hilltop Child Development Center 5 members 4 months, 3 weeks
Home Health Care 2 members 1 year, 4 months
Hospice 5 members 5 months
Hospice Care 2 members 1 year, 2 months
Hy-Vee 18 members 1 month, 2 weeks
I Can Cope 4 members 9 months, 1 week
Imagine Drop-In Childcare 8 members 11 months, 4 weeks
Independence, Inc. 32 members 2 days, 18 hours
James Otten, DDS 16 members 5 months
Just Food 16 members 2 weeks, 3 days
Kansas Half-Marathon 8 members 4 months, 1 week
KHI News Service 7 members 2 hours, 8 minutes
Kiddos 49 members 13 hours, 27 minutes
K-State Research & Extension - Douglas County 24 members 6 months, 1 week
KU Center for Physical Activity and Weight Management 9 members 8 months
Lawrence Athletic Club 12 members 1 year
Lawrence Diabetes Group 1 member 2 months, 3 weeks
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department 31 members 20 hours, 51 minutes
Lawrence Farm to School Project 18 members 3 months, 1 week
Lawrence Hunger Project 7 members 3 months, 3 weeks
Lawrence Local Food 55 members 1 week, 3 days
Lawrence Meals On Wheels 3 members 4 months, 1 week
Lawrence Memorial Hospital 46 members 3 days
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association 6 members 1 week, 4 days
Lawrence Outpatient Program 5 members 1 year, 7 months
Lawrence Parks and Recreation 9 members 2 months, 3 weeks
Lawrence Runners 45 members 3 weeks, 3 days
Lawrence Therapy Services 18 members 3 months, 3 weeks
Let Freedom Ring 0 members No activity
LIVESTRONG for Douglas County, KS 2 members 3 hours, 30 minutes
LiveWell EatWell Restaurant Challenge 17 members 2 weeks, 1 day
LiveWell Lawrence 106 members 3 days, 3 hours
LiveWell Lawrence's Family Day Story Contest 9 members 1 year, 3 months
Living With the Unknown 5 members 10 months
Man to Man Info & Education Group 2 members 2 months
Marathon Club 14 members 3 months, 3 weeks
Massage Envy 4 members 1 week, 2 days
Midland Care Connection 16 members 11 months
New Tradition Coalition 9 members 1 year, 5 months
Our Local Food – Kaw River Valley 4 members 6 months
Outside for a Better Inside 31 members 3 weeks, 5 days
Plymouth Congregational Church 3 members 5 months
Private Duty Plus 2 members 1 year, 4 months
Professionals Helping Children 3 members 10 months, 1 week
Project LIVELY 15 members 1 month, 3 weeks
Quit smoking 12 members 9 months, 2 weeks
Recipe swap 3 members 2 months
Recovery and Hope Network (RAHN), Inc. 3 members 1 year, 6 months
Red Dog's Dog Days 6 members 1 month, 2 weeks
Red Kettle Campaign 5 members 1 year, 4 months
Regional Prevention Center 6 members 1 year, 5 months
Relay For Life of Douglas County 93 members 1 day, 2 hours
RideLawrence 28 members 5 days, 4 hours
SAD Warriors 5 members 1 year, 1 month
Sigler Pharmacies 12 members 4 months, 2 weeks
Simplify Your Life 11 members 11 months, 2 weeks
Slow Food Time For Lunch Campaign 2 members 1 year, 4 months
Sunflower Marathon Club 4 members 11 months, 1 week
Theatre Lawrence 3 members 5 months
The Bert Nash Dash & Bash 11 members 5 months
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 6 members 1 day, 20 hours
The Salvation Army 13 members 3 months, 3 weeks
The Uninsured's Handbook 10 members 1 year
The Willow Domestic Violence Center 21 members 3 months, 1 week
Together Prepared 7 members 6 months, 2 weeks
Trail Runners 5 members 4 months, 4 weeks
Trauma & Recovery 107 members 2 days, 19 hours
Trinity In-Home Care 15 members 3 months, 3 weeks
Un(der)Insured 128 members 21 hours, 2 minutes
United Way of Douglas County 25 members 1 week, 2 days
Van Go, Inc. 4 members 9 months
Visiting Nurses 10 members 1 week, 2 days
Walk Kansas 11 members 4 months, 4 weeks
Wellspring Heart Health 2 members 6 months, 2 weeks
With All My Heart 7 members 1 day, 1 hour
Workplace Supports 6 members 7 months, 3 weeks
WorkWell Lawrence 19 members 2 months
World's Largest Community Workout 27 members 4 months
LIVESTRONG for Douglas County, KS »

World Cancer Day - February 4

World Cancer Day 2012

Did you know that each year, over 12.7 million people receive a cancer diagnosis and 7.6 million people die from the disease? If no action ...

Dads of Douglas County »

Dad & Me Playgroup plans outing to KU Natural History Museum

Children and their dads exploring the University of Kansas Field Station during a Dad and Me Playgroup activity in May, 2011.

Dads of Douglas County and the Lawrence Public School Parents as Teachers program invite dads and their kids to enjoy "Dad & Me at the ...

KHI News Service »

Brownback appoints Gilmore new SRS secretary, unveils ERO

Phyllis Gilmore speaks today at Gov. Sam Brownback's announcement that he is appointing her to be secretary of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. At left is Dr. Robert Moser, secretary of the Department of Health and Environment.

Former legislator supports administration's recent change in food stamp policy Gov. Sam Brownback today appointed former legislator Phyllis Gilmore to be secretary of the Department ...

KHI News Service »

Bills aimed at youth ‘pharm parties’ and use of e-cigs before committee

Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson.

Two bills before a House corrections committee are aimed at growing problems among youths in Leavenworth County, according to county officials. Proponents of the bills, ...

Un(der)Insured »

Lawrence clinics provide free dental services for uninsured children as part of Give Kids A Smile Day

From left, Dr. Cheryl Biesterfeld, and dental assistant Steve Frost, provide care Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, for Calum Ochsner 8, Lawrence, at the Douglas County Dental Clinic, 316 Maine. The clinic provided free dental care for uninsured children Friday as part of "Give Kids A Smile Day."

Today, sisters Lilianna, 10, and Nora Grotewohl, 8, received dental care for the first time in four years. They got free exams, cleanings and sealants ...

Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department »

Health Department staff go red for women

Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department staff pictured from the left are: Sara Brummer, Jennie Henault, Colleen Hill, Jeanette Anderson, Lisa Horn, Linda Rippetoe, Jennifer Church and Jennifer Hayward.

Clinic ran a little late today, but right at noon we were able to assemble just some of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department staff for ...

Heartland Community Health Center »

Heartland Community Health Center Wears Red

HCHC staff wears red, alters logo in honor of Go Red Day

Heartland Community Health Center wears red in celebration of Go Red Day!

Healthy Body & Mind »

Let's raise awareness about heart disease

Wearing Red at UNB!

It's National Wear Red Day! It's part of the American Heart Association's campaign to raise awareness about heart disease — the No. 1 killer of ...

Un(der)Insured »

Health Care Access Clinic Hours

Please call to make a daytime or evening appointment 785-841-5760 No Insurance? No Medical Card? No Medical Home? We Can Help. Health Care Access is ...

With All My Heart »

Wear Red

First 10K Finish - Go Red!

Today is Wear Red Day. For me it is like any other day. I start the day thanking God for another day and I wear ...

Un(der)Insured »

Brownback to sign Medicaid order, fill Cabinet job

TOPEKA (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to fill a vacancy in his Cabinet and sign an executive order that advances his plan to ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

Kansas dental initiative announced

TOPEKA (AP) — A group of dental associations hopes to attract dentists to underserved areas of Kansas with an offer to help young practitioners pay ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

Kansas nurse faces sentencing in drug tampering case

TOPEKA (AP) — A Kansas nurse who added tap water to a painkiller prescribed for a 105-year-old nursing home patient is due in court for ...

About WellCommons.com »

Please join us for a WellCommons celebration, open house!

From left are Dennis Anderson, managing editor, Karrey Britt, health reporter, Monica Taylor, marketing and creative services manager, and Kathleen Johnson, senior account executive.

Please join us for a WellCommons celebration and open house from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the News Center, 645 N.H. ...

Un(der)Insured »

New Lawrence doctor to chat about his unique business model for providing care

Dr. Ryan Neuhofel opened a new family practice in November in the Medical Arts Building, 346 Maine. Neuhofel doesn't accept health insurance or other third party plans, instead he charges fees for services. He's also willing to barter. Neuhofel said he had fun promoting his business this fall in downtown Lawrence.

Dr. Ryan Neuhofel will be available Feb. 16 to discuss his new family practice in Lawrence. Neuhofel is unique in that he doesn’t accept health ...

Relay For Life of Douglas County »

February Fundraiser to Support Relay For Life of Douglas County

Relay For Life February Fundraiser

Throughout the month of February, both the Oread Hotel and the Eldridge Hotel bars and restaurants are featuring a special martini on their menu. $3 ...

LIVESTRONG for Douglas County, KS »

Free Cancer Screenings

Free Cancer Screenings & Diagnostic Services

With World Cancer Day on Saturday, February 4th it is a good time to let you know that LIVESTRONG believes in access to free cancer ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

Immunization bill unlikely to go to vote in House

TOPEKA (AP) — A bill that would expand the number of exemptions allowed for parents who don't want their children to be immunized apparently will ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

A Father's Lessons of the Heart

Vaughn Hart

Last week marked the 14th anniversary of my father’s sudden death from heart disease. I wrote about it here on WellCommons last year when I ...

Recap: Longtime Lawrence cardiologist discusses heart health

Dr. Michael Zabel, of Cardiovascular Specialists of Lawrence, will discuss heart disease — America’s No. 1 killer — in recognition of American Heart Month. Zabel earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 1988. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiology at Duke University Medical Center. Zabel is a clinical associate professor at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. He has done a variety of research on heart disease and treatments.

Healthy Body & Mind »

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas says it won’t submit proposal to be Medicaid contractor

BY SCOTT ROTHSCHILD The largest health insurer in Kansas said Wednesday it will not submit a proposal to be a Medicaid contractor under Gov. Sam ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

Friday is national 'Wear Red Day' to raise awareness about our No. 1 killer

Heartland Community Health Center Wears Red for Woman.

February is American Heart Month and the goal is to raise awareness about heart disease — the country's No. 1 killer. The American Heart Association ...

Aging Well »

Kansas advocate raises concerns about how Medicaid reform will affect senior care

Mitzi McFatrich, executive director of Kansas Advocates for Better Care, talks about the state's plan for Medicaid reform during a public meeting Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in the United Way of Douglas County building. She talked about how the plan could affect older adults.

A Kansas advocate for seniors raised a host of concerns Wednesday afternoon about the Brownback administration’s plan to privatize the Medicaid program. “The changes that ...

Independence, Inc. »

Chad Sublet to Present at Independence, Inc.

Lawrence, Kansas

Chad Sublet, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Lawrence will make a presentation at Independence, Inc. on Tuesday, February 21st at 1:00 p.m.about the ...

Trauma & Recovery »

"Life Support" People Needed

"Life Support" people

On a spring-like winter day, some people in a Downtown Lawrence office building are providing "life support" to those who reach out by phone, by ...

KHI News Service »

Nursing home administrators pan abuse hotline

Greta Wakefield, administrator at Moran Maner Nursing Home, testified Tuesday before the House Committee on Aging and Long-term Care.

SRS officials too slow to respond to concerns, legislators told Nursing home administrator Greta Wakefield called the state’s Adult Protective Services hotline after a man ...

Poll »

Have you suffered a fall?

Aging Well »

LMH offers tips to prevent falls, which often lead to decline in health for older adults

Stacia Bone, a physical therapist at Lawrence Memorial Hospital's Therapy Services, leads a group of older adults in an exercise to help improve their balance and coordination. She was one of the speakers during a program about fall prevention Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Meadowlark Estates.

Lawrence resident Marge Borom held the back of the chair in front of her while lifting her leg out to the side several times. It ...

With All My Heart »

February is Heart Month

Heart Month

Do you know the signs of heart attack and stroke? Have you had your cholesterol and blood pressure checked lately? Do you exercise regularly? Take ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

Longtime Lawrence doctor returns to practice after bone marrow transplant

Dr. Rod Barnes laughs with his patient, Jim Lewis, Lawrence, as the two discuss Barnes's return to work, during an exam on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at Lawrence Family Medicine and Obstetrics, 1220 Biltmore Drive. Barnes returned to his practice last week after being away nearly two years while undergoing and recovering from chemotherapy and a successful bone marrow transplant for treating leukemia.

He’s back. Longtime Lawrence doctor Rod Barnes has returned to practicing family medicine after taking two years off to fight leukemia and undergo a bone ...

Trauma & Recovery »

Clinical Research Center at KU Med Center opens

By The Associated Press FAIRWAY -- Kansas University Medical Center officially opened a new clinical research center in Fairway on Tuesday that it hopes will ...

KHI News Service »

SRS defends change in food stamp policy

Michelle Schroeder of Social and Rehabilitation Services.

A top Kansas welfare official today defended a change in policy that has resulted in at least 1,000 children being dropped from the state’s food ...

Kiddos »

School district ahead of the curve on lunch menu upgrades

Goodbye hot dog. Hello whole wheat spaghetti. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released new standards for school lunches that would boost the amount ...

DCCDA: Families, Farmers and Educators United For Healthy Child Development »

Upgrades to Lunch Menus

We're glad to see these steps toward more nutrition throughout the school days!

Health Beat »

Senator's stroke shows they can hit the young, too

By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is ...

Growing Food, Growing Health »

Community Dinner Photos

2011 Crew

We had a great crowd on Saturday! Thanks to everyone for coming, celebrating, eating, volunteering, dancing, singing, and making it another wonderful community event! Here ...

Trauma & Recovery »

Cupcake company nixes eating contest, changes course with benefit for hungry

Cupcakes for a cause!

The owner of Cupcake Construction Co. has ditched plans to have a cupcake-eating contest Saturday to benefit the hungry. Instead, Michael Kricsfeld is having a ...

ACEs »

Project Unbreakable: Where child sex abuse survivors reveal abusers' words

Project Unbreakable shines light on child sex abuse

Secrets erupt on page after page from people who are pictured on Project Unbreakable, long-held secrets in the words on the posters they're holding. Words ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

Rolling Along: Finder's remorse

I’m all the time finding cool stuff during my bike rides through the city. I never find anything in my car, or anybody else’s, for ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

LMH partners with DAISY Foundation to honor extraordinary nurses

Alyson Bennett, a registered nurse at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, care for patient Ann Racy, of Lawrence, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2012. LMH has partnered with the DAISY Foundation to recognize extraordinary nurses. The first DAISY award will be presented in May at LMH.

Twelve years ago, J. Patrick Barnes died at age 33 of complications from an autoimmune disease just eight weeks after developing symptoms. His stepmother, Bonnie ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

KU Hospital first in state to offer new brain aneurysm treatment

Dr. Koji Ebersole, an endovascular neurosurgeon at Kansas University Hospital, left, is pictured with his patient Marjorie Filipiak, of Liberty, Mo. Filipiak was the first patient at KU Hospital to undergo a new treatment for brain aneurysms called Pipeline Embolization Device. The treatment was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in April. Ebersole and Dr. Alan Reeves, an interventional neuroradiologist, performed her surgery Jan. 5, 2012.

Last spring, 65-year-old Marjorie Filipiak’s heart surgeon inadvertently ran a test that included a scan of her brain, and he found that she had an ...

Relay For Life of Douglas County »

Relay For Life of Douglas County hosted successful Team Captain Kickoff on January 24.

The focal point of Relay For Life of Douglas County, which benefits the American Cancer Society. Money raised goes toward cancer research and programs for cancer patients.

Volunteers for the annual Relay For Life of Douglas County Kansas hosted the Team Captain Kick-Off event on Tuesday, January 24th at Free State High ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

As inmates age, medical costs soar

Two guards enter the maximum-security block at the Lansing Correctional Facility in 2005. Prison inmates across the country are getting older, and more expensive, for states and the federal government, according to a report released Friday by Human Rights Watch.

Prison inmates across the country are getting older, and more expensive, for states and the federal government, according to a report released Friday by Human ...

KHI News Service »

Group working to reduce infant mortality seeks funding for efforts

Dr. Robert Moser, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

The members of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Infant Mortality today had the ear of the state's top health official, and they used the occasion ...

Trauma & Recovery »

Willow Domestic Violence Center hires new executive director

The Willow Domestic Violence Center's website.

The Willow Domestic Violence Center board of directors announced today the hiring of Joan Schultz as the executive director. She has been interim director since ...

Growing Food, Growing Health »

Growing Food, Growing Health Community Dinner!

Happy Holidays!

We are approaching our Growing Food, Growing Health Community Dinner On January 28. From 6-7:30pm in the West Middle School Cafeteria, we will be celebrating ...

Healthy Body & Mind »

Lawrence doctor, physical therapist to offer simple tips to 'Get Fit' in free workshop

TherapyWorks will be hosting a free workshop about fitness and nutrition at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the center, 1311 Wakarusa Drive, Suite 1000. The workshop ...

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