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State to check on residents' health (Door-to door!)
Seattle Times ^
| 7/20/06
| Warren King
Posted on 07/20/2006 3:33:33 PM PDT by AnnaZ
State to check on residents' health
By Warren King
Seattle Times medical reporter
Washington state health officials will soon start asking detailed questions about the health of some state residents and even give them brief physical exams.
The door-to-door survey of 1,100 randomly selected households across the state will try to learn more about our health, and especially about our risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, to better target preventive educational programs.
"We want to get a snapshot of [residents'] health ... and if we can't prevent the diseases, have early detection of them," said Dr. Juliet VanEenwyk, state epidemiologist for noninfectious diseases.
The Washington Adult Health Survey is sponsored by the state Department of Health and is designed to gather a cross section of state residents. The survey will begin late this month and will take about a year, VanEenwyk said.
[snip]
Participants will be given a $45 gift card for their help in the survey. Officials are not seeking volunteers; participants are being chosen to represent the diverse population of the state.
The survey is being financed by an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kansas and Arkansas also were awarded survey grants.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: bigbrother; govwatch; healthcare; healthypeople; healthypeople2010; nannystate; privacy
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To: Cobra64
I saw one at a mall store, didn't buy it, regretted not buying-so I found it on ebay, using
go away doormat as the search term.Lots available, including in ebay stores and with buy it now, which is more convenient than bidding.
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:37:59 PM PDT
by
kaylar
To: Palladin
There's a sucker born every minute...
62
posted on
07/20/2006 6:38:15 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?)
To: AnnaZ
Come on, yellow vests will make good targets.
63
posted on
07/20/2006 6:40:58 PM PDT
by
bfree
(Liberalism-the yellow meat,)
To: bfree
Yeah, that was a juicy section, too. I wanted to make sure to include the non-voluntary part, and excerpting rules make me wary.
: \
Blood and hair samples. They're out of their freakin' minds.
64
posted on
07/20/2006 6:42:00 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?)
To: AnnaZ
BTW, I like the font. I just don't know how to change to it.
65
posted on
07/20/2006 6:43:22 PM PDT
by
bfree
(Liberalism-the yellow meat,)
To: All
To: AnnaZ
Peanut bowl filled with these.
67
posted on
07/20/2006 6:45:26 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
To: bfree
Come on, yellow vests will make good targets.Sure. But folks are too yellow to use 'em.
;^)
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:46:08 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?)
To: bfree
For mine you'd use < font face=tahoma size=2 > (without the spaces in the beginning and the end). You can substitute Tahoma with whatever other font you like (it should be a universally installed one, though.)
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:50:56 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?)
To: monkapotamus
LOL.
Gosh, I love that one.
70
posted on
07/20/2006 6:52:08 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?)
To: AnnaZ
I think your font is a beautiful one ;-)
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:52:25 PM PDT
by
Lexinom
To: Lexinom
I think your font is a beautiful one ;-)
LOL. Thanks. You too!
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:54:41 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?)
To: AnnaZ
To: monkapotamus
Ohmigosh... LOL!!!
She'll be the only person ever to gain weight on a "fast", and no one will be able to tell!
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:14:54 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?)
To: ElkGroveDan
Don't you think they already have all the information they could possibly want because of HIPPA?
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:16:05 PM PDT
by
Snoopers-868th
(Send-a-Brick.com. Send a brick to Washington and cash to Minutemen for a wall.)
To: uncitizen
Doctors already ask that question on that survey they give you when you first go in for your first visit and periodically thereafter when you go for a physical. At least our docs do that.We don't have that Orwellian question yet here in NC. But, if we did, and I did not have a CCW and records showing I purchased weapons from an FFL, I would answer "NO."
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:17:55 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
To: PeteB570
The first time I was at a neighborhood cocktail party, I wore a western-style leather vest (think James West) with a SASS badge on it.
Some folks asked if I had guns. I replied "yes."
They asked what I shot at.
I told them, "liberals."
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:22:44 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
To: ApplegateRanch
Where'd you get the door mat?
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:25:55 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
To: AnnaZ
I hate Times New RomanSo do I. Ariel or your font is my choice because it's readable.
79
posted on
07/20/2006 7:29:38 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
To: kaylar
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:31:35 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
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