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Health News

KP Walk! Thrive Across America Written on Monday, February 25 2013 10:19 am
Start a walking group Support, friendship, motivation, safety, accountability — a walking group has big rewards. Here’s how to get started and keep it going: Spread the word. Talk to coworkers, family, friends, and neighbors. Consider posting fliers where other walkers are…

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8 EASY, HEALTHY CHANGES IN YOUR FAMILY’S EATING HABITS FOR 2013 Written on Monday, January 28 2013 11:36 am
New Year’s healthy food resolutions: some are here to be stay and some are already forgotten. If your resolution is “healthier eating for my family” it sounds wonderful, but huge. Where do you begin? Do you start off being all…

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Grapefruit: so good it is great Written on Wednesday, January 23 2013 12:10 pm
Grapefruit does more than zap our taste buds with its citrusy flavor. The red and pink versions of this plump fruit contain disease-fighting nutrients like vitamin C and lycopene, which help boost immune function and target free radicals that can…

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Winter walking Written on Friday, January 11 2013 11:11 am
Use these practical strategies to walk 30 minutes a day, five days a week even on colder, shorter winter days.

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Don’t Let the Season Stress You Out Written on Friday, December 21 2012 12:19 pm
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Isn’t it? Truthfully, the holidays can be one of the most tense and taxing times of the year. A recent holiday stress poll by the American Psychological Association (APA) showed that more…

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Community Spotlight

Ballou High School's Entry to the Fit for our Future Video Competition 2012

Congratulations to Ballou for winning the "Fit for Our Future" video competition! The competition was sponsored by Discovery Channel, Campaign to End Obesity and Kaiser Permanente.

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End Time Harvest Ministries' 2012 Youth Wellness Leadership Institute's Wellness Ambassadors Leadership Program Summer Camp
End Time Harvest Ministries' 2012 Youth Wellness Leadership Institute's Wellness Ambassadors Leadership Program Summer Camp

Hear from Our Students...

Written on Th, 6 September 2012

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Erick Vargas
Hello, my name is Erick Vargas and I am 16 years old. I live in Hyattsville, Maryland and attend Bladensburg High School.

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Andy Alfaro
Hello, name is Andy Alfaro and I am 17 years old. I live in Bladensburg, Maryland, and I attend Bladensburg High School.

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Demilade Adebayo
Hello, my name is Demilade Adebayo and I am 16 years old. I live in Lanham, Maryland in Prince George’s County, and attend Bladensburg High School.

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Yamilet Vivar
Hello, my name is YamiletVivar and I am 16 years old. I live in Riverdale, Maryland, attend Bladensburg High School and I am a graduate of End Time Harvest Ministries’ (ETHM) FIT 4 Success Program.

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Ray Smith
Ray Smith, founder of the Prince George’s Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, has volunteered for various campaigns in the Port Towns. Before losing his sight to diabetes over four years ago, Ray was an active mentor in the Port Towns community through a youth focused basketball program.

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