Rachel Hurd Anger's Articles

Memorial Day Event: Mayor's Healthy Hometown Subway Fresh Fit Hike & Bike [Fitness and health]

Sleep in this Memorial Day? No way! The Mayor's Healthy Hometown Subway Fresh Fit Hike & Bike is Monday morning. And, it's FREE!
Healthy Boobies Party! Tonight! [Fitness and health]

Tonight at Shine: A Wellness Studio, learn to create peace in your body, and to nurture and improve your breast health with Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Lymphatic Specialist Christal Williams.
Join in the Lung Walk and help find a cure for lung disease [Fitness and health]

Lung disease is America's #3 killer. Be one of the estimated 700 walkers for this American Lung Association event, and help fund prevention and find cures.
5k Walk, Run or Roll at Waterfront Park to cure paralysis [Fitness and health]

Run, walk or roll your way through this 5k to benefit The Todd Crawford Foundation to support research to cure spinal cord injuries. This foundation directly supports advancements in research made by the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center located in Louisville.
Celebrate National Bike to Work Day with a celebration at 4th Street Live [Fitness and health]

Celebrate National Bike Month with Bike to Work Week and Bike to Work Day, with the Bike Louisville program. Learn how to be safe on Louisville roads with help from Bicycling for Louisville, and Louisville Bicycle Club.
Go Green with Greg, and be Irish at Louisville's 38th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade [St. Patrick's Day]

On St. Patty's Day, you're either Irish, or you're Irish. Be at the parade on Saturday to see Mayor Greg Fischer float through the Highlands featuring a vision for the ideal Green community.
Kentucky Derby - A cultural phenomenon [Kentucky Derby]

Kentucky Derby culture is lost on this non-native, but it brings us all together in a small town way.
Kentucky limits birthing options for healthy women, as its cesarean rate exceeds the national average [Fitness & health]

Kentuckiana mom, Rachel Wintringham Isbell, shares her unnecessary cesarean experience, seeks VBAC and urges women to educate themselves. And, find support for your family's preferred birth experience through two Louisville birth organizations.
Rash reuse of disposables creamed by nationwide challenge [Family and parenting]

Families challenge themselves to hand washing in response to parents' risky reuse of disposable diapers. In a wider social challenge, it's possible to cloth diaper a child for just $60. Also, get one-on-one cloth information in Louisville, for free.
Statewide Ketucky Tornado Drill and Siren Test set for Tuesday [Fitness and health]

Kentucky's first and official Severe Weather Awareness Month begins tomorrow with a statewide tornado drill, courtesy of the National Weather Service. Read Governor's Beshear's proclamation, participate in the drill, and find out how to protect yourself and your family in case the siren doesn't work (again).
A Healthy Journey for Two Educational Baby Shower dates released for February, March [Fitness and health]

Pregnant women are invited to attend A Healthy Journey for Two, the educational baby showers full of information for new moms on keeping baby healthy throughout pregnancy. It's fun, and all moms-to-be will take home gifts for baby.
Louisville Loop signage, safety meeting date has changed [Fitness and health]

From fitness enthusiasts to bike commuters, citizens are needed at the next Loop public meeting to address signage, accessibility, and safety along the 23 miles of completed pathways. Metro Parks is relying on public discourse to make improvements as its officials move forward. The date of this event has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 8, 2011.
Annual Alzheimer's Association wine tasting and auction to be 'An Affair to Remember' [Charitable Event]

The annual Making Memories event by the Alzheimer's Association at Horseshoe Casino will auction a South African safari to fundraise for a world without Alzheimer's Disease. And, discover other events to fight the brain disease that's not a normal part of aging, like an urban scavenger hunt in nearby Indianapolis.
Louisville Loop public meeting to discuss signage, safety [Fitness and health]

From fitness enthusiasts to bike commuters, citizens are needed at the next Loop public meeting to address signage, accessibility, and safety along the 23 miles of completed pathways. Metro Parks is relying on public discourse to make improvements as its officials move forward.
Louisville's public drinking water contains deadly chromium-6 [Fitness and health]

Whether your glass is half empty or half full, it contains a deadly carcinogen. EPA's regulations are two decades old, but California wants to legislate a "safe" limit that's not based on science. Find out if quenching your thirst is worth the risk, or if bottled water is a safer bet.
Louisville Metro seeks director for the Public Health and Wellness Department [Fitness and health]

Mayor Greg Fischer names committee to find Louisville's new Public Health and Wellness Director.
Louisville's ROAM running group preps athletes for the Derby Marathon and miniMarathon [Fitness and health]

Runners on a Mission kicks off its 2011 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon and miniMarathon training with its 6th anniversary group Reunion and Recruitment event. The walker-friendly running group and its training programs are free, and the event is open to the public. ROAM Louisville, and train for the race of your dreams!
Metro Parks partners with Healthways SilverSneakers program [Fitness and health]

Louisville seniors can now join Healthways SilverSneakers fitness program through four local community centers, thanks to a new partership with Metro Parks, making it even easier for residents to particpate.
Go sledding this weekend at Metro Parks - Snow is coming! [Fitness and health]

The National Weather Service will issue a Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon for portions of Kentuckiana. For those who love the snow, that means one thing! Sledding at Louisville Metro Parks! Find out where to go, and when the sledding hills will be open.
Louisville wants your opinion at the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan forums [Fitness and health]

Contribute to the future of biking and walking in all areas of Louisville at these public forums, December 6, 7, and 9.

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