Welcome ... to CMA Alliance's Health Promotion Page...
The Health Committee highlights "bits and bytes" of current health news and views: what's hot (and not), what's controversial, factual and fascinating --- and not only for YOU. Hopefully the monthly "byte bits" will be important enough to share with your County newsletter editors and Alliance friends.... And remember-- we're keeping a healthy balance in 2009-10 !
United We Stand... for the Marines!
1. San Joaquin Medical Alliance's Marine Beanie is a multi-faceted project in which Alliance members and friends knit "beanies" for our Marines.The helmets of the Marines are not insulated. On cold days, they provide very little warmth against the cold. The beanies can be worn under the helmets and they also help absorb vibrations from noise and gun fire.
The beanies can be mailed to me-- Jeanne Siu (see Directory). For more information: JLSiu@aol.com
2. Collect new greeting cards, such as the ones non-profits mail you requesting donations, or extra blank cards you have. Get together with a few friends for coffee or dessert and write "thinking of you," "get well," or "thank you" notes. These will be distributed at Veterans hospitals and through one of our Alliance member's sons, who is a psychiatrist stationed in Afghanistan. We will target 4th of July, Veterans Day, Christmas, and Memorial Day.
3. Goodie Bags that will go to soldiers at Christmas. These will contain numerous items... Especially nice would be calling cards, along with things like cough drops, hard candy, lotions, soaps, shampoo, deodorant and anything else that the doctor or soldiers ask for within reason. The American Dental Association in Stockton has promised us dental care items, i.e. tooth brushes, tooth paste, and dental floss. These items will be packaged in October for Christmas.
