Weekend: Aug. 6-8, 2010
Applies to:

•Clothing, footwear, and school supplies under $100

•Sports and recreation equipment under $50

•Computers under $3,500

•Computer equipment under $250

Waxhaw Farmers Market

Waxhaw Farmers Market Waxhaw NC

TIMES: Tue, June 22 - Wed, Dec. 1

COST: free

Waxhaw Farmers Market is a growers only market. We have beautiful fresh local vegetables, fruits, farm crafts, goat cheese and soaps, baked goods etc.. right in the heart of Historic Waxhaw!

Waxhaw Farmers Market Waxhaw NC
Corner of Price and Church Sts.
Waxhaw, NC 28173
704-246-6615

N.C. Public Health receives funds for worksite wellness and tobacco cessation

RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $5.4 million to North Carolina to support public health efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and decrease smoking — the four most important actions for combating chronic diseases and promoting health.

Making North Carolina a healthier state is a priority for Gov. Bev Perdue, in terms of both quality of life and from a statewide economic standpoint.

“Having healthy, well- educated people will lower health care costs, increase productivity, and provide the best workforce in the country,” said Gov. Perdue. “All of those things are the best incentives to attract new and relocating businesses to North Carolina,” Perdue said.

The award to North Carolina is part of $119.5 million going to the states as the first of several initiatives that make up the comprehensive prevention and wellness initiative, Communities Putting Prevention to Work, which is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

North Carolina will be allotted $3.8 million over two years to reduce and prevent obesity across the state by improving opportunities for physical activity and access to healthy foods. Another $1.6 million is to be used for the N.C. Quitline telephone service, tobacco use prevention, and other programs to help people quit tobacco.

A focus of the funding is creating sustainable changes in work and community environments to support healthy lifestyles. North Carolina’s efforts will involve many public and private partners at the state and local levels. A statewide worksite wellness initiative will encourage employers to make sustainable changes, such as establishing employee wellness policies to support healthy behaviors. Wellness experts from the public and private sectors will be part of a statewide Worksite Wellness Collaborative that promotes best practices and supports North Carolina employers in implementing comprehensive wellness programs.

The grants couldn’t have come at a more critical time. In North Carolina, more than half of all deaths occur earlier than expected. Many of these premature deaths are related to chronic diseases that can be prevented or managed through physical activity, healthy eating, and avoiding tobacco use and exposure.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in North Carolina. An estimated 13,000 North Carolinians ages 35 years or older die each year from smoking-related causes. Poor nutrition and lack of adequate physical activity comprise the second leading preventable cause of death in the state. Two-thirds of North Carolina adults and one-third of our children are overweight or obese, putting them at increased risk of illness and death from coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, stroke, and several forms of cancer.

“Poor eating habits and inactive lifestyles are at the root of so many of our health issues, including high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer – even arthritis and injuries,” said State Health Director Jeff Engel, MD. “These problems are largely preventable. We as a state must make it easier for people to eat smart and move more. The ARRA grants will allow North Carolina to continue its momentum in addressing tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, and reducing obesity.”
Contacts: Carol Schriber, N.C. DHHS Public Affairs Office, 919-733-9190

Open Mobiles in Union County:

August 05, 2010 1:00 PM- 5:30 PM
Allvac
2020 Ashcraft Ave,
Monroe, NC

August 05, 2010 5:30 AM- 9:30 AM
Allvac 2020 Ashcraft Ave,
Monroe, NC

August 12, 2010 3:00 PM- 7:30 PM
Team Church
2301 Stevens Mill Road ,
Matthews, NC

August 28, 2010 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM
Southbrook Church
5607 Weddington Road,
Weddington, NC

August 30, 2010 4:00 PM- 8:30 PM
Zion United Methodist Church
1521 Old Fish Road,
Monroe, NC

September 08, 2010 2:30 PM- 7:00 PM
Unionville Community Building
1004 Unionville Indian Trail Road,
Monroe, NC

September 13, 2010 2:30 PM- 7:00 PM
Mary Elizabeth Baptist Church
3703 Mary Elizabeth Church Road,
Waxhaw, NC

September 15, 2010 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM
Wingate University
Highway 74 East,
Wingate, NC

September 16, 2010 11:30 AM- 4:00 PM
Monroe Aquatic Center
2325 Hanover Drive,
Monroe, NC

September 20, 2010 3:00 PM- 7:30 PM
Emmanuel Baptist Church
3816 Morgan Mill Road,
Monroe, NC

September 21, 2010 10:30 AM- 3:00 PM
Department of Social Services
1212 W. Roosevelt Blvd,
Monroe, NC

October 02, 2010 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM
Mt. Harmony Baptist Church
2817 Mount Harmony Church Road,
Matthews, NC

October 08, 2010 8:30 AM- 2:30 PM
Marvin Ridge High School
2825 Crane Road,
Marvin, NC

October 12, 2010 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM
Union Academy
3828 Old Charlotte Hwy,
Monroe, NC

October 16, 2010 8:00 AM- 12:30 PM
Lifeline Community Church
6800 Stevens Mill Road,
Matthews, NC

October 20, 2010 9:00 AM- 2:30 PM
Parkwood High School
3220 Parkwood School Road,
Monroe, NC

October 29, 2010 8:30 AM- 2:00 PM
Porter Ridge High School
2839 Porter Ridge Road,
Indina Trail, NC

November 05, 2010 8:30 AM- 2:00 PM
Weddington High School
4901 Weddington Road,
Weddington, NC

November 10, 2010 8:30 AM- 2:00 PM
Piedmont High School
3006 Sikes Mill Road,
Monroe, NC

November 10, 2010 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM
Wingate University
Highway 74 East,
Wingate, NC

November 13, 2010 8:00 AM- 12:30 PM
Unionville Baptist Church
510 Baucom Road,
Monroe, NC

November 18, 2010 9:30 AM- 2:00 PM
South Piedmont Community College
4209 Old Charlotte Hwy ,
Monroe, NC

January 12, 2011 2:30 PM- 7:00 PM
Unionville Community Building
1004 Unionville Indian Trail Road,
Monroe, NC

February 11, 2011 9:00 AM- 1:30 PM
Marvin Elementary
9700 Marvin School Road,
Marvin, NC

February 11, 2011 8:30 AM- 2:00 PM
Marvin Ridge High School
2825 Crane Road,
Marvin, NC

February 16, 2011 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM
Wingate University
Highway 74 East,
Wingate, NC

February 22, 2011 9:30 AM- 2:00 PM
Parkwood Middle School
3219 Parkwood School Road,
Monroe, NC

March 02, 2011 8:30 AM- 2:00 PM
Piedmont High School
3006 Sikes Mill Road,
Monroe, NC

March 03, 2011 2:00 PM- 6:30 PM
Union Academy
3828 Old Charlotte Hwy,
Monroe, NC

March 04, 2011 8:30 AM- 2:00 PM
Porter Ridge High School
2839 Porter Ridge Road, Indina Trail, NC

March 09, 2011 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM
Union Academy
675 ML King Jr Blvd,
Monroe, NC