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this holiday season, please take a little extra time to help ensure a safe and healthy
holiday for family, friends, and yourself, and to start the new year in a
healthy way. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning
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available at www.cpsc.gov. Festive
food is a large part of many holiday gatherings, and a few simple steps will
help ensure delicious and safe meals for you, your family, and your friends.
Great seasonal food safety tips are available from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Department of Agriculture,
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beginning of each year is also a good time to take stock of your health. www.healthfinder.gov offers over 50 interactive online checkups, organized by health topic, to help
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Aim for a Healthy Weight Web site, which can help you assess
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Get
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season starts to take its toll--and begin a game plan that involves exercising
more, eating better, and quitting smoking (if you haven't already). Your
plan might include tracking a walking or other physical activity program using
the tools on www.presidentschallenge.org. And eating right isn't
boring--the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute offers many delicious heart-healthy recipes on its Web site. Information
on many more health topics is easily accessible online or by telephone.
The new 2005 National Health Observances calendar provides information about
the year's upcoming health promotion and disease prevention events. New 2005
editions of Federal Health Information Centers and
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