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Show Wednesday, March 26, 2008 B5 UDOH launches online health 'story bank' Vernal Express - 3 " -J- , BBS a ) I 'S It J g T, g p 3i w si n i" Where and what is this building? Why are so many cars parking here? Information sought on historic photo Judging from the appearance of the vehicle this photograph dates to the late 1950s or early 1960s. It is unclear what the purpose of the gathering could be. This photograph along with others is housed at the Regional History Room of the Uintah County Library. There is no identification on the photograph and library curators would love to know what this group represents. repre-sents. If you wish to view this photograph, it is on display in the Regional History Room, Uintah County Library, 155 East Main, Vernal open Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you have information on the photo, call the Vernal Express at 789- 3511 or contact Mary Bernard at mbernard vernal.com. In the past few weeks two photographs have run. The first is of people at a meeting and some clarification of names is needed. The name of Mary Hooley and Nila Perry were misspelled. mis-spelled. And recent calls stated definitively that the man in the photo is Arthur Wiscomb, the former principal of Vernal High School. The photograph of the young girls in white raised no response. Jenny learned to watch for warning signs during her pregnancy preg-nancy by studying her family health history. Jane launched a personal healthy living campaign when she realized she couldn't "wish" herself healthy. Like Jane and Jenny, thousands more Utahns have health stories that highlight their hopes, strengths, and struggles. Now, there is a place online where all those stories sto-ries can be shared: http:health. utah.govbhpsb. The Utah Health Story Bank project is led by the Utah Department Depart-ment of Health (UDOH) Bureau of Health Promotion (BHP). BHP programs are responsible for health education campaigns focusing on prevention and control con-trol of chronic diseases like diabetes, dia-betes, heart disease and obesity. Health professionals know that shared experiences can be valuable valu-able tools in convincing people to make changes in their personal health behavior. "We're very happy to be launching this innovative tool," said Heather Borski, BHP director. di-rector. "It gives Utahns an opportunity op-portunity to share their health stories, and their stories will help us demonstrate to others the important, tangible and personal impacts of our programs." Those who'd like to share stories can go to the UDOH Web site (http:health.utah.gov) and click on the 'Utah Health Story Bank' icon. Once at the story bank, they can register and then submit their story. All stories will be kept confidential and will only be shared with the public, legislators, legis-lators, or other health professionals profes-sionals with express permission from the person submitting the story. X r , METAL DETECTOR PAYS OFF An anonymous local metal detector user recently found a couple of interesting coins. One was an 1864 dime and a 5 cent off in trade coin good at the Oasis Saloon. He was looking in areas north of Vernal for these coins, but also found in the downtown area of Vernal an old Kenny Shoes Token that was more than 100 years old and a tax relief token that was handed out during World War II. He also found a purse with a silver wrist chain that had coins from 1905 inside. .".fcf v 1 X ' '" - - I.IK" 4, 2 3 1 tS ... -.- - AT RED CANYON LODGE WEEKENDS ARE MADE FOR SLEEPING LATE. Enjoy a winter weekend of fine dining, luxury cabins and a little peace and quiet. Restaurant open every weekend Luxury cabins available any night 435.889.3759 w www.redcanyonlodgc.com ft RED THE CIVILIZED WAY TO ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS. Highway 44, Flaming Gorge Country Partners in recreation with Ashley National Forest Storytelling is a time-tested teaching practice used to share messages and make them memorable. memo-rable. The method has been found effective in a variety of informal and formal settings. "Few things motivate people to change their lives for the better more than success stories from real people, folks they can relate to as fellow human beings," says Dr. David Sundwall, UDOH executive ex-ecutive director. "Statistics and scare tactics often don't have the intended impact, but stories from others' lives can make a big difference." Jenny Johnson of the BHP Genomics Ge-nomics program was motivated to start the story bank by her own experience. "We had collected a few stories in the past and used them to teach other Utahns about the importance of knowing their family health histories," said Johnson. "We could have taught people the same thing with lectures and data, but it's only when we put a face on the issue that we find we touch others' oth-ers' lives. We're excited to have this resource and hope Utahns will feel pride in sharing their experiences." There is no limit to the number of stories a person may submit to the story bank, and one does not have to suffer from heart disease, dis-ease, asthma or another chronic disease to share a health story. Contributors may share their experiences with other health issues like traumatic injury or domestic abuse as well. All stories will be screened for appropriate language and content. 1 W k ;4 : Displayed baskets donated by caring Basin-wide citizens for children less fortunate. Project 'Some Bunny Cares' shows results During the first three weeks in March, Home & Garden Party designers and their customers in conjunction with the members of Curves of Vernal donated 81 baskets bas-kets to the Utah Division of Child and Family Services to be given to the less fortunate children in the Uintah Basin for Easter. They exceeded last year's basket donations by 11 baskets. The project started five years ago with the Home & Garden Party designers of the Basin see ing a need for a project to help the less fortunate children in the community and with all the help of the generous women in the Basin, the project continues to grow each year starting with only 23 Easter baskets the very first year. Anyone interested in being part of this project for next year may contact Becky Valdez 789-8540. 789-8540. The Home & Garden Party designers those who donated to the Some Bunny Cares project. r W$i v. yy K jL'-1 " i. . ..w. ., , .-i -riMitrarTi r - 1-. 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