MO cooling centers listed by DHSS

06/30/11 We've listed viewing area counties below, but you can also find other cities offering a cooling area by going to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services Interactive Map

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Healthy Bones thanks to Ursula

07/08/11 Ursula Michalowicz, of Boonton Twp., has been honored for work with Project Healthy Bones at the Lakeland Hills Family YMCA, geared toward seniors and those at risk for osteoporosis. As a project leader, Michalowicz received the Community Advocate Award from the Interagency Council on Osteoporosis, an agency of the Department of Health and Senior Services of the State of New Jersey. Pictured ...

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Heat sends hundreds of Missourians to ERs

07/16/11 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Soaring temperatures have sent hundreds of Missourians to emergency rooms this year. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says there had been 618 emergency room visits for heat-related illness as of Wednesday. So far there have been two confirmed deaths in St. Louis and nine suspected deaths in the Kansas City-area. The state received a temporary break ...

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