Health briefs News-Chronicle Green Bay Cellcom Marathon adds shorter route The Cellcom Green Bay Marathon, held on June 23 this year, will include a new five-kilometer run. The short run participants will begin at 6:40 a.m., about half an hour after the marathon, near the same start line at Main and Adams streets. The 5k will use the first mile of the marathon route, then cross over the Don Tilleman Bridge and continue on the last mile-and-a-half on the marathon route and end up at the same finish line. Top three winners in each five-year age category will receive a trophy. For more information or to register, call 920-432-6272 or visit www.greenbaymarathon.com. NDA raises money for Juvenile Diabetes Notre Dame Academy students, led by the Notre Dame student government, has donated $1,300 to a juvenile diabetes group. The students raised the money during their annual "Notre Dame Academy Spring Week," held April 29 to May 4. Luxemburg Golf outing benefits BCARC The 26 annual Clancy Caper golf outing, sponsored by the Brown County Association for Retarded Citizens, will be held June 17 at Northbrook Country Club, 407 Northbrook Drive, Luxemburg. There will be a shotgun start at noon, with a scramble format. A donation of $125 includes prizes, dinner, special events, green fees and a cart. All proceeds benefit the Brown County Association for Retarded Citizens. Call 920-498-2599 to make a reservation. Wisconsin Art fair benefits hospital The 6th annual Octagon Art Fair, which benefits St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee, will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22, rain or shine, at the hospital's north parking lot, 13111 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon. There will be more than 70 arts and crafts vendors, food and drinks, a health fair and an Emergency Response Vehicle display. Donations are $3 for adults; children under 12 are free. Funds raised go to St. Mary's Hospital to help fight breast cancer. In the past, funds have been used to provide treatment, counseling and medical equipment to help Southeastern Wisconsin men and women fight the disease. State forms healthcare worker shortage committee Twenty-four members have been chosen for Gov. Scott McCallum's new Health Care Worker Shortage Committee. The group will work on finding ways to alleviate the shortage of health care workers across the state. Objectives of the committee include finding ways to encourage people to enter health care fields, reviewing state health care education programs and recommending changes to state policies that might bar people from entering the health care industry. Committee members consist of people from state departments, schools and colleges, hospitals and interested organizations like the Wisconsin Nurses Association. The committee will meet for the first time early this month. Governor launches Mental Health group A variety of state, advocacy and consumer groups, along with Gov. Scott McCallum, have formed Wisconsin United for Mental Health, a group dedicated to long-term education and public awareness of mental illnesses. Wisconsin United for Mental Health's plans include a speaker's bureau of people recovering from mental illness, roundtable media discussions and public service announcements. Members are seeking participation from mental health organizations around the state. The group is funded through an educational grant from Eli Lilly & Co. Visit their Web site at www.wimentalhealth.org for information on mental illnesses, statistics, state resources and details about treatments.