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Green Bay

Dentists help needy kids
Green Bay Area Public Schools would like to thank the following dentists for participating the Give a Kid a Smile Day program, which helped children who do not receive regular dental care: Lee Bialkowski, David Brusky, James Brusky, J.G. Dalsing, William Dichraff, R.J. Goelz, Teresa Hitzemen, Sarah Heuer, Paul Kollath, Mark Brodhagen, Tom Murphy, Gary Noble, Scott Quandt, William Stempski, Rebecca Van Miler, Paul VanderKelen, Robert Villwock, Carrie Stemke, Michael Wallace and Steven Hein.

St. Vincent in cancer trial
St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Canter is participating in the largest-ever prostate cancer prevention study and is looking for participants.

The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, will determine if the two supplements can prevent prostate cancer. The study will look at those taking the supplements together and seperately.

Health men age 55 and older (or African-American men age 50 and older) who have never had prostate cancer are eligible. Participants must not have had any other form of cancer, except nonmelanoma skin cancer, to participate. The duration of the study is 12 years with a five-year recruitment period and seven years of treatment. Participants will need an annual exam and must travel to St. Vincent every six months to pick up pills.

The study will include 32,400 men enrolled through 400 sites. For more information, call St. Vincent at 920-433-8889 or visit http://cancer.gov/select.

Oconto County

Baby bus rolls in
The Better Badger Baby Bus Tour is returning to Oconto County from April 3-4. The bus is part of an awareness campaign by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families that stresses early childhood development.

The tour brings along free information about early brain development. For more information, call Barb Truttman at 920-834-7006.

Public events on April 3:

- 8:30-10 a.m., "The First Years Last Forever," a presentation for parents and caregivers, Oconto Elementary School, 810 Scherer Ave., Oconto;

- 10:30 a.m.-noon, Information Station with the Better Badger Baby Bus, Holy Cross Elementary School, 221 E. Main St., Lena; and

- 3:30-5 p.m., "Today's Badger Babies are Tomorrow's Citizens," a program for business leaders, parents and caregivers, Oconto Falls Area Library, 251 N. Main St., Oconto Falls;

Public events on April 4:

- 9:30-11:30 a.m., Information Station with Better Badger Baby Bus, Suring Community Child Care Center, 425 Manor Drive, Suring; and

- 12:30-2 p.m., "Intervention Strategies for Older Children," a program for parents and caregivers, Gillett Public Library, 200 E. Main St., Gillett;

Wisconsin

Camp for kids with asthma
A limited number of openings are available for Camp WIKIDAS, Wisconsin's Kids with Ashma camp. The camp, which is run by the American Lung Association, will be held June 22-27 near Wisconsin Dells.

The camp is designed for kids ages 8-13 who take ashma medication daily. Staff members are nurses, physician allergists, pharmacists and respiratory therapists.

Camp WIKIDAS costs $240, but a number of scholarships are available.

For more about the camp or volunteer opportunities, call 1-800-586-4872 or visit www.lungusa.org/wisconsin.


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