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We'll really see the CBT stepping up to this opportunity for the benefit of the communities. For example, we will be releasing a snapshot on community health this fall in partnership with CFC's national Vital Signs program
Vital Signs is here to raise these issues and spark conversation around the community in terms of what needs to be done about it ... Establishing more programs that help families with housing issues and help people save earned-income tax credits could be very beneficial.More quotes »
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Vital Signs: Fewer Help-Wanted Ads
By Josh Mitchell The number of help-wanted ads posted online fell in May. Total U.S. job vacancies on the Internet slipped by nearly 1% from April to 4.72 million, the Conference Board said. That ended five consecutive months of increases, as demand slow from Wall Street Journal Blogs Read more »
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Vital Signs: A Leg of Legendary Size
The patient was a petite 80-year-old white-haired woman in pressed Bermuda shorts. “It’s nice to meet you, Mrs. Schulman,” I said to her, trying my best not to gape. The medical resident, Charles, had warned me that her leg was seriously swollen, but I s from Discover Magazine Read more »
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Vital Signs
In a sign of the relationship between economic prosperity and health, three affluent Bay Area counties—Marin, Santa Clara and San Mateo—were found to have the lowest mortality rates in California, according to a recent report from the University of Wisco from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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Vital Signs: Home Prices at New Low
By Josh Mitchell Housing prices fell in the first three months of the year. Nationwide, average sale prices of single-family homes fell 2% from the fourth quarter and 1.9% from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index. The index is from Wall Street Journal Blogs Read more »
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China Leads Growth in Global Wind Power Capacity
Washington, D.C.—Global installed wind power capacity continued to grow in 2011, albeit at a slightly lower rate than in 2009 and 2010, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org) for its Vital Signs Online servic from Humanitarian News Read more »
