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WWW.YOURDAILYJOURNAL.COM Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Rockingham, NC 50 cents Weight loss program teaches healthy eating Laura Edington al concepts, such as losing 10-May 29. Richmond County Daily Journal weight and keeping it off, “The program is extreme- An eight-week class that weigh-ins, healthy recipe ly effective as long as par- will help people eat healthy tasting and a one-on-one con- ticipants have a will to and lose weight will begin sultation with Mammarella. change their behaviors … ,” on April 10. Mammarella said that Mammarella said. Sarah Mammarella, during the first week, it is She said the one-on-one MS, RD, LDN, through important for participants consultation is important the Richmond County to schedule a consultation because it allows partici- Cooperative Extension, is to come up with a realistic pants to figure out problem offering the program called, weight loss goal. areas in their lifestyle. “Eat Healthy, Be Active The program will be “I think that the one- Weight Loss Workshops.” Wednesday evenings from 6 on-one consultation is the key to success for some of Contributed photo The eight-week class will to 7 p.m. at the Agricultural Two groups participated in the weight loss pilot program and lost a total of more involve different nutrition- Services Center from April See WEIGHT LOSS | 3A than 150 pounds and more than 45 inches off their waist. Operation Medicine Drop has great turn-out Upham elected to Long-Term Care & Rehabilitation Governing Council Special to the Daily Journal es they represent. They Patty Upham, director also play a liaison role of FirstHealth Home Care with other health care and Services, has been elected consumer organizations to the governing council concerned with similar of the American Hospital issues. Association’s Long-Term FirstHealth of the Care and Rehabilitation Carolinas offers home Section. health services in Moore, The governing coun- Montgomery, Richmond, cil represents executives Scotland, Hoke from among the and Lee counties. nation’s leading The American hospitals repre- Hospital senting rehabilita- Association tion, acute long- (AHA) is the term care, skilled national organiza- Contributed photo nursing, home tion that repre- Despite a rainy, cold morning community support for Operation Medicine Drop poured in at WJSG-G104 FM. The health and con- sents and serves Richmond County Sheriff’s Office reported collecting 24,538 doses of expired and unused medications. “The tinuing care ser- all types of hos- Sheriff’s Office was proud to participate in this event as a wrap-up for National Poison Prevention Week,” said vices. Deputy N.L. Forester. “This was the greatest turn-out we’ve ever had. Thanks to everyone who supported this event Patty Upham pitals, health care Council mem- networks, and and our event sponsor G104 FM.” Pictured are Amy Forester, Michelle Spencer, Det. Teri Childers Back Row-Lee bers provide Wallace, G104 FM, Scott Waters, G104 FM and Deputy N.L. Forester. their patients input and participate in and communities. Close the American Hospital to 5,000 hospitals, health Association’s overall pol- care systems, networks, icy development process, other providers of care often identifying and and 40,000 individual tracking issues of special members come together Rockingham Middle School interest to the types of students take college level exam organizations and servic- See UPHAM | 3A Laura Edington ly and intellectually gifted teacher Richmond County Daily Journal “Traditional testing often for both Rockingham Middle and Easter schedule Ben Morrison, Skylar Ramsey, fails to measure the academ- Ellerbe Middle schools, said those Yash Patel and Jonathan Tadlock, ic capability of our country’s students who score 95 percent four seventh graders from brightest students, so Duke or higher on the previous years closes county sites Rockingham Middle School, par- End of Grade, EOG, test have the TIP uses an above-level test- Staff Report Rockingham. ticipated in the Duke University opportunity to take the SAT or The regular monthly ing model to do this.” ACT. The meeting has been Talent Identification Program. meeting of Richmond postponed to accommo- Duke TIP is a nonprofit orga- It is not mandatory for students County Board of to take the test, but “… it gives date Easter travel plans. nization dedicated to serving — Martha Putallaz, Commissioners, which Richmond County gov- academically gifted and talented Duke TIP executive director them testing experience and lets normally takes place on them know what to expect,” she ernment offices will be youth. Through identification, rec- the first Monday of every closed for Good Friday, ognition, challenging educational said. level testing model to do this,” month at 5:30 p.m., has March 29. Richmond programs, information, advocacy The program provides all Talent said Duke TIP Executive Director been postponed to the County compactor sites and research. Duke TIP provides Search participants with a com- following Monday for its Martha Putallaz, PhD. “Testing parative results summary to help will be closed both resources to gifted students, their April meeting. Friday and Sunday. On parents, educators and schools and above a student’s grade level offers interpret their scores, as well as The board will meet on educational materials and publica- Saturday they will be help students reach their highest families a better understanding of April 8, at 5:30 p.m. on the open from 7 a.m. until potential. their student’s academic potential tions to help them use their ability second floor of the County more effectively. These publica- 7 p.m. Richmond County “Traditional testing often fails and of the academic support that Administration building Landfill will be closed on tions include an online directory to measure the academic capabil- he or she may need outside of a in the Commissioners’ Friday, and on Saturday of educational opportunities and ity of our country’s brightest stu- traditional classroom setting.” Chambers, at 221 will be open from 8 a.m. dents, so Duke TIP uses an above- Nikki Covington, the academical- See EXAM | 3A S. Hancock St. in until 1 p.m. Perdue’s Rockingham operation associates reach safety milestone Staff Report that it was our associates who made shift. Associates have the authority to reported year in 2011, the lost-time Associates at Perdue’s Rockingham this happen,” said Kendall Casey, stop production or prevent start-up if rate for all North Carolina industries operation achieved a safety milestone director of operations. “Perdue has a any unsafe condition exists. In addi- combined was 1.9 per 100 workers. on March 5, 2013, after working two strong safety program, but it takes the tion, every associate attends safety According to those same Bureau of million production hours without expe- cooperation and commitment of all of awareness training, and is Labor statistics, the nationwide lost- riencing an Occupational Safety and our associates to make it work.” encouraged to look for time rate for all industries combined Health Administration (OSHA) record- According to Casey, and report any potential for that same year was 1.9 per 100 able lost-time case, the company said. Perdue has a standard, hazard. workers annually, while Perdue’s com- Counting toward the milestone began company-wide safety Perdue is a leader pany-wide rate during that year was in July 2011. program that encour- in workplace safe- 0.16 per 100 associates. As of February To celebrate, the operation’s 945 ages active employee ty among all North 2013, Perdue’s lost-time rate was 0.14 associates will be served lunch in participation and input. Carolina industries and per 100 associates. early April. They also will receive Associates take part in all industries nationwide com- Perdue’s company-wide OSHA Total from Perdue a commemorative athletic safety committees, which bined, the company said. According Recordable Incident Rate is 2.42 as T-shirt in recognition of their achieve- meet regularly to discuss safety to statistics released by the U.S. compared to the current poultry indus- ment. issues, as well as perform safety Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor try rate of 5.80, and is also better than “It is very important to recognize inspections before the start of each Statistics, during their most recently the general manufacturing rate of 4.30. 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