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USDA Approves Sanders’ Waiver to Ban some Sugary Products from Food Stamps Program

LITTLE ROCK – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today signed Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ waiver to ban soft drinks and candy from Arkansas’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also referred to as food stamps. Governor Sanders submitted her waiver in April. The State will use the GS1 US food categorization system to implement these policy changes.
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Butterfly Kits delivered

By Crooked Creek Conservation District Deanna Burleson and Charlie Miles from Crooked Creek Conservation District recently delivered live Caterpillar to Butterfly Kits to Yellville-Summit, Flippin and Bruno-Pyatt Elementary Schools.
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VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on caregivers, Alzheimer’s disease, and toxic exposure

Researchers from the Durham and Minneapolis VAs, and the Mayo Clinic, created a program to help rural family caregivers prepare for the transition of patients with severe and life-limiting illnesses from the hospital to their homes. Transitional palliative care is an 8-week program administered by palliative care nurses by video and designed to teach family caregivers how to prepare for the patient’s care needs, as well as how to communicate effectively with the health care team.
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