Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Its Maryland Tax Free Week

That's right for this week only you can shop for qualifying clothes and shoes $100 or less are exempt from state sales tax! It began on the 11th of August and The last day for Maryland's Tax Free Week is Saturday August 17, 2013.

For more information go to www.marylandtaxes.com or Call (800) MD-TAXES or (410) 260-7980 from central Maryland, or e-mail shopmaryland@comp.state.md.us.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

National Health Observances For August

Did you know that healthfinder.gov has a National Health Observances calendar to raise awareness for important health topics?

Here is a list of National Health Observances for the Month of August:

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month

Did you know that children should have their vision checked at least once by age 6 -(Healthfinder.gov)
 To learn more about Children’s Eye Health and Safety check out the links below
Healthfinder: Eye Health
Prevent Blindness Of America

National Breastfeeding Month

Breastfeeding is not only healthy for the baby, but its also healthy for the mother -(healthfinder.gov)
 To learn more about the benefits of Breastfeeding and National Breastfeeding Month click on the links below
Healthfinder: Breastfeeding
United States Breastfeeding Committee

Psoriasis Awareness Month

“Psoriasis is the most common autoimmune disease in the U.S. As many as 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis.”-(psoriasis.org)
 To find out more about Psoriasis go to
National Psoriasis Foundation

1 - 7 World Breastfeeding Week

This years theme for World Breastfeeding Week is “BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT: CLOSE TO MOTHERS”. 
 To learn more about World Breastfeeding Week go to
World Breastfeeding Week

11 - 17 National Health Center Week

“Today, America’s Health Centers serve over 23 million people (including 862,776 Farmworkers and more than 1 million people who are Homeless) at more than 8,200 delivery sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. territories.”- (healthcenterweek.com)
To learn more go to National Health Center Week 

To learn more about the National Health Observances go to healthfinder.gov