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SHAPE UP MISSOURI

Groups, schools and communities can participate in Shape Up Missouri, to make positive changes in their diets, exercise habits and lifestyles. The program runs from Oct. 1 to Dec. 3. Teams of two to 10 people work together to meet specific weight-loss and/or physical-activity goals.

Schools can compete through the Shape Up Our Students program and communities can participate with teams of at least 50 people. The cost is $15 per person, but AARP members receive a 50 percent discount. For more information, contact the Show-Me STATE GAMES at 573-882-2101.

Missouri Splash Page - Ed and Artie Jablonski of Kansas City became parents for a second time, to their granddaughter, Phylicia, after her mother died. In Missouri, 78,000 children live in grandparent-headed households. (CREDIT: Photo by Jeff Stead)

Ed and Artie Jablonski of Kansas City became parents for a second time, to their granddaughter, Phylicia, after her mother died. In Missouri, 78,000 children live in grandparent-headed households. Photo by Jeff Stead

Grandparent-Headed Households Get Help
Kansas City residents Artie Jablonski and her husband, Ed, say their 9-year-old granddaughter, Phylicia, keeps them young. They ferry her to piano and gymnastics lessons, basketball and volleyball games, and Camp Fire USA programs. More >>

Anti-Tax Initiatives Rejected in Maine, Washington
Voters in Washington and Maine soundly rejected anti-tax initiatives in Tuesday’s election, handing victory to opponents who credited voters for realizing the measures would have caused disastrous cuts to government services. More >>


Read the Latest Missouri News
Find news from publications and daily newspapers across the state of Missouri.


Your Local AARP
AARP Missouri and other advocates successfully defeated a utility bill (SB228).


State of the Economy
An interactive look at state budgets and financial deficits in each state and D.C.


Home Budget Calculator
One of the most important aspects of controlling your budget is to determine where your money is going.


Weather From Your State
Get your 7-day weather forecast for various cities throughout the state of Missouri.

 

Previous Missouri Articles

Illustration: Dan Page/The I Spot

Not Enough Instructors to Train Nurses
If you wind up in the hospital today, you’ll see plenty of nurses. Looks are deceiving in this instance. “Because of the recession, some people are becoming complacent that there is not a nursing shortage,” said Brenda L. Cleary, a registered nurse and director of the Center to Champion Nursing in America, a collaboration of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. More >>

July-August Issue: Looking for a Few Good Volunteers
As a hospital chaplain in Jefferson City, Jan Schupp prayed many times with relatives of patients who wanted to be allowed to die but were given CPR against their wishes by emergency medical technicians. More >>

Biologics: Why No Generics?
Amid the furor surrounding health care reform, a quiet but intense struggle is being waged over a cutting-edge form of medicine that is revolutionizing treatments for cancer, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other conditions. More >>

State-by-State Resource Guides
• Guide to Health Care Provider Performance
• List of No-Call Registration Info
• Guide to Transportation Assistance
• Guide to Nursing Home Performance Data

Local Resources
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
• SenioRx Website
• Missouri Aging Information Network
• Missourians Stopping Adult Financial Exploitation (MOSAFE)
• Missouri General Assembly

 

 

 

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