Wake Medical offering free health fair and CPR demos CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Two programs this month from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are designed to save lives. > Saturday, Jan. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Marketplace Mall, Wake Forest University School of Medicine students, in partner ship with Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC), will hold the 12th annual "Share the Health" fair. The event will offer attendees many free health screenings, including hearing tests, vision tests, lung func tion tests, dermatology screenings, body mass index measurement, bone density tests, sickle cell screenings, glaucoma screenings, choles terol screenings, diabetes test ing and syphilis and HIV test ing. There will be games for children, prizes and plenty of health information to share. In addition, health care professionals - including physicians, residents, physi cian assistants and nurses - will offer free health informa tion on such topics as heart disease, diabetes, exercise VISION SCREENING PRUEBA DE VISION I File Pnoio Attendees line-up to receive free screenings at last year's Share the Health fair. and nutrition and childhood obesity, among many others. The health fair is designed to encourage community members, especially those who are medically under served, to become active par ticipants in their own health care. In 2010, more than 200 student volunteers participat ed, including medical stu dents, students from the Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Wake Forest University (WFU) undergraduates, serving more than 650 community mem bers. Later this month, on Jan. 29, the Medical Center will hold a free CPR Community Day in Belk Court at Hanes Mall. As a kick off to American Heart Month (February), par ticipants can stop by Belk Court to see demonstrations of infant, child and adult CPR performed by American Heart Association instructors and join in hands-on practice. The hands-on practice cannot be taken for professional certifi cation. The event is sponsored by the Heart Center of Wake Forest Baptist and is open to all ages. Registration is not required. Boot Camp from page A] often than we do." Many parents are unwit tingly teaching their chil dren that finding a mate is not an important goal, Muhammad told those pres ent at the workshop. "You have to be an inde pendent woman. You have to be a strong, black woman. That's how our girls are reared," she declared. "It flies in the face of wanting to connect and mate with men." Many young girls are taught to strive for a good education and a good career, but the importance of find ing a good husband is down played, Muhammad believes. "We are rearing our young girls not to be some body's wife or mother. We are rearing them for work," she said. "...We have to begin to raise the value of marriage at least to the value of a college education." Marriage affords many benefits to the couples who enter into the commitment together and their children, Muhammad says. For exam ple, according to Muhammad. African American men who are mar ried are more likely to make more money than their sin gle counterparts because they are seen as being more responsible. She added that their wives and children have the economic benefit of two extended families who can lend a hand in times of hardship. In addition to hav ing both parents present in the home to nurture their growth, children of married . parents learn about conflict resolution by watching their parents, slays Muhammad, who is slated to tie the knot herself in February. The BIRTH Interfaith Relationships Boot Camp was presented by Green Xscapes, a nonprofit organi zation founded in 2008 to, according to its Web site, "promote sustainable food systems, encourage educa tional experiences and pro vide economic opportunities while applying ecological principles." Other Boot Camp speakers included Dr. Marvin Hall, a N.C. A&T State University professor and founder of MCH Consultants, and Nuri Muhammad, the current Indianapolis representative of Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farr; Shaneka X Shipman and Abdullateef Uqdah say they started out wanting to attend a retreat to enhance their respective'marriages, but the two quickly decided that the whole community could benefit from such an event. "We definitely under stand that healthy marriages Green founders Photos by Lay la Farmer Shaneka X Shipman with husband Eric X. Abdullateef Aqdah and his wife, Ruth. Boot camp attendees listen to Muhammad's remarks. "General" Hafeezah and strong marriages build strong communities and essentially build strong nations," said Shipman, a Winston-Salem native who has been married since 2009. Both Shipman, 29, and Uqdah are of the Muslim faith, but they say they felt it was important to make the Boot Camp, which featured both Muslim and Christian speakers, inclusive of all religions. "All Scriptures that were handed down to man have been all inclusive, so our efforts at diversity have been with fespect to what Almighty God has put before us," said Uqdah, who has been married for three years. "We see a greater need to serve our total com munity than to serve our specific (Muslim) communi ty" Although the Interfaith Boot Camp was a bit of a deviation from the projects the organization has led in the past, its purpose is well aligned with that of Green Xscapes, said Uqdah, 57. "When you talk about feeding a family physically, then you cannot escape feed ing a family mentally and spiritually," he noted. "A mind must be fed with knowledge, with under standing and with truth." Motivational speaker and life coach "General" Hafeezah traveled from her native Atlanta, to lead the workshop "Before You Say I Do" and promote her two book set of the same name. The set, which sells for $50, is based on the things Hafeezah, who does not use a last name, has learned over the course of her four mar riages. Her books are designed to be completed by both parties in the relation ship. The couple should then trade books to discuss and delve into the issues that concern them. Hafeezalr, who says her last nuptials were annulled after eight months after she discovered her then-husband was a homosexual, says it's impor tant to ask the right ques tions before making a per manent commitment. Programs that promote marriage and healthy rela tionships like the Relationship Boot Camp are essential, she believes. "The whole universe is , based on relationships," Hafeezah said. 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NC 27102-1636 Notice of PRE HEARING OPEN HOUSE and TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR PUBLIC HEARINGS for THE NC 109 Transportation Improvements i TIP Project No. R-2568C ^ Davidson and Forsyth Counties The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold two (2) Corridor Public Hearings for the proposed improvements to NC 109 from Old Greensboro Road (State Road 1798) to I-40/US 3U as follows: ? For Davidson County Residents - Thursday. January 27, 2011. Ledford Middle School, located at 3954 N. NC Highway 109. Thomasville, NC 27360. ? Pre-Hearing Open House - 4.30 - 6:30 pm (cafeteria) Formal presentation / corridor public hearing - 7:(X) pm (auditorium)