The Islands of Tahiti

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Tahiti. The word evokes visions of an island paradise. With 118 islands boasting high, rugged mountain peaks, coral reefs, turquoise-blue lagoons, white sand, palm-fringed beaches, and luxuriously intimate resorts, each island paradise has something for everyone. Bora Bora, Moorea, Huahine, Taha'a, Raiatea, Manihi, Tikehau, Rangiroa, Fakarava, The Marquesas...Read More and the other exquisite Islands of Tahiti cover more than two million square miles of the South Pacific Ocean and is comprised of 118 islands and atolls spread over five great archipelagos.

Many islands are crowned with jagged peaks while others appear to barely float above the breaking waves. Spanning an area in the South Pacific as large as Western Europe, the total land mass of all the islands adds up to an area only slightly larger than the tiny state of Rhode Island.

Easier to travel to than you might imagine, Tahiti's Faa'a International Airport is under 8 hours by air from Los Angeles (LAX) airport, with daily nonstop flights. As far south of the equator as Hawaii is north, Tahiti is halfway between California and Australia, on the same side of the International Date Line as North America, and in the same time zone as Hawaii (only three hours behind California from March to October and two hours behind California from November to March). Close

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St Lucia Caribbean Islands | Resorts, Travel and Vacation …

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Where can you wake up to a symphony of birds and drive through a volcano? Only on St. Lucia island! St. Lucia stands apart from the rest of the Caribbean islands thanks to its varied landscape and diverse culture and cuisine, which is distinguished by African, Indian, Caribbean, British, Spanish and French influences. You can explore everything from the Piton Mountains and rainforest to the Sulphur Springs of Soufriere and the Caribbean coral reef on this 238 square-mile island in paradise. There are so many reasons to choose St. Lucia island!

When you book an all-inclusive vacation, resort or boutique hotel on this Caribbean island, the last thing you will do is wonder what to do in St. Lucia. The active traveler can snorkel in the refreshing Caribbean Sea, hike to the top of the Gros Piton or Petite Piton peaks, or take advantage of a wide range of water sports available at their St. Lucia Resort. The foodie can indulge in fresh local flavors by stopping at roadside stands or dining at five-star restaurants. Romantic couples can relax on the white sand of a pristine beach or in a mud bath before going on a one-of-a-kind date at one of St. Lucias music or cultural festivals.

Whatever your preference, your St. Lucia island vacation will be nothing but smooth sailing! Use this site to find information about all-inclusive vacations, activities on St. Lucia island and how to get to St. Lucia.

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FY 2015 Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) RFA Pre-applicant webinar – Video

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FY 2015 Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) RFA Pre-applicant webinar
This is a recording of SAMHSA #39;s Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Request for application pre-applicant webinar, held on January 15, 2015. For m...

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ObamaCare: Why Must Hard-Working Americans Bear the Burden? – Video

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The Affordable Care Act, aka "ObamaCare" was supposed to make health care affordable for Americans. Instead, it #39;s posing a huge burden on hard-working people who have suddenly seen their own...

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Universal Health Care: From Private Coverage to Public Care – Video

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Social movements are questioning the market-friendly version of "universal health coverage" (UHC) promoted by global health institutions, which is opening the door for privatization of public...

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Health care experts: Local measles outbreak unlikely

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More than 100 people across the country have been diagnosed with measles after a patron at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. spread the disease to dozens at the park. But while the number of vaccination exemptions for children entering public schools has increased significantly in recent years, health care experts say an outbreak of the disease locally is unlikely.

Measles is a highly contagious, potentially fatal virus with symptoms of fever, rash, cough and runny nose. The MMR (measles, mumps rubella) vaccine is required by the state of Connecticut for children entering public schools unless they receive an exemption for either medical or religious reasons.

According to the state Department of Public Health, the number of children entering school with medical exemptions increased from .15 percent to .26 percent between 2003 and 2013. Over the same period children exempted for religious reasons quadrupled from .33 percent to 1.2 percent. In 2013 alone, a total of 1,246 children went unvaccinated for either medical or religious reasons.

While there have been no cases of measles in the state this year to date, five cases were reported in 2014, more than the previous 10 years combined. The last serious outbreak of the disease was between 1989 and 1991 when over 350 cases were reported.

Chief medical officer and family doctor for Community Health Centers Inc. Veena Channamsetty said the recent outbreak nationally is because patients or their parents are voluntarily forgoing vaccination.

For us to see this outbreak right now is due to the decrease in vaccinations, usually because of patients declining, Channamsetty said. Its usually a misplaced personal belief, they feel maybe I dont need the vaccine, or they feel what if the vaccine harms me? or if everyone else is vaccinated around me I dont need it, and the consequences of that is a disease that was essentially gone is now outbreaking.

In Meriden, 100 percent of students in the public schools were vaccinated in 2013 for measles according to Public Health Nursing Administrator Stephanie Geremia, compared to 98.8 percent of kids in the state. In Wallingford, 99 percent of students attending public schools were vaccinated. Data was not readily available for Southington and Cheshire.

Dr. Philip Brewer, director of Health Services at Quinnipiac University, said he thinks a widespread outbreak is unlikely because of high local vaccination rates.

I wouldnt be surprised to have a case or two in Connecticut but luckily we have a pretty good vaccination rate, he said. Its low enough that a case may become a small cluster of cases but its very unlikely to become an epidemic.

Although an outbreak is unlikely locally, the disease should not be taken lightly, Brewer said, because worldwide 150,000 still die annually from measles.

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