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                                                              • New Sunflower Lanyards Help Make Airport Travel Easier for Those with Special Needs

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                                                                |Date: December 13, 2019
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                                                                New Sunflower Lanyards Help Make Airport Travel Easier for Those with Special Needs

                                                                Know someone with a “hidden disability?” In October 2019, Sea-Tac Airport was the first airport in the na ...

                                                                Know someone with a “hidden disability?” In October 2019, Sea-Tac Airport was the first airport in the nation to offer free sunflower lanyards for anyone with hidden disabilities upon request at a Por ...

                                                                December 13, 2019
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                                                              • Check Out Sea-Tac’s Airport Rehearsal Through Wings for Autism®

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                                                                |Date: August 01, 2019
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                                                                Check Out Sea-Tac’s Airport Rehearsal Through Wings for Autism®

                                                                We all know that airports can be a stressful place. The noise, the crowds, the maze of terminals, let alo ...

                                                                We all know that airports can be a stressful place. The noise, the crowds, the maze of terminals, let alone just walking in and getting your boarding pass. Wings for Autism® can help! Hosted by the Ar ...

                                                                August 01, 2019
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                                                              • #OffTheClock – Hiking, Mud Running, Skydiving, Team Building: Meet the Adventure Junkies!

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: April 25, 2018
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                                                                #OffTheClock – Hiking, Mud Running, Skydiving, Team Building: Meet the Adventure Junkies!

                                                                #OffTheClock – Hiking, Mud Running, Skydiving, Team Building: Meet the Adventure Junkies!

                                                                At Valley Medical Center, our staff embodies the mantra “work hard, play hard.” While there are many indi ...

                                                                At Valley Medical Center, our staff embodies the mantra “work hard, play hard.” While there are many individual interests (a few which have been featured on this blog) there’s also an energetic group ...

                                                                April 25, 2018
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                                                              • #MindfulnessMonday – Sleep well during Travel

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                                                                |Date: January 23, 2017
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                                                                #MindfulnessMonday – Sleep well during Travel

                                                                #MindfulnessMonday – Sleep well during Travel

                                                                Traveling for work or pleasure shouldn't involve sleepless nights. While on the road, the National Sleep ...

                                                                Traveling for work or pleasure shouldn't involve sleepless nights. While on the road, the National Sleep Foundation suggests you pack: A non-backlit E-reader to help you read, relax and wind down. An ...

                                                                January 23, 2017
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                                                              • Safe Travels this Holiday Season

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                                                                |Date: December 20, 2016
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                                                                Safe Travels this Holiday Season

                                                                Safe Travels this Holiday Season

                                                                Many people choose to travel during the holidays by automobile, with the highest fatality rate of any maj ...

                                                                Many people choose to travel during the holidays by automobile, with the highest fatality rate of any major form of transportation. In 2013, 343 people died on New Year's Day, 360 on Thanksgiving Day ...

                                                                December 20, 2016
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                                                              • Zika Virus: Pregnant or Planning Pregnancy? Please Read Before You Travel.

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                                                                |Date: June 17, 2016
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                                                                Zika Virus: Pregnant or Planning Pregnancy? Please Read Before You Travel.

                                                                Zika Virus: Pregnant or Planning Pregnancy? Please Read Before You Travel.

                                                                What you should know about Zika, before traveling to countries where the virus has been identified. About ...

                                                                What you should know about Zika, before traveling to countries where the virus has been identified. About Zika Virus: Zika can be spread through sexual transmission, as well as from a pregnant woman t ...

                                                                June 17, 2016
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