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Contact Information:
Laura Worth: (206) 463-9283
VashonWellness.com Brings a Web-Based
Directory of Island Health and Wellness
Professionals to Vashon
December 6, 2007, Vashon, WA.
VashonWellness.com is a new, web-based directory to find information about
Vashon's many health and wellness professionals. For people who prefer
a 24/7 web resource, VashonWellness.com makes this easier. E-mail
correspondence with practitioners is a click away and the site also offers
active links to provider web sites.
Visitors to VashonWellness.com can find
descriptions, photos, and contact information. Categories include Acupuncture
to Yoga and providers include Alliantcare to Zheutlin. The services
include medical and dental care, mental health and well being, coaching,
alternative health care, body work and fitness, stress management resources,
nutrition services, midwifery, and skin care and more. In addition
there are resources for “community care,” such as elder care, youth services,
and other community services.
The site encourages gift certificates
in keeping with a growing movement to give “experiences” and reduce waste
from gift-wrapping.
The site’s developer, Laura Worth, explained
that in addition to its primary focus as a web directory of services, VashonWellness.com
also includes educational links to authoritative information about the
variety of practices represented on the site. Questions about various
health and wellness arts are also answered in an FAQ. As professional
and public participation broadens, Worth expects the educational pages
to offer more interaction between the public and professionals through
a wellness blog and an e-newsletter.
Worth commented, “Building the site
has been a rewarding eye-opener to the Island’s rich resources in the helping
arts. Because we are web-based, we can continuously add to the listings
beyond our initial charter members. Coupled with the educational
FAQ and links pages, this site expands the Vashon public’s opportunities
for informed choice. We welcome community suggestions about how to
grow the site.” Contact Laura Worth at 463-9283 or visit www.vashonwellness.com.
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Laura Worth is the publisher and
editor of VashonWellness.com and other community-based web directories
for local health and wellness arts. She is a business and life coach
on Vashon Island, as well as a personal organizer and web developer.
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