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Peace4Tarpon has worked with University of Florida for several years now - specifically with the School of Public Health and Dr. Mark Hart's class on Public Health Communication. The subject of his Public Health Communications Master's level class for the past two semesters was Peace4Tarpon. He gave his students a chance to create marketing materials that would actually be implemented - a far cry from creating campaigns that might never see the light of day. We actually used the materials...

If your child has been exposed to adversity, know you’re not alone. Roughly half of children in the US are affected. But there’s good news: Research shows parents can be the most powerful force in preventing or even reversing the impact of toxic stress in their children. That’s why Stress Health is on a mission to help. https://www.stress-health.org

Mon 16 Jul 2012 19:56:56 | By Carey Sipp Almost nine years ago, over the course of four days, I let my doctor send me home from his office three times before I almost died of pneumonia. I spent two weeks in the hospital; it took many months to fully recover. It was a life-changing experience, and I continue to learn from it. About three years ago a physician’s assistant skipped a basic, obvious test for a 17-year-old with swollen glands. Twelve hours later, in the emergency room, physicians...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The biannual Child Trends report shows New Mexico children suffer traumatic events at a higher rate than kids in almost any other state in the nation. Those events, known as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), include abuse and neglect, living with someone who has an untreated mental illness, the death of a parent, and extreme economic insecurity. Deputy Director of New Mexico Voices for Children Amber Wallin says the number of kids in the state affected by such events...

Gotham Greens’ boxed lettuces have been popping up on the shelves of high-end grocers in New York and the Upper Midwest since 2009, and with names like “Windy City Crunch,” “Queens Crisp,” and “Blooming Brooklyn Iceberg,” it’s clear the company is selling a story as much as it is selling salad. Grown in hydroponic greenhouses on the rooftops of buildings in New York and Chicago, the greens are shipped to nearby stores and restaurants within hours of being harvested. That means a fresher...

As a result of California’s new school accountability system , West Contra Costa Unified, a San Francisco Bay Area school district that includes Richmond and several surrounding communities, is facing considerable pressure to increase the number of special education students who meet math and English language arts standards on tests and who go on to graduate. The district is among more than 150 districts — nearly 18 percent of all districts in California — slated to get help from county...

Governor Kim Reynolds signed the Resilient Iowa Proclamation on February 15, 2018 alongside community and state leaders in the ACEs and Trauma Informed Care movement. Building resiliency in Iowa will enhance the ability of children and adults to adapt, cope and thrive despite difficult times, supporting the mental well-being of our neighbors, faith leaders, educators, and future workforce. Emerging research shows that building resiliency in families and communities through social connections...

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"Roots" by Lyanna L., licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. ____________________________ The town of Dunedin claimed the Florida orange as its symbol. Safety Harbor had the grapefruit. But when members of the Peace4Tarpon marketing team were trying to design a new poster, the group’s vice-chair, Mary Sharrow, suggested another image of native flora: the red mangrove. Those trees, known officially as Rhizophora mangle and colloquially as “walking trees,” populate Tarpon’s shoreline. At first,...

After a deadly shooting, the debate always, it seems, breaks down like this: One side argues for gun control, and the other argues there is no research proving those measures work. There is, in fact, little research into gun violence at all —especially compared to other causes of death in the United States. The modern origins of the impasse can be traced to 1996, when Congress passed an amendment to a spending bill that forbade the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using money...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — This desert resort town some 100 miles east of Los Angeles, in the sprawling Coachella Valley, is known for many things: Its spectacular setting, nestled next to towering Mount San Jacinto; its vibrant gay and lesbian community (fully 100 percent of the City Council identifies as LGBT); and its midcentury modern architecture. It’s also known, perhaps above all, as a haven for old people: The median age here is about 54, compared with 36 for the rest of California. The...

The state of Tennessee locked Regenia Bowman in solitary confinement for more than six months because she had a skin infection. Bowman wasn’t violent, and she hadn’t threatened anyone. She was free on bond when she walked into a courtroom in Bledsoe County in April 2014 to answer charges of selling prescription painkillers, a violation of her probation on a similar charge. During the hearing, when it looked like Bowman was headed to jail, her lawyer revealed she was sick with what turned out...