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The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County (DOH-Charlotte) is pleased to announce our first bi-annual Community Conversation for Spring 2021 in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), Department of Health Sciences at the Marieb College of Health & Human Services. Community Conversations is a health series by the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County that will invite various public health experts to discuss current health topics and trends most relevant...

Hello, I am the program/retreat coordinator at the Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse, WI. We are very excited to virtually host this conference! Participants can choose a particular day/track or sign up for the entire event. Track payment includes the keynote speaker session, Dr. Frederick Streets, on June 1 from 6-7:30pm (CST) Together on Our Way: Becoming Trauma-Informed Faith Communities, Franciscan Spirituality Center virtual conference - Franciscan Spirituality Center [[GOLIVE...

By Sarah L Dalglish, Anthony Costello, and Awa Coll-Seck, April 20, 2021 In February, 2020, we published the WHO–UNICEF– Lancet Commission report A future for the world's children? The Commission called for a new global movement to put the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents at the centre of national and global efforts to achieve sustainable development. Events have reinforced our message, as children's needs have not been prioritised during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many...

By Eliyahu Kamisher, The Appeal, April 20, 2021 The Oakland City Council in California is expected to finalize approval today for a pilot program that would replace police with trained civilian responders for a host of 911 calls that often involve people struggling with mental health issues and homelessness. The year-long pilot called MACRO—Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland—is still in its infancy. It is expected to take months before being implemented in an area in East...

By Laura Reiley, The Washington Post, April 20, 2021 The United States Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it would extend universal free lunch through the 2021-2022 school year, in an effort to reach more of the estimated 12 million youths experiencing food insecurity. In March, the USDA said these waivers, which made school meals more flexible to administer, would be extended only to Sept. 30, leaving schools and families uncertain about what next school year might look like. Child...

By Ashley A. Smith, EdSource, April 21, 2021 One nationally recognized mentoring and research program has found success in helping women and Latino students excel in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math college programs. The AIMS 2 program, or Attract Inspire Mentor Support Students program, at California State University Northridge’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, uses mentorships and partners with community colleges to help transfer students to successfully navigate...

Spread the news to families in your community: even if they've never filed taxes, even if they have little or no income, they may be eligible for the 2021 Refundable Child Tax Credit. They have until May 17, 2021 to file with the IRS to receive this credit: $3600 for each child ages 0-6; $3000 for children 6-17.

My grant proposal will be targeting children living in Gainesville. It will be putting therapists in all of the schools in Gainesville to help decrease the amount of ACEs they experience and decrease the negative effects from ACEs. They will meet with all the children once a week and more if the child needs it. They will help educate the children about ACEs and teach them healthy coping mechanisms and how to deal with trauma they have experienced. Our grant will use many different trauma...

Click on the flyers, images, and links throughout this eNote to register for these upcoming Resilience Week Virginia 2021 events! More are coming together every day, so keep checking the Resilience Week Events Page for more ways to participate. Through this session, Chloe Edwards and Emily Griffey from Voices for Virginia's Children will walk participants through a state and federal policy deep dive by highlighting policies that contribute to resilient communities. Stay informed to fully...

Although vaccination rates are increasing and case rates are decreasing, ACPM is following the advice of public health officials and taking a science-based approach to this year’s meeting, and Preventive Medicine 2021, May 16–19, is transitioning to 100% virtual . While we eagerly look ahead to a time when we can gather in person, we can’t wait to engage with members from throughout the country via live, online sessions, presentations and activities. Register before April 25 to take...

"Don't take MY word for it... hear from those who were kind enough to review my new devotional and provide an endorsement." Pastor Chris Haughee purchase now at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733812326 Give yourself thirty days to experience the profound ministry of Intermountain Residential in Helena, Montana! Hope for Healing is a unique devotional book. It comes from Rev. Dr. Chris Haughee's ministry as chaplain to severely emotionally disturbed children and their families, gleaned from...

Recent materials added to our COVID-19 resource library The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health now has over 100 resources available on our web-based COVID-19 resources library. Resources include fact sheets, social media messages, videos, radio scripts, and podcasts for use by Native American communities. Linked below are some of the recent materials posted around topics such as vaccines, school reopening, and substance use. Beverly Gorman - Diné Traditional Healer Talks about...