[ad_1] PARKERSBURG, Va. (WTAP) – On Thursday evening, the Wood County Coalition for Prevention held a town hall focused on substance use and mental health among school-aged children. Locals listened intently to speakers who shared both statistics and insights on how local students are perceiving mental health and substance use issues. Cathy Grewe, coordinator of ...

[ad_1] Tomato flu has so far been detected in more than 100 children in three states since the first case was reported on May 6. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images The emergence of a rare new viral infection afflicting young children has prompted Indian health authorities to issue a health advisory after ...

[ad_1] MEMPHIS, Tennessee (WMC) – United Campus Workers (UCW) alumni demand health insurance and a living wage in a letter sent to the administration of the University of Memphis. This request includes a health insurance plan for graduates that covers essential benefits as defined by the Affordable Care Act and pays at least 80% of ...

[ad_1] Ontario’s Independent Volunteer Science Table, a valuable source of information and direction throughout the pandemic, is reportedly disbanding. A sudden shock from the Ontario Department of Public Health, which agreed to take over a table of more than 40 scientists from its former home at the University of Toronto and negotiated terms of reference ...

[ad_1] Are you an Ontario educator? Let us know what you think of the Ford government’s provocative proposals and CUPE’s deadlock tactics.Email the Ontario Educational Workers General Safety Board ontedrfc@gmail.com Also Join Facebook Group. * * * Ontario’s far-right Progressive Conservative government last week launched a major provocation against education workers, proposing wage increases for ...

[ad_1] Start your day with LAist Sign up for How To LA every weekday morning. There are now more than 16,600 confirmed monkeypox cases across the United States, and that number is rising as countries race to control outbreaks before the disease takes hold. Cases he has been reported in all 50 states, Washington DC ...

[ad_1] CHICAGO — A sight so familiar that it became a procession of honor for a fallen Chicago police officer. Patricia Swank killed herself in July after working 22 straight days, leaving her 5-year-old son among other family members. is part of Financial Benefits to First Responders Who Die from City Council-Approved Suicide “The mayor’s ...

[ad_1] WILLMAR — Two schools in Willmar and one in Renville will receive additional state services next year based on student performance in statewide assessments. The list of schools receiving the service, released Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Education, includes Wilmer’s Roosevelt Elementary School, Renville County West Elementary School, and Wilmer’s Area Learning Center. ...