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Date Time Turning tide on stroke in Tasmania Stroke Foundation is calling on the next Tasmanian state government to build on the work that has been done in stroke treatment and care by investing in action that will save lives. Four key proposals have been outlined in the Stroke Foundation election platform Turning the Tide on Stroke, including the implementation of a ‘Living Well in Our Community Program’. This program would reduce the number of strokes in Tasmania, and the number of surviv...

From Staff Reports Check out the Championship Cup Series at NJMP MILLVILLE – New Jersey Motorsports Park will present the Championship Cup Series, motorcycle road racing, on April 24 and 25 on Thunderbolt Raceway, including ASRA Sprint Races and CCS Sprint Races. Two-day tickets are $20 per person with kids ages 12 and younger admitted free. NJMP is at 8000 Dividing Creek Road. For information, call (856) 327-8000 or visit NJMP.com. Enjoy the music at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival CAPE MAY – ...

March 26, 2021 Melanie Richardson, right, co-founder and executive director of childcare education nonprofit TrainingGround, was one of more than 50 scholars and practitioners who developed grant proposals as part of Count the Costs Research Weekend, a workshop aimed at helping researchers quantify the effects of racial inequity in the U.S. Researchers from Tulane and other universities came together in March for a three-day workshop aimed at helping scholars quantify the ...

Courage to Speak Founder Provides Hope by Presenting Substance Abuse Prevention Programs By The Courage to Speak Foundation | Posted by April 2, 2021 Ginger Katz, CEO and Founder of the Courage to Speak Foundation®, will be conducting a virtual presentation on the plethora of substance abuse prevention programs available to parents. (contributed photo) SIMSBURY, CT – By now, it’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health and substance use disorders for m...

Courage To Speak® Foundation Founder to Present on April 27 Written by Alisa Gaudiosi By now, it’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health and substance use disorders for millions of Americans over the past year, escalating an already serious issue and sending it spiraling out of control.  On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, A Promise to Jordan will host a virtual presentation by Ginger Katz, CEO and Founder of the Courage to Speak Foundation®, of Norwalk, CT...

The Grace Dart Foundation recently announced that it is donating $300,000, over two years, to McGill University’s Faculty of Dentistry and its New Community Program — Dent ma maison. This is a new integrated oral health program for seniors providing home-based preventive and curative dental services in the CIUSSS Centre-Sud and West of Montreal area. The Dent ma maison program will promote the maintenance of independence, health and oral health for seniors living at home. Over the lon...

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Hays County Emergency Services Director Mike Jones announced in Tuesday’s commissioners court meeting that 25,334 Hays County residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Of the 25,334, 15,000 were vaccinated by Hays County. The remainder were vaccinated by registering in other counties.  Hays County’s vaccine clinic has continued to distribute second doses; around 829 each day this week at their clinic in Wimberley. Next week they will head back to the Perform...

Legacy Project allows virtual tours of the worlds top Black history museums. Author: Karla Hult Updated: 9:16 AM CST February 27, 2021 As February comes to a close, Minnesotans still have an opportunity to honor and celebrate Black History Month. And they can do so from the comforts and safety of home, despite the challenges of COVID-19. The month-long Legacy Project, sponsored by Microsoft, gives students, families and communities the chance to virtually tour 13...

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Premium Content Subscriber only Lyn-Eve Woods is kicking goals with Gladstone Rugby Union thanks to support from the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The nine-year-old has cerebral palsy, but by taking part in hippotherapy and hydrotherapy Lyn-Eve has been able to adapt to new ways of developing her strength and reaching her goals. Lyn-Eves mum, Janine, said the NDIS had made a huge difference to her daughter "coming out of her shell". Nine-year-old Lyn-Eve Wood. "On Thursdays, Lyn-...