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Pediatricians to Receive Tools and Training to Help Identify and Treat Childhood Food Insecurity in Ohio News provided by Share this article Share this article COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, announced that it is expanding an initiative to help pediatricians address food insecurity among Ohios children. The program, a partnership with the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, i...

The Giant Field for Ohio’s 2022 U.S. Senate Race PUBLISHED 5:30 PM ET Mar. 31, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:30 PM EDT Mar. 31, 2021 SHARE WASHINGTON, D.C. — “I think everyone considered that Rob Portman would probably be in the Senate forever," Congressman Mike Turner said in a recent interview, “so it was unexpected when he made his announcement.” Sen. Rob Portman’s decision in January to retire at the end of his second ...

Gov. Mike DeWine vows to lift coronavirus orders if cases fall to certain level: Capitol Letter Rotunda Rumblings End in sight? Gov. Mike DeWine, in a brief statewide address Thursday evening, told Ohioans he would remove all coronavirus orders when the state reaches a benchmark: 50 cases per 100,000 people for two weeks. The state average is now at 179.6 per 100,000, although it was as high as 731 on Dec. 3. As Laura Hancock reports, DeWine called the goal “very doable,” and implored Ohioa...

Marietta College is pleased to announce that it has rescheduled the Phi Beta Kappa Public Lecture with Francis Su for 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 17th. His virtual visit will be highlighted by his Phi Beta Kappa Public Lecture entitled, "Mathematics for Human Flourishing." The lecture will be presented as a Zoom Webinar. Dr. Su was originally scheduled to visit Marietta College in March 2020 as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, but his visit was postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will not hold its annual awards banquet and membership meeting but will instead present a virtual awards show on the OHHA YouTube channel on Saturday, January 16 at 7:00 p.m. The awards show will feature Ohio’s top equine athletes of 2020. Other Ohio award winners honoured will be the Terry Holton Youth Award, Maynard and Stella Hagemeyer Significant Contribution Award, Ohio Outstanding Groom Award and the Special...

By Thomas Catenacci Teachers unions largely won’t explain why they want to keep public education virtual, even though studies have suggested that schools aren’t coronavirus super-spreaders as originally expected and that students’ performance have suffered in remote environments. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, elementary and high school students nationwide have been forced to take classes remotely, which has caused many children to fall far behind both on exercise, according to ...

OSU Extension’s Heer receives recognition Submitted story COLUMBUS — Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator of the Morrow County office of Ohio State University Extension, has been recognized by the Ohio Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi for her work in Family and Consumer Sciences Educational Programming. Heer received the award on December 9th during the virtual OSU Extension Annual Conference. The ESP Early Career Service is given annually to an Extension professional who cont...

Reply Morgana Bluffs features boardwalks and spaces for visitors to observe nature. (Ken Wood, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio) The Morgana Bluffs park features an amphitheater for outdoor learning. (Ken Wood, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio) Morgana Bluffs four acres features trails, boardwalks and more. (Ken Wood, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio) CLEVELAND — The Morgana Bluffs Nature Preserve, in the Slavic Village neighborhood, has received a top honor for its design. The...

Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) Advocates for Rapid Inclusion of All Ohioans With Disabilities as State Develops Its COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Share Article DRO and its partners urge state to allocate vaccine in an equitable manner while ensuring the rights of Ohioans with disabilities are protected COLUMBUS, Ohio (PRWEB) December 17, 2020 As the leading non-profit corporation focused on advocating for the human, civil and legal righ...

14:59 With children homebound like never before due to the pandemic, there are new risks posed by firearms. Half of all unintentional shooting deaths among children occur at home and nationally one out of every three homes with children also has a gun. The Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics has teamed up with firearm owners, pediatricians and others to create the Partnership for Safety of Children Around Firearms, and launched a pilot program called "Store It Safe," to encourage...