About 500 public and private educators received COVID-19 vaccines Saturday as part of Phase 1b at the Lynchburg regionâs new mass- vaccination center.
The event was a collaboration involving the City of Lynchburg, Lynchburg City Schools, the Virginia Department of Health, the Lynchburg Fire Department, the United Way of Central Virginia and the cityâs emergency services department, officials said.
âWeâve created this opportunity so that everybody in our region who wants a vaccine can get a vaccine,â Lynchburg Fire Chief Greg Wormser said. âThe challenge is we donât get enough vaccines in our region. But we have a great facility to vaccinate people. Our role is to make sure this operation runs smoothly and people get vaccinated as quickly and efficiently and effectively as possible.â
Thomas Jefferson Award: Virginia McLaughlin started her W&M career as an assistant professor of special education and rose through the ranks to become the first woman to serve as Dean of the School of Education. As she nears retirement, her legacy comes even more into focus as the recipient of the 2021 Thomas Jefferson Award. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
Photo - of - by Nathan Warters | February 11, 2021
As an alumna turned faculty member and administrator at William & Mary, Virginia McLaughlin ’71 is a homegrown success story. From her myriad roles and accomplishments, she has had a grand impact at her alma mater for almost four decades.
Virginia Department of Corrections Recognized as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
Posted by Staff | Dec 22, 2020 | News | |
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has been recognized for its efforts to support employees who are new mothers. The Virginia Department of Health has named the VADOC a Gold-level Virginia Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace.
The award was given through the Virginia Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Recognition Program, designed to recognize businesses who are providing specific support in the workplace to their employees. The program recognizes workplaces for meeting lactation program best practices and establishing breastfeeding friendly environments. The recognition program is a partnership between the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Virginia Breastfeeding Coalition (VBC). Participants were evaluated and recognized for three levels of breastfeeding support: Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
Virginia Task Force: Make Childcare Affordable for All
During the Facebook Live event, First Lady Pamela Northam endorsed the task force s goal to make childcare accessible to all by 2030. (Source: Virginia Promise Partnership/Facebook Live)
A task force made up of childcare and early childhood education advocates is calling on Virginia to make childcare services available and affordable to everyone by 2030.
The Back to Work Virginia task force made the recommendation to First Lady Pamela Northam and several state legislators during a virtual conference on Facebook Live.
No concrete financial or policy commitments were made, but the three lawmakers present expressed support for the idea. Those lawmakers were Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax), Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) and Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Charles City).