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Help school nurses heal from COVID’s mental health impact
I would like to bring attention to survey results that asked 8,000 school nurses 121 questions about their mental health during COVID. The survey, a collaborative effort between the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Association of School Nurses, was titled “Mental Health of School Nurses in the United States during …
Valley News – Jim Kenyon: Division of labor at Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Health
The distance between Dartmouth College and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is only a few miles. But for some workers who aren’t paid a lot of money, the Upper Valley’s two largest employers are worlds apart. Recent examples: A small group of hourly employees at Dartmouth’s Hood Museum of Art was looking for, among other things, better …
Health and teaching unions aghast at Jeremy Hunt’s new era of Tory austerity | Austerity
Health chiefs, public sector unions and teaching leaders expressed horror on Saturday after the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, appeared to usher in a fresh era of austerity, and the threat of more misery for cash-strapped hospitals and schools. In his first interviews since dramatically replacing Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday, Hunt provoked widespread alarm by promising …
Burlington school-based health clinic closing due to staffing shortage
Eagle View Community Health System has announced it will close its clinic at Burlington High School. The clinic will be transitioning services to Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa in West Burlington, according to a statement released Friday. CHCSEIA will begin treating the clinic’s patients for both behavioral health and primary care beginning Oct. 31. …
Mental health crisis response program launches in Ames
Calls to 911 in Ames could now connect residents to mental health needs providers. It’s all thanks to a new pilot program called ARCH, with stands for Alternative Response for Community Health. ARCH is a joint partnership between Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames Police Department, and Iowa State University Police Department. It pairs an EMS …
NAMI art displays, sales raise mental health recovery awareness, funds
WOOSTER − Brian Friend returned to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Wayne and Holmes Counties van with a smile on his face. Alongside his classmates and friends, he just toured some of the downtown stores and businesses displaying their pieces of art. For many, it was their first time presenting anything they created to …
Valley News – 3 Upper Valley mental health care agencies receive federal grants
LEBANON — Three community mental health agencies serving the Upper Valley received federal grants to expand and sustain their services amid an ongoing workforce shortage and an increase in demand for services following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lebanon-based West Central Behavioral Health, Springfield, Vt.-based Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont and …
National health survey comes to Jefferson County
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – Don’t be surprised if you get an invitation in the mail for a free health screening. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be in Jefferson County soon to get a pulse on local health. The agency is doing this through the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The …
Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods offer free mental health screenings for men of color
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Louisville’s Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods (OSHN) is encouraging men of color to step up this October and take care of their mental health. An ad campaign around town features a diverse group of individuals that express a variety of feelings. Some of the words featured include, hopeless, anxious and …
exploring the role of accreditation and external evaluation of health care facilities and organizations
– Select language –العربية中文françaisрусскийespañolportuguês 14 October 2022 | Technical document Overview This document gives a wide view of accreditation as a health care quality intervention by using a broad evidence base of accreditation and of other similar external evaluations, quality interventions and health systems research, combined with global interdisciplinary experience and expertise. It considers the linkages …