Monday, January 31, 2011
Report on How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease
How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease is a comprehensive, scientific discussion of how mainstream and secondhand smoke exposures damage the human body.
Bullying: The Village Approach Panel Discussion
Department of Human Services Neighborhood Leadership Institute
Presents: Bullying: The Village Approach Panel Discussion
Tuesday, February 8, 2011; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Main Street Library
110 Main Street Newport News, VA
Panel Discussion: Bullying Overview – Why do people bully, who do they bully, methods of bullying A clinical approach to bullying –Treatment/Solutions: For the bully, for the victim Schools –What does bullying look like in the schools The Law: Criminal Implications
Open Discussion
Admission Free Space is limited
Sponsored by the Newport News Keeping Our Kids Safe Violence Prevention Network
Presents: Bullying: The Village Approach Panel Discussion
Tuesday, February 8, 2011; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Main Street Library
110 Main Street Newport News, VA
Panel Discussion: Bullying Overview – Why do people bully, who do they bully, methods of bullying A clinical approach to bullying –Treatment/Solutions: For the bully, for the victim Schools –What does bullying look like in the schools The Law: Criminal Implications
Open Discussion
Admission Free Space is limited
Sponsored by the Newport News Keeping Our Kids Safe Violence Prevention Network
Active Parenting Now
Parenting Children Ages 5 to 12
Mary Immaculate Family Focus is pleased to sponsor an exciting six-week, research-based video and discussion workshop called Active Parenting Now. Active Parenting Now is organized around the parenting skills necessary for instilling cooperation, courage, responsibility and self-esteem in children. Parents will learn nonviolent discipline skills that really work and how they an set rules that their children can understand and follow. We will explore the goals of behavior and discover how the power of encouragement helps children learn positive behavior. Parents
will learn the importance of taking care of themselves as well as their child.
Tuesdays, February 15 to March 22, 2011 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
Medical Pavilion Entrance, First Floor
2 Bernardine Drive, Newport News, VA 23602
FREE!!To register or for more information, call (757) 886-6511 or e-mail delores_price@bshsi.org
Mary Immaculate Family Focus is pleased to sponsor an exciting six-week, research-based video and discussion workshop called Active Parenting Now. Active Parenting Now is organized around the parenting skills necessary for instilling cooperation, courage, responsibility and self-esteem in children. Parents will learn nonviolent discipline skills that really work and how they an set rules that their children can understand and follow. We will explore the goals of behavior and discover how the power of encouragement helps children learn positive behavior. Parents
will learn the importance of taking care of themselves as well as their child.
Tuesdays, February 15 to March 22, 2011 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
Medical Pavilion Entrance, First Floor
2 Bernardine Drive, Newport News, VA 23602
FREE!!To register or for more information, call (757) 886-6511 or e-mail delores_price@bshsi.org
Monday, December 20, 2010
Are YOU Ready?
Watch the Get Ready campaign’s first-ever video that teaches the importance of emergency preparedness through a story about an ant and grasshopper. The grasshopper eventually learned from the ant and you can, too. Share this video with friends and family to help them prepare for all kinds of disasters, hazards and public health threats.
http://www.getreadyforflu.org
http://www.getreadyforflu.org
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Save the Date!
Registration information forthcoming
Thursday, December 9, 3:00pm - 4:30pm EST
Addressing Racial Disparities in Infant Sleep Practice: New Perspectives and Recommendations
Speaker: Eve R. Colson, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine; Director of Well Newborn Nursery, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital. She has been involved with and co-authored numerous studies on factors that influence decisions related to infant sleep practice including: Trends and Factors Associated with Infant Sleeping Position: The National Infant Sleep Position Study ;Barriers to Following the Supine Sleep Recommendation Among Mothers at Four Centers for the Women, Infants, and Children Program; Advice and Beliefs of Mothers on Infant Sleep Influence of Prior Position; Infant Sleep Location: Associated Maternal and Infant Characteristics with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prevention Recommendations; National SAFE Study
The SUID/SIDS Webinar Series is sponsored by the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Professionals and the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs.
The series is provided as a service to the MCH, SIDS and SUID community and is free of charge. For more information, please contact Sandra Frank at sfrank@asip1.org or Jessica Hawkins at jhawkins@amchp.org
Thursday, December 9, 3:00pm - 4:30pm EST
Addressing Racial Disparities in Infant Sleep Practice: New Perspectives and Recommendations
Speaker: Eve R. Colson, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine; Director of Well Newborn Nursery, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital. She has been involved with and co-authored numerous studies on factors that influence decisions related to infant sleep practice including: Trends and Factors Associated with Infant Sleeping Position: The National Infant Sleep Position Study ;Barriers to Following the Supine Sleep Recommendation Among Mothers at Four Centers for the Women, Infants, and Children Program; Advice and Beliefs of Mothers on Infant Sleep Influence of Prior Position; Infant Sleep Location: Associated Maternal and Infant Characteristics with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prevention Recommendations; National SAFE Study
The SUID/SIDS Webinar Series is sponsored by the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Professionals and the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs.
The series is provided as a service to the MCH, SIDS and SUID community and is free of charge. For more information, please contact Sandra Frank at sfrank@asip1.org or Jessica Hawkins at jhawkins@amchp.org
Surviving the holidays with Asthma
A Guide for Those Living With Asthma
When it comes to the holidays, we all can use a few tips on dealing with the hustle and bustle of the season. If you or a loved one have asthma, navigating holiday travel, family commitments and different environments can be tricky. The American Lung Association has tips to help you prepare and keep your asthma in control.
http://www.lungusa.org/about-us/our-impact/top-stories/surviving-the-holidays.html
When it comes to the holidays, we all can use a few tips on dealing with the hustle and bustle of the season. If you or a loved one have asthma, navigating holiday travel, family commitments and different environments can be tricky. The American Lung Association has tips to help you prepare and keep your asthma in control.
http://www.lungusa.org/about-us/our-impact/top-stories/surviving-the-holidays.html
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Parent-Only Treatment May Be Equally Effective for Children Who Are Obese
ScienceDaily, 10/25/2010
A study led by a researcher at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine indicates that parent-only treatments for childhood obesity work equally as well as plans that include parents and child, while at the same time more cost effective and potentially easier for families.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101021152352.htm
A study led by a researcher at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine indicates that parent-only treatments for childhood obesity work equally as well as plans that include parents and child, while at the same time more cost effective and potentially easier for families.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101021152352.htm
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