June 2023

GRACE

Candice Terese Watson · 6/1/234:44 PM

Grace - Means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of doing shame. Brene Brown I understand that quote more now than ever. I live with my daily mistakes but have learned they do not define me. My journey has taught me to have grace for myself and others. I admit I fail at times, and I have to remind myself. I’m forming a mindful habit of being compassionate to others and myself. Not so quick to judge. I remind myself that we all fight battles that each other has no idea...

Call In For Involvement: Early Childhood PCEs in WNC

Adrienne Gilbert · 6/1/2312:21 PM

Dear Early Childhood Education Leaders and Learners, May 31st, 2023 - Spring Quarterly Update You are receiving this communication because you are a part of the Raising Resilience WNC Communication Network. Raising Resilience WNC is a collaborative group of the Western region Smart Start partners. We aim to strengthen resilience skills throughout individual and organizational levels of early childcare communities. We are doing this by listening to community members and partners to arrive at...

Exercise can cut women’s chances of getting Parkinson’s by 25 percent [washingtonpost.com]

Gail Kennedy · 6/1/2312:00 PM

By Linda Searing, Photo Illustration: Washington Post Illustration/iStock, The Washington Post, May 28, 2023 Getting regular exercise may reduce a woman’s chances of developing Parkinson’s disease by as much as 25 percent, according to research published in the journal Neurology . It involved 95,354 women, who were an average of age 49 and did not have Parkinson’s when the study began. The researchers compared the women’s physical exercise levels over nearly three decades, including such...

A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South [kffhealthnews.org]

Ingrid Cockhren (PACEs Connection Staff) · 6/1/2312:00 PM

By Lauren Sausser, Photo: Getty Images, Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Health News Years before the Bamberg County Hospital closed in 2012, and the next-closest hospital in neighboring Barnwell shut its doors in 2016, those facilities had stopped delivering babies. These days, there’s not even an ultrasound machine in this rural county 60 miles south of Columbia, much less an obstetrician. Pregnant women here are left with few options for care. Federally qualified health centers offer...

Therapy dogs changed the culture of mental health in this Central Valley district [edsource.org]

Mathew Portell · 6/1/2312:00 PM

Four-year old Scout and 12-year old Jeter are cockapoos who serve the Selma Unified School District as therapy dogs. CREDIT: Kristy Rangel By Lasherica Thornton, EdSource, May 30, 2023 If students at Selma High School in Fresno County ever had to vote on their favorite things on campus, Jeter and Scout – two cockapoos – serving as Selma Unified’s therapy dogs, would be the top picks. Since 2016, 12-year-old Jeter and 4-year-old Scout (since 2021) have played a lead role in the district’s...

The Hidden Impact of Trauma: Why Clinicians Must Go Beyond Physical Symptoms [scitechdaily.com]

Carey Sipp · 6/1/2312:00 PM

Child protection experts advocate for a comprehensive approach to healthcare, urging clinicians to consider potential underlying trauma from child abuse or neglect when treating physical symptoms, in order to improve health outcomes and potentially reduce rates of chronic diseases and mental health issues in Australia. By University of South Australia, SciTechDaily, May 26, 2023 Specialists in child protection are urging healthcare providers to expand their responsibility of care, ensuring...

Maternity’s Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home [nytimes.com]

Ingrid Cockhren (PACEs Connection Staff) · 6/1/2312:00 PM

Aryana Jacobs of Washington, D.C., developed life-threatening high blood pressure after her baby was born. “I wish every new mother was sent home with a box of chocolates and a blood pressure cuff,” she said.Credit...Shuran Huang for The New York Times By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times, May 28, 2023 Sherri Willis-Prater’s baby boy was 2 months old, and she was about to return to her job at a school cafeteria in Chicago. But as she walked up the short flight of stairs to her kitchen one...

Last Chance to Register for Next Wed. June 7 Webinar on the Landmark Bi-Partisan "Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2023"

Bob Doppelt · 6/1/237:09 AM

Go to the ITRC website to register for the June 7, 12 noon-1 pm ET, webinar: https://itrcoalition.org/current-events-and-news/ Join us to learn why and how the "Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2023" will expand the US approach to mental health by using a public health approach in communities to build population mental wellness and resilience for stresses & traumas. Accelerating global temperatures are producing cascading disruptions to the ecological, economic, and social...

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