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Dear Friends, We plan to vote on adopting the attached working guidelines at our September 28, 2016 ACEs Connection Meeting. We are looking for folks to respond with specific edits for text changes by September 12, 2016. Please feel free to use track changes, notes, or simply to send an email with suggested edits and page numbers. Thank you!

Have you read the article " Commentary: Turning medical 'frequent fliers' into healthier homebodies " By Larissa Estes and Peter V. Long posted on 07/09/2016 via the Mercury News? Read these first few paragraphs and share your reactions: Their suffering is immense. Emergency department doctors know them by name. Almost 9 percent of America's gross domestic product goes to their care. Yet virtually no one is asking how we can prevent their illnesses and injuries before they occur. We are...

Here is an invitation you can email to others to encourage them to join our group. ACEs Connection Network staff are also working on some that will be printed.

I think toxic stress can result from poverty, and this is concerning considering: 40% of Americans Lack Savings to Cover a $400 Emergency. Despite low unemployment, this Washington Post story notes that 'an alarming number of Americans are still struggling to get by. In the past month, two reports - a new Federal Reserve survey of more than 12,200 Americans about their finances and a new United Way report on financial hardship - reveal how unstable life remains for a large number of people.

Please join us for our next Sonoma County ACES Meeting and Focus Group on Wednesday 2/24/16: Sonoma County ACES Connection Meeting 12:30 – 2:00, 625 5 th Street Santa Rosa, CA 95404 in City View Rooms Focus Group with Mobilizing for Resilient Communities Evaluators – if you can stay and answer questions about our partnerships and local efforts we’d be grateful! Attached is our meeting agenda.

Hi there, Have these been officially adopted?