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Officials explore partnership to bring school-based health center to Stonington High | Stonington
17Jan By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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Officials explore partnership to bring school-based health center to Stonington High | Stonington

STONINGTON — District administrators and leadership with the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut are exploring an expanded partnership that would bring a school-based health clinic to Stonington High School.With a new legislative session underway, officials are hopeful that the Child and Family Agency will be able to secure the funding needed to establish a health center in the high school that would provide a continuation of services already available to Stonington Middle School students, CFA Chief Executive Officer Allison Blake said.“We’ve had a very straong partnership with the Stonington school district and there is a need to expand wha...
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Housing to health care, Legislators introduce flurry of bills | Western Colorado
17Jan By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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Housing to health care, Legislators introduce flurry of bills | Western Colorado

The first few bills introduced into the Colorado House and Senate traditionally set the tone for what priorities lawmakers, or at least those in the majority, plan to take in any legislative session.Normally, they are considered high priorities, but Senate Democrats have taken it one step further than normal.There, four of its first six bills have main sponsors from both sides of the aisle, including a measure to get federal authority to allow community health workers to get Medicaid reimbursements.Other measures address affordable housing, job training, getting more mental health workers in schools, better addressing wil...
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China Is Open Again. 13 Ways to Tap Into Its Recovery Right Now.
7Jan By Jobber WikiNo Comments
Business

China Is Open Again. 13 Ways to Tap Into Its Recovery Right Now.

Chinese stocks look poised to keep bouncing into the Year of the Rabbit. As authorities peel back some of the last Covid restrictions this weekend and policy makers prioritize reviving the world’s second largest economy, Chinese stocks stand to recoup some of the steep losses of the past two years.  On the economic front, more dismal developments are likely forthcoming in the first quarter as Covid cases mount and China grapples with the public-health mess created by its abrupt pivot away from zero-Covid restrictions and the threat of lockdowns. Source link
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Council mows down plan for lawn care business | Business
8Nov By Jobber WikiNo Comments
Business

Council mows down plan for lawn care business | Business

It doesn’t look like a Fenton-area couple’s plans to move their lawn care business will take root.Terry and Kelly Obermiller asked the county to rezone half of a 10-acre lot near Diehl and Old Sugar Creek roads in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton from residential to planned commercial development. They planned to move their Genuine Lawn Care business from 38 E. Lakewood, also in the Fenton area.“We’ve been in business for 20 years,” said Terry Obermiller. “We’ve been looking all over for a place to expand. This place is on the other side of the hill where we live. It would be perfect for us.”The Jefferson County Council, which has the sole authority t...
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VCU is preparing to oust its health system’s CEO
31Oct By Jobber WikiNo Comments
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VCU is preparing to oust its health system’s CEO

Virginia Commonwealth University is arranging for the departure of health system CEO Dr. Art Kellermann, three sources told the Richmond Times-Dispatch.On Monday, the university notified Kellermann that he won’t continue as the health system’s top administrator. VCU gave him the option to resign, but it’s unclear if he will do so.A spokesperson for the university said Kellermann is out of the office, but the spokesperson did not elaborate. Dr. Marlon Levy is the acting health sciences senior vice president and CEO of VCU Health.Employees were notified on Monday. Kellermann declined to comment.VCU announced it will hold a joint meeting of the university board of visitors and health system board of directors on Thursday. A majority of both boards is required to fire the C...
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Local scientists advance soil health evaluation
23Oct By Jobber WikiNo Comments
Health

Local scientists advance soil health evaluation

In a September 2022 publication, two researchers from the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center (PREEC) proposed a natural land classification unit for comparing soil samples.“First, acknowledgment, understanding how soil is important; it’s not just dirt, it is a life sustaining finite resource we have on the earth. And we need to preserve it, conserve it, I think that’s the whole idea,” Bijesh Mahargan said.Maharjan, associate professor and PREEC specialist, and Saurav Das, research assistant professor, both serve in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They collaborated with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to promote soil health evaluation.The project initially began in 2020 when the researche...
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