North Providence High to kick off health pathway studiesDistrict partnering with RIC, CCRI, medical community to allow students to jump-start careers

NORTH PROVIDENCE Starting next August, incoming North Providence High School freshmen will get the chance to start working toward a career in health services, with the possibility of graduating in four years with an associate’s degree.

The North Providence School Department was awarded a $200,000 grant through the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation last week, which will allow the district to offer health-related pathways at the high school for 50 students in the “P-TECH Health Academy.”

Students that participate in the program, Supt. It’s not just the higher education establishments that are in on the “P-Tech” initiative model, or Pathways in Technology Early College High School Program, she said.

The grant partnership includes CharterCARE Health Partners/Fatima Hospital, Golden Crest Nursing Centre, the Union of Nurses and Allied Professional and Rhode Island Hospital Education Trust Fund as well as Lifespan and Stepping up RI, Smith said.

The group will take on the task of developing classwork that aligns with programs at RIC and CCRI, Smith said.

“We really do need to expand those types of offerings for our students,” she told The Breeze, adding that giving children the opportunity to dive into a real-world, hands-on experience is crucial.

Principal Joseph Goho said, “It’s really important for kids to see that the coursework they’re taking in high school actually does have a meaningful and important destination that will impact their lives.

“It’s hard for adolescents to see that when they’re in the middle of it,” he said, adding that he’s hopeful the program will engage students and show them that courses they’re taking “aren’t in isolation.”

Smith said last May, Rhode Island College sponsored a health services fair at NPHS, where over 200 students attended. Goho said student feedback showed an interest in the health care field post-graduation, and told The Breeze that many graduates wind up attending state schools like RIC and CCRI, as the institution rates “makes sense for a lot of our kids financially.”

He and Smith said with so many health care partners in town and nearby in the state, there’s plenty of opportunity for students after graduation.

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Dr Tracy Melzer has been awarded a Health Research Council grant for a four-year Christchurch study on changes in the brain that could predict dementia.

A groundbreaking Christchurch study hopes to identify brain changes that could predict the onset of dementia. MRI expert Dr Tracy Melzer has been awarded a $500,000 Health Research Council grant to study the brains of Cantabrians with Parkinson’s disease, the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimers. The brain scans of 25 healthy participants and 70 people with Parkinson’s with varying levels of cognitive impairment will be studied, looking for patterns or differences in tau build-up and blood flow between people with dementia and others. Melzer is part of the New Zealand Brain Research Institute, and has spent the past few years scanning and studying the brains of Parkinson’s sufferers.

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The grant will launch a new ‘Jobs for Washington’s Graduates’ (JWG) program at Mount Rainier High School, and will target students who are not on track to complete high school or successfully transition to a job or further education. A JWG program already exists at Puget Sound Skills Center.

JWG is a nationwide program that helps students overcome barriers, find a career path, and graduate with a plan to pursue either college or a career after high school. The program supports students with an array of services including:

Counseling,
Employability skills development,
Leadership and teamwork training,
Job development,
Job placement services that will result in either a quality career after graduation and/or enrollment in a postsecondary education and training program, and
Follow-up services after graduation.

“I am proud that our graduation rate is rising, but we remain committed to achieving our goal of graduating at least 95 percent of our students,” said Superintendent Susan Enfield. “This grant will help ensure that our students graduate with a diploma that is a ticket to the future of their choice.”

Highline and Federal Way Public Schools will each receive $30,000 to expand JWG programs.

Among other provisions, the bill pushes states to provide early intervention for psychosis,A a treatment program that has been hailed as one of the most promising mental health developments in decades.

Murphy began researching how to improve the mental health system after the Newtown shootings in 2012, which raised awareness about the problem of untreated mental illness. Attorney General to create at least one drug and mental health court pilot program, which aim to help people with mental illness or drug addiction receive treatment, rather than jail time, after committing minor offenses.

The bill recognizes that awe have a crisis in the way we treat serious mental illness and weare doing to do something about it,a said John Snook, executive director of the Treatment Advocacy Center, which advocates on behalf of people with serious mental illness. Although eight federal agencies today fund 112 programs that provide mental health care, these agencies rarely coordinate their efforts to make sure patients get the help they need and to avoid duplicating services, Murphy said.

The bill would make structural changes to the way federal agencies provide mental health services.

A new committee would link leaders of key agencies involved in mental health care, such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Justice and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA.A new position aA the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use aA would oversee SAMHSA and disseminate the most successful approaches to treating mental illness.A An advisory board, the National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory, would also analyze treatments and services to help decide which ones should be expanded.

aWe want the states to tell us what makes a difference, so other states can benefit from their success and learn from their failures,a Murphy said.

The third annual Al Berard Music Festival will be held Dec. 3 at NUNU Arts & Culture Collective in Arnaudville as a benefit for the Al Berard Memorial Music Fund at Community Foundation of Acadiana.

Like many children born in the 1960s, Al Berard began banging on pots and pans as a child.

While in high school, Berard started performing as lead guitarist in a rock band called aReFLX.a In 1983, he helped form another group, The Basin Brothers Band. He encouraged Berard to be proud of his roots and to speak my french proudly.

Berard was instrumental in promoting and preserving the Cajun culture and music by teaching and playing Cajun fiddle and original guitar music. The daughtersa band Sweet Cecilia, formerly The Girls, were admired by their father for their harmonies and musicianship.

In addition to live performances, Berard worked on scores for movies, film and television including a variety of styles from contemporary pop, bluegrass, Cajun, rock and roll and blues.

aIam grateful for the gift of music,a said the late Berard.

The Al Berard Memorial Music Fund, a fund at Community Foundation of Acadiana, was established by the Berard Family to honor Al Berardas legacy. The fund promotes Acadianaas unique musical culture by providing instruments, master teachers and music scholarships to students of all ages.

During the festival, students who have benefited from the Fund will perform for the public on the main stage, some even playing with instruments donated by the Al Berard Memorial Music Fund.

Festival proceeds benefit the Al Berard Memorial Music Fund, which has granted $40,000 to local organizations and schools in support of music programs and community projects. The fund plans to create scholarship opportunities while still benefitting organizations and programs that provide music education to students of all ages.

Sponsors of the festival are Womenas Healthcare Associates of Lafayette; Boyer, Hebert, Abels & Angelle; Greensa Piggly Wiggly; Ronny Theriot Community Projects Fund; Tomas Fiddle & Bow; The Grouse Room; Crawfish Town, USA; Cecilia Water Corporation; Dupuis Heating & Cooling; Liz Trahan Dancing Studio; Boyeras Thrift Pharmacy; PHI, Inc; Farm Bureau Insurance; St.

Flood Recovery Appeal awards 7 million

TWELVE months after being hit by devastating floods, many residents are still struggling to rebuild their lives, says the charity head responsible for managing the Cumbria Flood Recovery Appeal.

Andy Beeforth of Cumbria Community Foundation, said: “Grants can replace essentials, but returning home is just the start of recovery for many residents.

“The stress and anxiety people are still suffering is considerable. We know that 700 families are still not back home and that this does not reflect the full situation, as some people remained living in their flooded homes, some are underinsured and those that have returned home report still having to deal with many issues.

“The generosity of people and organisations has made an enormous difference to how much we can help residents rebuild lives that were devastated last December,” he said.

More than 2,700 households and 130 community projects have received financial support. With so much ongoing need we are confident we will spend all the remaining funds.

“Looking ahead we know that lessons have been learnt and that communities are working hard to be better prepared for future flooding,” said Andy.

Cumbria Community Foundation’s flood recovery appeal has raised 10.3 million for individuals, families and communities affected by the December 2015 floods, of which 7m has been awarded in grants.

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The coalition that applied for the grant says it seeks to support economic growth and strengthen the pipeline of the region’s skilled workers by providing training opportunities to unemployed, underemployed and disadvantaged populations.

Dr. Steven Bishop speaks at the grant announcement event Monday on OTC’s campus.

Dr. The school has begun accepting applications for these programs for fall 2017.

Bishop says the structure offers immediate job placement opportunities after training, adding that’s not always the case with certain occupations.

“With an Associates of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support, there is an actual job geared for that degree. We still have to do some of that, but this is an excellent opportunity for us to field folks very quickly and meet those behavioral health needs very quickly and with a high level of quality.”

Representatives from CoxHealth and Mercy, two other organizations expected to hire graduates of these programs, also spoke Monday.

Mary Ann Rojas, director of the city’s Department of Workforce Development, says the degrees and certificates stemming from the grant will reach many people at various levels.

“Whether they’re part-time jobs, whether they’re full time jobs, and the demand for those jobs is just going to increase.

The 12 grants awarded are:

$954 USD 489 Early Childhood Connections Chair Cubes for Special Needs Preschoolers
$2,410 Thomas More Prep-Marian High, Inc Interactive Science Technology for Students
$4,025 Ellis County Dolly Parton Imagination Library Ellis County Early Literacy
$ 2,500 Hays Arts Council, Inc Historic Icons in Hays’ Past A public art mural project for our community
$ 4,990 Lincoln Elemetary School Outdoor Learning Pavillion
$5,000 First Presbyterian Church Healing Kids’ Hearts Retreat
$3,299 Developomental Services of NW Kansas ADA Tub Time Project
$4,650 Hays Area Children’s Center Evidence-Based Technology Use with Young Children with Disabilities and their families
$8,000 Hays Lions Club Vision Screening for Children and Adults
$2,000 Ellis County Historical Society Ellis County Court House Preservation Project
$750 United Way of Ellis County Ellis County Community Resource Guide
$3,672 Hays Community Theatre Dinner and a Show

13 applications were received from Trego County organizations totaling $155,343.84. The following grants were awarded:

$8,083 City of Wakeeney Wayfinding signs
$14,500 Boy Scout Troup 165 Scout Food Stand
$3,000 Trego County-Lempke Memorial Hospital Trego County Health Fair
$2,000 USD 208 P & G Design (School based business)
$30,000 USD 208 Grade School Playground Equipment
$1,543 Prairie Faith Shared Ministry Community Wellness Education
$7,800 Wakeeney Housing Authority Community Beautification
$7,075 Trego County Historical Society Operation: Collection Exhibit Displays
$1,800 The Salvation Army Emergency Assistance
$10,610 Trego Hospital Endowment Foundation Balance System for Health

Rooks County organizations submitted a total of 11 applications totaling $83,148.00.