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Activate Allen County: LACCA

March 28, 2016 4:03 am Published by

They have worked with Lima Family YMCA’s Small Communities Transformation Grant and the Lima YMCA’s Partnership to Improve Community Health Grant to make the following changes:

Breastfeeding friendly

In 2013, LACCA unveiled a breastfeeding room for employees and visitors. What makes this space so supportive is that it offers privacy and comfortable seating for mothers while working there or visiting.

Nutrition

In 2013, LACCA Head Start’s Wellness Team began revamping the Head Start menu. In addition, Head Start teachers also role model healthy behaviors at lunch and snack time further promoting good nutrition.

Physical activity, screen time

In 2015, LACCA Head Start assessed, reviewed and updated policy language to ensure that every student is able to get recommended daily physical activity and to limit screen time during the school day. These policy changes ensure that the children in all of LACCA’s Head Start programs will be active.

“The partnership between Activate Allen County and LACCA has helped us to recognize the importance and focus on health and nutrition needs of our Head Start children, the families and clients we serve,” said LACCA CEO Jackie Fox.

Eastern Iowa Health Center Temporarily Closing

March 28, 2016 4:03 am Published by

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) – The Eastern Iowa Health Center will temporarily close between March 30th and April 1st so it can move to a temporary clinic.

The Eastern Iowa Health Center was built in the 1970s and needed repairs.

For $100 you could help raise $100M for Indy — but there’s a catch

March 28, 2016 4:03 am Published by

Philadelphia’s, $2.5 million.

The Central Indiana Community Foundation, is taking Franklin’s model with a bigger goal in mind: to raise $100 million in 100 years.

“The thing we don’t realize is how philanthropy has shaped Indy,” saidA Malina Jeffers, who is leading the Ben Franklin funds project for the foundation.A “The city that will be 100 years from now will beA supported by those dollars.”

This will be done by creating two funds: one in which 1,000 people donate $100 each, and another in which 100 donors contribute $1,000 each. “This is a way to leave our mark.a

Call Amy Bartner at (317) 444-6752 and follow her onA Facebook,A Twitter, andA Instagram.

For more information or to donate toA CICF’s Ben Franklin Funds, go toA www.bein2016.org/bff.

Fort Lewis College Environmental Center coordinator selected for statewide training

March 28, 2016 3:52 am Published by

Fort Lewis College Environmental Center coordinator selected for statewide training

Rachel Landis, coordinator of the Environmental Center at Fort Lewis College, will participate in the Community Resource Center’s statewide 2016 Nonprofit Leadership & Management Program.

Rachel Landis, coordinator of the Environmental Center at Fort Lewis College, will participate in the Community Resource Center’s statewide 2016 Nonprofit Leadership & Management Program.

Rachel Landis, the coordinator of the Fort Lewis College Environmental Center, has been selected to join 21 nonprofit leaders from organizations across the state for training to increase their effectiveness in the challenging world of nonprofits.

The Nonprofit Leadership & Management Program, run by the Community Resource Center in Denver, has been in existence for 26 years. “For me, personally, I have always worked in education, but for a lot of work here at the center, we are truly a nonprofit, and I’m looking forward to learning best practices in the nonprofit sector.”

While some are attending on scholarships from the Anschutz Family Foundation, the Environmental Center accrued funds from several fundraisers to pay Landis’ tuition..

Kingfisher County ranks well in health report

March 28, 2016 3:52 am Published by

Kingfisher County ranks well in health report | Local News | enidnews.com

Recently released County Health Rankings for 2016 ranked Northwest Oklahoma above several counties in the state, with Kingfisher County ranking No. The report was created in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

aThe Rankings are unique in their ability to measure the current overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states,a according to the report. Communities use the Rankings to help identify issues and opportunities for local health improvement, as well as to garner support for initiatives among government agencies, health care providers, community organizations, business leaders, policy makers, and the public.a

Margaret Watkins, public health education for Garfield, Grant, Major and Alfalfa counties, said the rankings take a closer look at differences in health between urban, rural, suburban and smaller metro communities, finding several items.

aRural counties not only have higher rates of premature death, but also nearly 1 in 5 rural counties saw rises in premature death rates over the past decade, while most urban counties have experienced consistent improvement,a Watkins said in a written statement. aRural counties have higher rates of smoking, obesity, child poverty, teen births and higher numbers of uninsured adults than their urban counterparts.a

The report also ranked counties by overall health outcomes, which is an equal weighting of length and quality of life, area counties ranked:

a Kingfisher County ranked No. 62.

The report also provided rankings by health factors, which includes health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors and physical environment.A The ranking included factors like adult smoking rates, premature death, graduation rates, primary care physicians and other factors.

The report ranks area counties as follows:

a Kingfisher County ranked No. 40.

Watkins said even though Oklahoma ranks low in national comparisons, county health rankings help the area see how itas doing on a regional level.

aGarfield County Health Department has a number of initiatives underway to expand health opportunities for residents, including the aChildren Firsta program to help new moms, aReach out and Reada to improve child and health literacy, and joint efforts with health care providers and schools to ensure all children have their state required vaccinations,a she said. aThe staff at Garfield County Health Department are committed to engaging in community partnerships and programs aimed at improving health such as the Garfield County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition, Garfield County Micronesian Coalition, and the Garfield County Drug and Alcohol Coalition.a

Watkins said the rankings data will help the department drive improvements in certain areas while building a culture of healthy livings.

For the full report, visit www.countyhealthrankings.org.

School trail plans knocked off course again

March 28, 2016 3:52 am Published by

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STERLING The Sterling Park District again has been forced to change its plans for a grant-funded schools trail project.

The park district was awarded two federal grants through the Safe Routes to School program the first in 2009, and the second in 2012 totaling nearly $500,000. Instead of going all the way to Franklin, the first phase would have stopped at Thomas Park, giving the park district time to apply for an additional grant.

That was before the latest delay.

The park district, after securing easement agreements with the city and Abiding Word Church earlier this month, now has learned that splitting up the work could jeopardize funding.

“The Safe Routes to School people say they can’t give grants for work that doesn’t go to a school, so now we’re back to doing the whole thing,” Parks Director Larry Schuldt said.

That means the park district must get an easement for the school district property before the project can get on IDOT’s June bidding list.

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Toniic Institute Announces New CEO

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Toniic Institute Announces New CEO | Business Wire

SAN FRANCISCO–()–The Toniic Institute, a nonprofit global organization of impact impact investor whose personal impact themes include eldercare, to take Toniic and the growing field of impact investing to a new level.” “The field of impact investing is now portfolios to 100 percent impact investing, those who look to Toniic for started in impact investing, Toniic sets the pace.” Founded in 2010, Toniic Institute is the global action community for leadership as they grow their impact investing practices. leverages its global member expertise in impact investing to produce investing, and impact measurement. transformational learning opportunities for impact investing around the

Boundaries defined for EDC sign grants

March 28, 2016 3:41 am Published by

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