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These Johnson Region belief teams are uniting to tackle homelessness

A variety of faith-based companies in Johnson Region are banding with each other to supporter for psychological health and wellness and homelessness problems. Why it issues: Established in very early 2020, Great Belief Network is comprised of 20 local belief neighborhoods that wish to use their cumulative articulate for change. The company selected both locations of real estate and access to psychological healthcare as top concerns this year based upon lots of paying attention sessions with their congregations. Real estate challenges and psychological health and wellness have also traditionally been listed amongst the top concerns for local chosen authorities, public teams and nonprofits in Johnson Region and the Kansas City city. Great Belief Network wishes to tackle these problems from a "justice" point of view, instead compared to replicating initiatives by charitable companies from a "grace" point of view. "I think it is interesting that this is our first y

Florida trip where teenager dropped to his fatality is serious risk

Tire Sampson, 14, dropped from the Free Fall attraction at ICON Park in Orlando on the evening of March 24. The Florida enjoyment park trip where a teen dropped to his fatality last month is an "immediate major risk to public health and wellness," specify authorities said in an purchase shutting the trip. The purchase from the specify Division of Farming and Customer Solutions, which was launched to the general public Monday, officially shut the Free Fall trip on March 25, the day after the event at ICON Park in Orlando. Tire Sampson, a 14-year-old boy from Missouri, moved from his seat and dropped to his fatality while the drop tower-style trip plunged before horrified onlookers. The purchase shutting the trip said the Free Fall "is considered an instant major risk to public health and wellness, safety, and well-being, and may not be operated for customer use until it has passed a succeeding evaluation by or at the instructions of the Division." The purchase was de

Here's the newest information and expert understanding on the COVID-19 pandemic

As reported by NBC Information on Monday, initial research recommends a brand-new crossbreed variation of the coronavirus, first detected in mid-January in Britain, may be more transmissible compared to omicron. More studies are underway, however, to determine how infectious it truly may be. The XE variation, as it has been called, is known as a "recombinant" variation because it's comprised of hereditary material from 2 various other variations — BA.1 (or the initial omicron) and BA.2 (an omicron subvariant that's quickly controling the globe). UK Health and wellness Security Company information from March 25 revealed that XE has a development rate of 9.8 percent over BA.2. Similarly, the Globe Health and wellness Company (WHO) has approximated that XE is 10 percent more infectious compared to BA.2, which has shown 75 percent more transmissibility compared to the initial omicron. The Centers for Illness Control and Avoidance (CDC) has not yet determined XE as a "

Britain’s health service expands its list of Covid symptoms

Britain’s health service has expanded its list of possible symptoms of coronavirus infection, after the Omicron subvariant known as BA.2 propelled new case reports upward again in much of Europe. The updated symptom list, which now includes feelings of tiredness or exhaustion as well as nausea, brings the National Health Service’s description of the disease largely in line with those of the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Early in the pandemic, some public health experts criticized the British health authorities for what they said was an overly narrow symptom list. Initially, it included just two — fever and a new, continuous cough — with loss of taste and smell added later. The emergence of the Omicron variant has driven renewed public interest in the symptoms of Covid-19, and whether they differ from those of previous virus variants like Delta. BA.2 appears to be more transmissible than the earlier version of Omicron,

Marshall Health adjusts COVID-19 testing

As COVID-19 numbers are down across the board and continue in a decline, Marshall is changing its hours for the testing tent and hotline, effective Monday. Marshall Health announced in recent days that its COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at Marshall University Medical Center/Cabell Huntington Hospital will be open 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. The drive-thru is located at 1600 Medical Center Drive next to the Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington Hospital parking garage. The Marshall Health COVID-19 Hotline at 304-696-2900 will also now be open 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday to answer questions and concerns about COVID-19. Dr. Joe Evans, Chief Medical Officer for Marshall Health told MetroNews the move comes as the demand is not there. “The first two weeks of January we averaged over 300 tests a day, we might have up to 500 on a given day. The last two weeks we have averaged less than 30 tests a day,” Evans said. Evans said in addition to test numbers, calls are down a

Florida's ‘don't say gay' legislation could harm children's psychological health and wellness

LGBTQ+ moms and dads and pediatric psycho therapists say the legislation stigmatizes being gay or transgender and could harm the psychological health and wellness of LGBTQ+ young people. Stella, 10, Sattends a personal institution in Atlanta, Georgia, and explains to friends that she has 4 mothers. 2 of them are the lesbian pair that adopted her. The various other 2 are her birth moms and dads, among which recently appeared as a transgender lady. "I'm so thankful that [Stella] is someplace that sees" the family "as what it's: her mothers simply love her", said Kelsey Hanley, Stella's birth mom, that resides in Kissimmee, Florida. But Hanley, 30, concerns that children that have several mothers or dads or are LGBTQ+ themselves will not obtain the same approval in Florida. That is because the specify recently approved regulations that bans class direction on sex-related orientation or sex identification from kindergarten through 3rd quality and restricts s

Public Health looking for dog involved in bite incident

Public Health Madison and Dane County is looking for information about a dog that bit a person on Friday. The incident occurred around 9:45 a.m. near Bronner Rd and Stonebrook Cir in the town of Middleton. The bite occurred when the person was walking their dog in the area and a dog that was running loose approached and began to fight with the victim’s dog. The dog is described as a type of Spaniel or Portuguese Water Dog with light golden long fur, between 50-60 pounds and wearing a collar for an invisible fence or shock collar. PHMDC asks that anyone with information about this incident call the Police and Fire Dispatcher at (608) 255-2345 and ask for an Animal Services Officer. If the dog is not found, the bite victim may be required to complete a series of expensive shots to prevent rabies. PHMDC is reminding everyone that if you or your pet are involved in a bite situation, you should always exchange contact information with the other person. Local training program aims to enhanc

Health Department Employees Recall Response To Pandemic

The two-year long COVID-19 pandemic has required the staff of the Tuscarawas County Health Department to demonstrate resilience and adaptability as they have dealt with a disease that has claimed the lives of at least 488 county residents and sickened more than 20,000.  "I think for all of us, not only those in public health, we definitely did not anticipate that it would last this long," Health Commissioner Katie Seward said. "We knew that it would be a marathon and not a sprint, but it's been like an ultra marathon." Staff members worked long hours handling pandemic-related duties, all the while continuing to provide essential services such as food safety inspections, well and septic inspections and medical services for county residents and WIC (Women, Infant and Children) program clients.  The T-R talked to several health department employees about their experience over the last two years. Here is what they had to say: Jennifer Demuth, director of promotion a

How a Lack of Federal COVID Funds Could Impact Health Care

To fulfill its COVID treatment and testing promises to Americans, the Biden administration asks Congress for more pandemic funds. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday amped up the call to Congress to provide more pandemic funds, telling lawmakers that if they don't act, "We won't have the supply we need this fall to ensure that shots are available, free, easily accessible for all Americans." Now lawmakers might be closer to passing a COVID-19 funding deal, according to a Washington Post report, though it's a smaller budget than what the administration initially asked for. Republicans initially pushed back against a pandemic relief package, leading to bipartisan efforts to find a new plan. After failing to agree on a pandemic aid package, lawmakers stripped it from a larger spending bill altogether. Biden said there's enough supply in the US to provide the shots promised to people who are newly eligible for a second COVID-19 booster , but the White House has war