The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently announced more than $140 million that will be distributed among 12 workforce programs across the country. A study from the Association of American Medical Colleges projects a shortfall of between 14,900 and 35,600 primary care physicians by 2025. The award from HRSA will fund grants related to primary care training, specifically, encouraging diversity in the primary care workforce. As the Latino population continues to grow in the United States, there is also a growing need for qualified Latino/Hispanic healthcare workers to address this population’s needs. In addition to needing someone to communicate in Spanish, having healthcare workers that are culturally sensitive to the needs of their patients is essential to the ...
The tax on sugary beverages like soda and juices sparked debate about citizens losing jobs, but since it's approval in June, the city has been working on posting hiring for city jobs that will be funded by the tax. The salaries of the 40 new jobs including health, school, and data analyst jobs that are planned to be paid by the city's general fund until the city begins collecting the soda tax in January. The most jobs will be in education, helping create nine community schools, giving opportunities first and foremost to the citizens that understand the community, spokeswoman for the mayor's Office of Education, Deana Gamble explained to local news. An education coordinator will also be hired to help small businesses understand and implement the taxes. To learn more about this ...
A new survey determined that four out of every 10 University of California system students do not have a consistent source of high-quality, nutritious food. Nearly 9,000 students were surveyed in what is believed to be the largest look ever at campus food security. The survey also determined that 19% of students “went hungry at times” and 23% were able to eat, but lacked regular access to a “good-quality, varied, and nutritious diet.” In conjunction with the release, University President Janet Napolitano announced a $3.3 million effort to expand the campuses’ fight against student malnutrition. Each campus in the University of California system will receive $151,000, adding to the $75,000 the campuses received last year. The effort will go toward building what school ...
According to a local article, Representative Peter Welch announced support and co-sponsorship of two bills that support summer meals on July 19th at a local middle school. The bills will help support students in need of healthy meals while school is out and kids have less access to healthier school meals, that include more fruits and vegetables. The local article explains how the bills supported will help provide low-income eligible households with a debit card that gives families funds for fresh local foods that also in turn support Vermont's agriculture economy. Support of this legislation will also help redefine areas of which low-income economic conditions exist, to ensure more children have access to free meals. Summer meal sites are sparse in Burlington, where 2016 data ...
Having access to clean drinkable water and healthy fresh foods is vital in ensuring children grow up to be a healthy weight. New funds from the state's congressional delegation recently announced that $2.1 million in funds will go to help position new AmeriCorps members into volunteer services for the state. One organization called the Washington County Youth Service Bureau Boys and Girls Club, will help to ensure children of veteran and military families grow up to be a healthy weight. They will receive $325,000 for 26 volunteers, that will help to implement initiatives to help prevent childhood obesity in the state. More funds will also be used to help position AmeriCorps members in addressing problems in affordable housing, water quality, and veteran affairs. To ...
A new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that many employers do not do enough to reduce the stress of their employees. Of the working adults who say they’ve experienced a great deal of stress in the past 12 months, the vast majority (85%) report that efforts to reduce stress in the workplace are fair or poor. Compared to the general population, Latinos are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors, such as exercising and spending time with friends and family, to manage stress. Unfortunately, stress is still a major health concern for Latinos, as more than half report they are worried about stress in their daily lives. Overall, 43% of working adults reported that their job negatively affects their stress ...
Schools in California will now be having access to safe drinking water, as California Governor Jerry Brown approved $9.5 million in the state's budget to ensure school filtration systems provide students clean water. California has dealt with various droughts, leading to contamination and shortages of clean water creating a lack of access to safe drinking water in many homes, businesses, and schools. Over 100 schools will be helped by the funds, addressing previous issues of lead and uranium that was found in some schools water fountains. However, an estimated 980 to 1,690 schools are still dealing with water contamination issues. The Drinking Water Advocates Coalition applauded the Governor and Legislator for taking these vital steps to ensure safe drinking water in the middle ...
National Farm to School Network is asking supporters for healthy school food to write out their thoughts about school meals, farm to school on paper plates. The network plans to hand deliver the paper plates to Congress and tell legislators that school meals and farm to school are an important part of kids growing up healthy with fresh fruits and vegetables in school meals. So far 350 people have joined the cause, drawing images like carrots and other vegetables and writing about food justice, social justice, farms, and more all on paper plates. To learn more about this movement, or get involved, click ...
Getting school kids to try new vegetables is not always easy, but a non-profit organization is working with schools to get the word out about how "cool" eating vegetables can be for kids. Super Sprowtz is using healthy marketing, like videos, stuffed animals, costumes, and puppets with hopes to have kids try new vegetables at schools salad bars across the country. Characters like Oliver Onion or Suzy Sweetpea are just a few of the super hero puppets that make eating vegetables exciting. The non-profit has worked with the national campaign "Let's Move" and famous celebrities to market to families and kids about enjoying a healthier diet and being encouraged to "eat your super powers", which sounds more fun than "eat your vegetables". Sprowtz also works with Cornell University's ...
