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Newport News expands mental health partnership amid ‘significant’ rise in emergency calls

June 17, 2023binomo

Newport News’ dispatch center managers said they have seen a serious rise in mental health-related calls since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News 911 dispatchers are the first line of response with each phone call ringing into their center.

Lately, they said they’ve seen a lot more calls from both the 911 and 988 lines over the past couple of years regarding mental health.

“We’ve had about 1,000 calls for service last ear for our cares team where they actually went out and responded to triage to the citizens,” Newport News 911 Manager Laura

Health Canal Launches The Blood Heroes Contest with Up To $2000 In Prize Money

June 13, 2023binomo

Published: Jun. 13, 2023 at 5:17 AM HST|Updated: 3 hours ago

GROVE CITY, Ohio, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Health Canal has announced launching an inspirational blood donation contest with up to $2000 in rewards. the Blood Heroes Contest aims to raise awareness on the issue of blood donation and encourage more people to donate blood by sharing inspirational blood donation stories.

The Blood Heroes Contest will take place from June 10th to June 30th. Applicants from all countries are welcome to share their memorable blood donation experiences. Two winners in “The Best Story”

Trump slammed for congratulating Kim Jong-un

June 3, 2023binomo

Donald Trump is under fire from Republicans for complimenting North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un after his country was admitted to the World Health Organization’s Executive Board.

“Congratulations to Kim Jung Un!” the former president wrote on Truth Social, misspelling his name while sharing news of the admission.

The post drew immediate condemnation from GOP presidential candidates and state party leaders.

“Kim Jong Un starves his own people,” Mr Trump’s former UN ambassador and 2024 opponent Nikki Haley said on Twitter.

“It’s a total farce that North Korea has a leading role at the World Health Organization.”

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May 20, 2023binomo

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DeSantis holds news conference at FAU’s Jupiter campus

May 3, 2023binomo

JUPITER, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday morning at Florida Atlantic University’s MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.

DeSantis will be joined by secretaries Jason Weida at the Agency for Health Care Administration and Michelle Branham of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.

The event is scheduled to begin at 10:45 am and ClickOrlando.com will stream it live at the top of this story. The conference was originally set to begin at 9:30 am

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The governor this week has already held news conferences in Brevard County to sign three

mental health and wellbeing in the workplace – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

March 27, 2023binomo

More than ever before, mental health is a topic for open discussion in the media, within our social circles and of course at work. Mental health and wellbeing is all about how we think, feel and behave, and is usually caused by a reaction to a difficult life event, which can be caused or made worse by work-related issues. In particular, working in isolation away from managers and colleagues can add stress to a workforce that is already facing a significant amount of pressure.

The scale of the problem

Globally, an estimated 264 million people suffer from depression, one of

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