It’s National AmeriCorps Week — a time to celebrate 19 years of the AmeriCorps program and the hours of service current members and alumni have given since 1994. The Coalition has utilized AmeriCorps members through the North Florida Health Corps to expand services to the community since the Health Corps launched in Jacksonville. NFHC AmeriCorps members serve 46… Read More
, a new text message warmline available to teens in the region, was featured on the News4Jax Morning Show. The segment featured information on the service, reactions from local parents and a live response from BrdsNBz to the question “How can I tell if I have an STD?”. Watch: Part 1 video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Part… Read More
Both state Senate and House legislative panels rejected the expansion of Medicaid benefits to more than 900,000 Florida residents, despite the recommendation from Gov. Rick Scott to do so as part of the state’s plan to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Sen. Joe Negron, chairman of the Senate’s special committee on the ACA that… Read More
A training on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) is available to adolescent-serving agencies. The training will be held at the Jacksonville Children’s Commission. Space is limited. Register for the training at the JCC Training Institute website.
Public Health Reports is hosting the webinar, Understanding Sexual Health March 12 at 1 p.m. Dr. John Douglas, Jr., the chief medical officer at the National Center for HIV/AIDS at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be joined by Dr. Susan Kirby, Dr. Robert Nystrom and Dr. Edward Hook III to discuss sexual… Read More