[ad_1] HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (WDAM) – Hundreds of Hattiesburg residents and medical professionals gathered for a community health event to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month on Saturday. Held at Hub City’s East Side Park, the inaugural “Hispanic Festival” featured music, food and free health checks. Organizers say their goal is to reach out to the Hispanic ...

[ad_1] Engineering education in the country faces a major challenge as universities are barely able to fill a third of the available seats in fields other than computer science and IT. Students do not want to be involved in traditional disciplines such as civil engineering, mechanics, materials science, metallurgy, or electricity. Many universities are at ...

[ad_1] Massena — The Massena Central School District School Board will move to approval of consent agendas rather than individual action items in an effort to reduce meeting length. Board President Paul A. Huggett made the proposal at Thursday night’s meeting, which lasted nearly two hours. He said having multiple action items approved under his ...

[ad_1] New York, September 24, 2022 – Speaking at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York this weekend, Lego Foundation CEO Anne Bergitte Albreksen said she can’t wait for the United Nations international organization education. (ECW) announced a new major donation of US$25 million. Funds for education in emergencies and protracted crises. ECW ...

[ad_1] Crystal Fashion, Parmesan N Feature Pocono Winners September 24, 2022 From PHHA/Pocono Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania — Crystal Fashion, winner of the 2018 Beer Memorial at The Downs in Mohegan San Pocono, is on a winning streak on the mountain track every year since winning the $17,500 spotlight trot at age 2 on Saturday afternoon ...

[ad_1] A man wearing a mask walks through Pier 45 in Hudson River Park in New York. The coronavirus pandemic is taking a severe toll on the mental health of young Americans, with adults under the age of 35 reporting particularly negative emotions and stress-related stress and anxiety, according to a new poll. (AP Photo/Mark ...

[ad_1] TEWKSBURY — Town nurse Ashley Pavlakos loves her job. Pavlakos shares a passion for public health and community outreach and is excited to bring new ideas and health education initiatives to Tewkesbury. Pavlakos comes to town through a state-funded Public Health Excellence grant. Pavlakos’ position is to provide regional support with resources in Tewkesbury, ...

[ad_1] With the simultaneous outbreaks of monkeypox, polio, and COVID-19 straining healthcare systems, chronic diseases understandably go unnoticed. But as we continue to face the threat of ongoing infectious diseases, we need to build resilient healthcare systems that can respond to both public health emergencies and ongoing public health challenges. Pre-pandemic, chronic illness was already ...