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Shelley Argabrite posted an update in the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 5 years, 11 months ago

The people attending this meeting are committed to helping our adolescent population navigate the teen years successfully. We are approaching that task on a variety of levels, and are so pleased to see so many different stakeholders take an interest in helping to create more tools. Our next meeting is January 3, 2019 at noon in the Garrett…[Read more]

Jennifer Corder posted an update in the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 6 years ago

Our meeting yesterday was full of enthusiasm and good ideas from many caring and experienced professionals in our community. Please find the minutes in the uploads tab within this group. Looking forward to the next meeting!

Jennifer Corder uploaded the file: Adolescent workgroup minutes Nov 1, 2018 to Adolescent Well Child Checks 6 years ago

These are draft minutes, pending final approval at our next meeting of the Adolescent Workgroup.
Thanks to everyone who was able to attend.
We look forward to welcoming more at our next meeting the first week of December, exact date and time to be announced soon.

Dr. Robert Phares replied 6 years ago

Thanks

Dr. Robert Phares posted an update in the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 6 years ago

Great meeting yesterday. Looking forward to working with everyone on improving the health and wellness of our area youth! See everyone soon!

Dr. Robert Phares joined the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 6 years ago

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William Pope joined the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 6 years, 2 months ago

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jessica howard joined the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 6 years, 2 months ago

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Venessa Stacy posted an update in the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 6 years, 2 months ago

Good morning, everyone. We are hoping to increase the rate of well child checks among after school participants this year. Is there a committee that meets on this topic that could give me recruiting tips?

Shelley Argabrite replied 6 years, 2 months ago

Hi Venessa!
That’s great news, thanks so much for taking an interest in helping to increase these rates in our county! Right now, the physical gathering of people that are talking about this issue is the Health Planning Council. Dr. Jenny Corder and Karl Schwam have taken an interest and our leading efforts to address providers in the county.…[Read more]
Jennifer Corder replied 6 years, 2 months ago

Thanks for your interest, Venessa! Yes, we are trying to fashion a community wide messaging initiative, so your group spreading the word is very timely. We also have recently reached out to the primary providers of the county to raise awareness of issue, and the initiative. Looking forward to adding your energy to this big project! We will share…[Read more]

Amy Ritchie joined the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 6 years, 2 months ago

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Venessa Stacy joined the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 6 years, 2 months ago

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Jennifer Corder posted an update in the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 6 years, 2 months ago

While I was reading the NYT article, I also saw this survey (about vaping/juuls/ecigs) they are doing for adolescents and parents of adolescents. Maybe we can drum up people to take their survey. Let’s share the link! You do not need to have a NYT subscription to take the survey, just follow this link:…[Read more]

Jennifer Corder posted an update in the group Child and Adolescent Wellness Workgroup 6 years, 2 months ago

The New York Times has an interesting article they just published today about the electronic cigarette industry (vaping) as it relates to adolescents. As we have observed, the industry has not done enough to prevent their products (like Juuls) from getting into the hands of our adolescents. And now the FDA has given them 60 days to prove how they…[Read more]