DCHC’s diabetes management initiatives. November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

 

Thursday, November 12, 2020 ******************************* For Immediate Release     DCHC Works to Curb Diabetes During the Pandemic  November is National Diabetes Awareness Month   NEW ORLEANS, LA – Sylvia Denson, RN, diabetes programs coordinator and leader  of the diabetes institute at DePaul Community Health Centers, reminds the community that November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Due to various factors, she reports seeing an increase in the number of people living with diabetes and persons deemed pre-diabetic as the COVID-19 virus pandemic continues.   “The coronavirus pandemic has greatly exposed the disparities we face in diabetes care. People living with diabetes are at a greater risk for poor outcomes when they contract the COVID-19 virus,” said Sylvia. “Diabetes can be prevented and controlled with small changes, when we have knowledge about the disease and support from health  care providers and family members.”   DCHC offers diabetes self-management classes and a diabetes prevention program for people who have a diagnosis of pre-diabetes or those who are at high-risk for developing diabetes. Sylvia offers the following tips the community may use to increase awareness about diabetes:   Ask your doctor to screen you for diabetes.   If the screen shows you are at high-risk for developing diabetes or have pre- diabetes, join a diabetes prevention class.   Slowly increase your physical activity to 30 minutes, 5 days a week.   Stay hydrated. Drink 8, 8 ounce glasses of water daily.   Increase your intake of non-starchy vegetables, by 3 to 4 servings daily.   Seek help for and manage stress and depression immediately.   If you or someone you know is a person living with diabetes, get info or education on how to manage it.   Share your knowledge of diabetes with family and friends.   Give support to someone you know living with diabetes or pre-diabetes.   Support of the American Diabetes Association's 2020 Tour De Cure: New Orleans, which will be held virtually on Saturday, November 21st . To register, please visit: http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/TourAdmin?pg=entry&fr_id=13085   For information about DCHC’s diabetes management initiatives, please call (504) 207- 3060. Sylvia is readily available for interviews. Please direct media inquiries to Kertrina Watson Lewis at (504) 231-0659.     About DePaul Community Health Centers   DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC) is the largest community health center network in Louisiana, providing high-quality, affordable health care services. DCHC’s “Patient-Centered Medical Home Model” expands access to individuals and families in a manner that recognizes the dignity of everyone we serve. Our holistic services are unique to each of our 10 sites located throughout metro New Orleans, and include primary and preventive health care for children and adults, women’s health, dental, optometry, behavioral health, podiatry, onsite laboratories and pharmacies and more.   Visit our website           Your Alternative Newsletter - News, Arts, Culture & Entertainment    Newswire Service   The New Orleans Agenda newsletter is the leading local alternative for information on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Region. A provider of turnkey Web-Based Internet Marketing Services, we specialize in servicing community and faith-based entities, corporate and professional organizations, and arts & cultural interest events.    The New Orleans Agenda newsletter has received more than 12 Million Page Views!  Let us introduce you to our audience.   Click here to Sign Up for our Newsletter! #NewOrleansAgenda     Vincent T. Sylvain, Publisher The New Orleans Agenda  Website: www.NewOrleansAgenda.com Website: www.SylvainSolutions.com Email: Vincent@SylvainSolutions.com     Expert Solutions for Your Communication Needs!     Opinions expressed on this mailing are not necessarily the views of The New Orleans Agenda, POLICAMP, Inc., or Vincent Sylvain unless explicitly stated. Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved.     The New Orleans Agenda | 5627 Paris Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122 | Email: Vincent@SylvainSolutions.com Website: www.NewOrleansAgenda.com   STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

Bi-Weekly Manchester Briefing #20 (12 November 2020) Cities for a Resilient Recovery: International Lessons on recovery from COVID-19

 Resilient Cities Network carries on the foundational work of 100 Resilient Cities.

Bi-Weekly Manchester Briefing #20 (12 November 2020)  Cities for a Resilient Recovery: International Lessons on recovery from COVID-19 This week, we consider how circular economy, open-source data, and digital capacities and inequalities play a key role in response and recovery from COVID-19. International Lessons Circular economy to promote healthier cities (Uruguay) Supporting small retailers through strengthening digital capacities (Brazil) Addressing the digital divide in education (India) Learning from COVID-19 to improve city resilience (The Netherlands) The release and use of Open Government Data (Germany) Useful Webinars   Read/Download the Full Briefing   The Cities for a Resilient Recovery Weekly Briefing is part of the Cities on the Frontline campaign led by the Resilient Cities Network. You can access previous curated weekly briefings here. Produced by The University of Manchester, UK (Professor Duncan Shaw, Dr Jennifer Bealt, Dr Nat O’Grady, and Professor Ruth Boaden) in partnership with the Resilient Cities Network (Femke Gubbels).

Early Rehabilitation in Conflicts and Disasters

 

Courses | Certifications | My Learning   Early Rehabilitation in Conflicts and Disasters Health   In conflicts and disasters, traumatic injuries are common. Early rehabilitation is essential for patients to achieve a faster recovery time and have a greater chance of optimal quality of life.  Humanity and Inclusion designed this free online training to accompany their field handbook for rehabilitation professionals who are new to working in conflict, disaster response, and humanitarian emergency settings.  Learn key challenges in delivering early rehabilitation in emergency settings including the basics of patient assessment and treatment in six clinical areas: fractures, peripheral nerve injuries, amputees, acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and burns.      Get Started   Forgot your password? Click here to create a new one.       DisasterReady is Going Live!   Early Rehabilitation in Conflicts and Disasters A Facebook Live Conversation Wednesday, 18 November at 18:30 (GMT) Join us for a conversation with experts from Humanity & Inclusion who will share their experiences and tips for addressing key challenges when delivering rehabilitation in emergency settings.     RSVP     ABOUT DISASTERREADY In 2013, the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation started DisasterReady with a simple mission: To better prepare humanitarian and development workers for the critical work they do by providing high-quality, relevant online learning resources at no cost. DisasterReady is provided in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. NEED HELP? Get answers to frequently asked questions, change your language, and more. Help page →

Has our media failed us? Black, Latino, disadvantaged communities in corresponding climate change issues that affect our communities.

 Does your local journal, newslettter, or other publication in your community, neighborhood, city, etc. published articles and information in preparing for disasters\emergency, and climate change issues?

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Society of Environmental Journalists 

Journalists are heroes of democracy. This fall, we're asking you to honor your journalism heroes by supporting SEJ's work to increase and improve environmental journalism. If you have a journalism hero, tell us using #HonoringTheHeroes. Make a contribution to SEJ in their name and we'll add them to our Wall of Heroes. And you'll both know that you're helping the reporters who tell the world's greatest stories.   Being a journalist takes a certain amount of ferocity. You’re constantly haggling with sources, editors, readers, critics, friends who wish you’d chill out, and partners who secretly (or not-so-secretly) wish you’d quit talking through both dinner and breakfast about whatever story is currently under your skin.  You’re also used to people saying “no”: No, they don’t want to talk to you. No, they don’t want to give you that document. No, they don't like you or what you do. No, they can’t pay you that rate per-word (or provide health insurance). And no, you definitely can’t put that in the story.  My favorite journalists—the ones who remind me that our role is about so much more than one story or even one community—are those who don’t seem to ever care when they’re faced with all the no’s, all the critics, all the obstacles.