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Therapist and advocate True Thao focuses on the mental health of Minnesota’s refugee communities

October 12, 2020

When the Minnesota Department of Human Services emailed True Thao to tell him he’d been chosen to receive an Outstanding Refugee Award, he first thought it was some kind of a scam.

“I wasn’t sure what to make of it,” Thao admitted with a laugh. “There is so much on the internet these days that’s not true. I actually thought someone was playing a prank on me.”

True didn’t respond for several days, until he heard from Jaime Ballard, one of his colleagues at the University of Minnesota’s Department of Family Social Science immigrant and refugee research team.

“Then I knew it was the truth,” he said. “I finally responded to the email and said, ‘Thank you. And I’m humbled.’”

This kind of response is in keeping with the generally humble approach that Thao has taken for the more than two decades that he has

Oakland County executive race focuses on development, health care

September 30, 2020

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Pontiac — For the first time in 28 years, Oakland County voters on Nov. 3 will elect a new county executive.

The seat was held by Republican L. Brooks Patterson from 1992 until he died in August 2019. The county Board of Commissioners voted to appoint David Coulter to replace Patterson, making the former Ferndale mayor the first Democrat to occupy the position.

The county’s electorate will vote twice for executive on the Nov. 3 ballot. One race is to fill the remainder of Patterson’s term, which expires in January, and the other is for a four-year term.

Both Coulter and his Republican opponent, former state Sen. Mike Kowall of Walled Lake, said if they’re elected they’ll focus on attracting business to the county and expanding residents’ access to health care.

Oakland County voters will also choose a new county prosecutor, with either Democrat Karen McDonald or Republican Lin Goetz

Students return to in-person classes in Hays CISD, district focuses on students’ mental health

September 28, 2020

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HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — About 9,000 students will return to in-person classes Monday in Hays CISD, which is 46% of the student body, while the rest will remain at home taking virtual classes.

Last year, we told you about the ‘100% Hays initiative’ which was established to make sure no student is left behind. It looks to address students who might need mental health support.

“They have a coach or a director who can be an adult advocate for that child so in smaller groups we find if there are critical needs,” said Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright. “Kids feel more comfortable speaking to those particular adults, and because they have a close knit family of peers, they are more apt to be more a part of all things in school, and it typically increases student achievement.”

But with

Middlesex Health, NAACP project focuses on good health

September 27, 2020

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Faith Jackson is the director of the Middletown Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management department.

Faith Jackson is the director of the Middletown Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management department.

Photo: Contributed Photo / Faith Jackson

Photo: Contributed Photo / Faith Jackson

Faith Jackson is the director of the Middletown Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management department.

Photo: Contributed Photo / Faith Jackson

MIDDLETOWN — A “groundbreaking” collaboration between a local NAACP committee and Middlesex Health is helping stakeholders understand socioeconomic constraints and other issues that impede good health and equitable care for people of color.

A recently released report on the Middlesex County NAACP health equity focus groups for African Americans and Latinos Project identified several pressing concerns that affect quality of life for these residents, according to Faith Jackson,

2021 Michigan Budget Focuses On Education, Health

September 27, 2020

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MICHIGAN — The 2021 Michigan budget focuses on improving education, health programs and other key issues, such as expanding broadband internet services during a time of virtual learning across the state.

The budget — Whitmer’s second — will deliver on many of Whitmer’s signature priorities, including the Michigan Reconnect program for a tuition-free pathway for adults, funding for the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies program to ensure women have the care they need for a healthy pregnancy, and expanding access to childcare for families, Whitmer’s office said in a news release.

“When we started the budget process in early February, nobody had an idea of how challenging the coming months would be, no knowledge of the devastating impacts that COVID-19 would have, including the impact to our state budget,” Whitmer said. “But Michigan is strong, and by working collaboratively with our partners in the Legislature we now have a budget I

Why Apple Focuses On Health And Fitness

September 27, 2020

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In 2009, I discussed with an Apple exec who shared with me the impact Steve Jobs’ health crisis had on the Apple execs and many of its employees.

As we now know, in 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a disease that eventually claimed his life in 2011. Apple’s execs and other employees close to Jobs watched in dismay as they saw their beloved leader suffering through this medical crisis. Those who knew him well were deeply moved by what they saw as they sat by helplessly as his health declined.

In early 2010, Apple’s top execs made an important decision about Apple’s future. Although they were working feverishly to get the iPad to market by Q4 of that year, they started looking hard at ways that Apple could use their

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