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Juliana Lepore and Brittany Schafer 57 minutes ago NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — State and city leaders attended a dedication ceremony for New Haven’s new Recovery and Wellness Center on Tuesday night. The 31,000-square-foot project has been 10 years in the making and now stands as a symbol of change and healing in the community. New COVID variants are dominating, are the symptoms any different? “Receiving non-judgmental care in a healing environment in your own community is the gold standard,” Dana Murphy, program director at Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, said at the podium. “The proximity of having everything under…

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – Community and understanding are just some of the mantras the Back Bay Mission uses to help unhoused people in Biloxi, especially those relocating to unfamiliar areas.James Pennington, executive director of the Back Bay Mission, said a person’s mental health is a major factor when deciding whether to move an unhoused person to another area.”It’s hard. I think it’s hard because I think familiarity is helpful for everyone,” Pennington said.They tend to return to areas where they feel safe, like Division Street, he said.”Maybe this area has the Center for Nonviolent Coastal Family Health,” Pennington said, “We…

Boiling is often thought of as one of the simplest ways to prepare food. However, this humble cooking method can have a surprising effect on certain foods, especially vegetables, increasing their nutritional value to an incredible extent. For anyone wanting to maximize the health benefits they get from their diet, it’s crucial to know which foods become more nutritious when boiled. Here are six such vegetables (Image: Canva) Carrots: Antioxidant BoostCarrots are widely known for their high content of beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A, which is essential for vision, immunity, and skin health. Boiling carrots significantly increases…

Recently, the 8th Anhui Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Health and Wellness and Elderly Care Development Summit Forum and Expo was held in Hefei. During the event, a plaque awarding ceremony for the Yangtze River Delta Health and Wellness Base was held, and Qiankou Health and Wellness Town, Huizhou District, Huangshan City, was awarded the title of “2023 Anhui Province Yangtze River Delta Health and Wellness Base”.Qiankou Health and Wellness Town is located on the southern slope of Huangshan Scenic Area. It is an important hub for high-speed rail and expressways, and is also a tourism logistics center. It is a…

Photo by Robin Cornette. On June 11, hundreds of women gathered at the 2024 SBC Pastors’ Wives Luncheon in Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS (BP) — Spiritual resilience is essential in the pastoral profession, and women can rely on God to give them that resilience, speaker Jackie King said June 11 at the Pastors’ Wives Luncheon at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Also at the packed luncheon, attended by more than 1,600 women, longtime pastor Diane Nix was presented with the Willie Turner Dawson Award. King, whose husband, Josh King, is pastor of First Baptist Church in Lewisville, Texas, read from Ezra…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Army National Guard chaplains and their supporting unit ministry teams from across the U.S. refined strategies and tools to enhance Soldiers’ mental and psychological wellness, May 6-9, at the Army National Guard’s Professional Education Center. The training event also addressed the importance of equipping National Guard chaplains with the tools to support Soldiers. “Your role as a chaplain is not only important, it’s vital,” said Master Sergeant Major John T. Raines, the Army National Guard’s command sergeant major. “The Army National Guard wants you to contribute greatly to increasing the readiness of our unit.”…

Nitric oxide plays important roles in the body, including lowering blood pressure, improving blood flow, and enhancing athletic performance. To increase your nitric oxide levels, eat foods like beets, garlic, meat, leafy greens, and citrus fruits.Nitric oxide is an important molecule produced in the body that affects many aspects of health.It dilates blood vessels to promote proper blood flow and may provide a variety of health benefits, including improved athletic performance, lower blood pressure, and improved brain function.Changing your diet is one of the best and most effective ways to naturally boost levels of this important molecule.Here are the top…

Recently released surveillance data from Evanston Township High School revealed that the number of students marked as at risk for suicide and the severity of the suicide risk decreased in the 2022-2023 school year. Mia Ravizzo, vice principal of student services, said the decrease is thanks to the school’s mental health intervention group. Lavizzo announced the information, along with other updates on student well-being, during the June 10 School District 202 Board of Education meeting, along with Student Support Services Director Donderayo White and Student Services Director Sarah Long. “We know how important the well-being of our students is,” said…

Cathy Hetrick was back at the counter at Nutrition4Ever in Hudson on Thursday, preparing smoothies, when three customers in gym gear walked in through the back door of the store, which leads to two gyms, Riverfront Athletic Club and Ethos Performance. This is Hetrick’s first foray into running a store on her own — she previously helped run River Falls-based RF Nutrition with her parents, Nate and Kelly. Hetrick said he initially looked for a different location but liked this location because of its proximity to two gyms — so close, in fact, that the store has a one-way mirror…

Group photo at the award ceremony. PC: University of Hawaii According to a study released in 2023 by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, approximately 50% of farmers under the age of 46 in Hawaii have experienced depression and approximately 14% have had suicidal thoughts. Farming is a stressful business with many risks and uncertainties, including volatile markets, fluctuating weather, invasive species and other stressors that farmers must deal with daily and seasonally.With high rates of stress, depression and suicide among this age group, CTAHR developed Seeds of Wellbeing (SOW)…