Archive for the ‘Mental and Behavioral Health’ Category
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
The Leave No Child INSIDE Central Ohio Collaborative invites you to a meeting!
Please come and hear updates from all the teams that formed last fall! They have been working very hard and are eager to share their progress.
When: Tuesday Jan. 19 NOON - 1 p.m.
Where: Westerville Public Library
Cost: Free
Important: ...
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Reprinted from the Peaceful Playgrounds newsletter, courtesy of member Tina Gratitude at Indianola Children's Center:
Study: "Play" Develops Social Responsibility
Locally and across the nation, time for play has been increasingly squeezed out of preschool and kindergarten. The reason given is that schools, bent on raising student achievement, especially among poor ...
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
Stimulus program
Delaware County couple hope that opening their property to others will inspire creativity
Monday, July 6, 2009 3:32 AM
By Jill Laster
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Driving recently through Delaware County, Sandra Wu and husband Ed Lawry were drawn to a sign posted in a yard on a rural, tree-lined road: "Sanctuary ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Action Alert—NYTimes coverage of the Alliance's “Crisis in the Kindergarten”
Dear friends of the Alliance,
In the Sunday, May 3 edition of the New York Times Magazine Peggy Orenstein writes about the rise of testing and academics and the demise of play in kindergarten. Her article, “Kindergarten Cram,” prominently features ...
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Central Ohio LNCI "Dirt Pile" Group Strategy Meeting
Columbus Metro Parks Headquarters
Thursday March 26 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Attending: Sue Alexander, Alice Hohl, Jennifer Kramer, Judi Levicoff, Betsy Loeb, Kezia Sproat
Using the Alvarez diamond diagnostic tool, which balances mission, structure, resources and power, the group agreed
...
Posted in Diversity, Education/Schools, Mental and Behavioral Health, October Action Items, Parenting, Parks and Land, Physical Activity, Spiritual and Religious, Statewide | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
For Immediate Release
Columbus area celebrates kickoff of Explore the Outdoors and Family Nature Clubs
Increased focus on the health benefits of free play in nature spur new programs
(Columbus, OH) – More and more studies are concluding that free play in nature is a cheap and simple treatment for many recent childhood ...
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Please join us for our next membership meeting, April 16, at the Indianola Children's Center. Time: 7-8:30pm
This meeting is open to the full membership. We haven't set the agenda yet, but we always allow time for members to introduce themselves and "pitch" their organization and what they do. You are ...
Posted in Camps and Youth Development, Education/Schools, Funding, Legislation, Mental and Behavioral Health, October Action Items, Parenting, Parks and Land, Spiritual and Religious, Statewide | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
February 9, 2009
Dear Ohioans:
It is well understood that the obesity epidemic is one of today's most pressing public health issues. Recognizing this major health threat, Governor Ted Strickland issued a directive to the Ohio Department of Health's Office of Healthy Ohio to create a comprehensive obesity prevention ...
Posted in Mental and Behavioral Health, Statewide | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
http://www.pic2009.org/page/event/detail/4v7rb
The Collaborative has been invited to take part in Clintonville and Worthington's effort to participate in the National Service Day being declared by President-elect Obama for Martin Luther King Day Weekend.
There will be a community fair focusing on Health and Hunger Jan. 17 and another event on the 18th you ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
>The Stratford Ecological Center welcomes you to join the Healthy
>Children/Healthy Planet discussion course now forming at Stratford. Join
>in this 8-part discussion class to explore how the effects of advertising
>and our consumer culture can influence a child's view of the world, discuss
>ways to create meaningful family times and healthful environments for
>children, ...
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