School nurses are doing more to protect children
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Demand for capable school nurses – with a nursing background and enough experience in the field – is on the rise.
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Brain injury support group announces September event
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Brain Injury Connections of the Shenandoah Valley will hold its second pediatric and family support group meeting on Monday, Sept. 23 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the JMU Campbell Building, located at 755 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Harrisonburg.
Voting, elections community conversation in Waynesboro
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The Waynesboro Democratic Committee and Augusta County Democratic Committee will host a talk on “The Crisis of Elections: Myths Debunked and the Future Revealed.”
Beyer, Katko, Napolitano introduce Barriers To Suicide Act
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Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and John Katko (R-NY), the co-chairs of the House Suicide Prevention Task Force, and Grace Napolitano (D-CA), founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus today introduced the Barriers To Suicide Act.
Adult obesity in Virginia tracking with national average
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Adult obesity in Virginia is tracking with the national average, according to a new report released Thursday by the Trust for America’s Health.
VCU receives $2.5M to develop vaccines against tick-borne illnesses
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Researchers at the VCU School of Medicine have received a $2.54 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for the development of vaccines to prevent Lyme disease and human granulocytic anaplasmosis.
Morgan Griffith: Resources to fight opioid crisis
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On Sept. 4, the Trump Administration announced the release of $1.8 billion in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help communities around the country fight the opioid crisis.
Herring continues fight to protect immigrant children in civil detention
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring has joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration’s new rule circumventing the Flores Settlement Agreement.
Mandela Washington Fellows benefit from leadership training
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Networking is a constant fixture on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., but this summer a group of honorary Hokies have been making introductions with a unique goal in mind.
The dangerous route of drowsy driving
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Often times we find our schedules packed, our days long, and our nights longer. By the time we manage to crawl into bed, we focus on falling asleep, and not much else (except maybe checking Instagram).
