Local School Guidance SMCHD recommends a layered approach to reducing the spread of COVID-19 in schools - including COVID-19 vaccination, improvements to building ventilation and air filtration, hand … [Read more...]
Speaker Profile: Annie Harper, PhD
Annie Harper is a cultural anthropologist working in Yale University’s Department of Psychiatry. She researches how people with mental illness, including those with incarceration histories, cope with … [Read more...]
Hurricane Preparedness 101
A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm that can be accompanied by thunderstorms. The Atlantic Hurricane season lasts from approximately June to November, with peak season … [Read more...]
Peer Providers & Recovery
As we acknowledge the month of September as Recovery Month, it is important to recognize crucial roles in the process of Recovery - Peer Providers. The Gifts Peer Providers Bring By Larry Fricks, … [Read more...]
What is Harm Reduction?
Harm reduction is a way of preventing disease and promoting health that “meets people where they are”, rather than making judgments about where they should be in terms of their personal health and … [Read more...]
How Healthy is Your Heart?
February is American Heart Month. Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. Over 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year - that's 1 … [Read more...]