Kenai Peninsula- People Promoting Wellness through Community Action

06/14/2016

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/06/13/481279226/as-the-number-of-homeless-students-soars-how-schools-can-serve-them-better?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160614&utm_campaign=npr_email_a_friend&utm_term=storyshare

Finding homeless students is a challenge, as are resources and red tape. The new federal education law includes new mandates and some extra money to assist districts in helping more students.

04/14/2016

For many young people today, the word prevention is complicated. Some might think that prevention doesn’t affect them, and some might not think about it at all.

01/17/2016

Help Kenai Local Food Connection plan Harvest Moon Local Food Festival 2016 by taking this quick and easy survey.

01/07/2016

11/21/2015

KTVA Anchorage CBS 11 - First in Alaska. News, weather, sports, business and entertainment in High Definition.

10/26/2015

An evaluation by the UAA Justice Center has found that Bethel’s Teens Acting Against Violence program makes a difference and could be a model for success in reaching young people.

10/26/2015

A statewide survey conducted by the Department of Health and Social Services revealed that one out of every three Alaskan teenagers report smoking ci******es, ci**rs, using smokeless to***co or using e-ci******es.

10/21/2015

The Alaska Federation of Natives issued a statement Wednesday urging Alaskans to renew their efforts to address addiction and support wellness programs in the wake of the tragic su***de that occurred at the AFN convention Saturday.

10/21/2015

http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2461738

This observational study demonstrates that, contrary to widely held beliefs, different forms of child abuse have equivalent psychiatric effects and such abuse has similar consequences for boys and girls of different races.

10/16/2015

Thank you to all our chefs and Alaska Div. of Agriculture for supporting these events.