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Western MA Prevention Professionals Meet with Cannabis Control Commissioners
…cannabis billboard advertisements, cannabis marketing violations, lack of enforcement, and the need for bud-tender trainings. At this meeting, SPIFFY Data Specialist, Dr. Caroline Johnson, presented on data the SPIFFY Coalition…
State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas
NORTHAMPTON — A new program will provide nearly $3 million to organizations focused on improving the health of individuals, families and communities by addressing issues such as nutrition, safe housing,…
Gail Gramarossa, MPH, CHES
…as an environmental strategies specialist to the SPIFFY coalition. She specializes in identifying and assisting with grant writing, data collection and health assessments including the PNAS, assisting partner coalitions and…
CES report outlines difficult truth about literacy issues
…involved. Nora Cooney thanked the district for undergoing the study and thanked the families for “ringing the bell.” She added her shock to how “overwhelming” the report was, adding how…
Steering Committee Retreat
On Monday, June 24, adult members of the SPIFFY Steering Committee joined with members of the newly-formed SPIFFY Youth Steering Committee for an evening retreat to discuss school mental health…
$773K to support BHN’s childhood mental health program
…in accessing help.” BHN, which serves communities throughout the four counties of western Massachusetts, is currently involved with about 35 child care programs in the region, with room to grow…
CES Profile – After School Programs, Learning Inspired by Fun
…after school programs are funded through 21st Century Learning Grants, and others are the result of CES partnerships with schools to create their own pay-as-you-go programs. Special recruitment efforts assure…
Rural School Aid in State Budget
…allowing it “to build on the success of its first year, which provided nearly 40,000 families with fresh, healthy, local food, and millions of dollars in sales to Massachusetts farmers,”…
Cooley Dickinson Health Care receives $555,555 grant to improve regional food insecurity
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Cooley Dickinson Health Care received a $555,555 grant to improve regional food insecurity and address a systemic lack of access to healthy food. According to a…