Combating Hate
This episode of Shift Everything focuses on the Combat Hate initiative, a classroom-based digital media literacy workshop that engages students in critical thinking for decoding…
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Free Virtual Program Aims to Teach a Patient-Centered Approach to Research
In recent years, researchers have made a larger effort to tap into previously underrepresented communities, such as communities of color, to create mo…
5 Big Accomplishments for the All of Us Research Program
For the last several years, the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program has endeavored to collect the health data of over 1…
Get Moving with a Free Child Physical Activity Program You Can Do from Home!
Many Latino children have pressing mental health needs but are not getting adequate mental health care, studies have shown. COVID-19 didn’t help, …
For Your Familia: Understanding Low Grade Glioma
U.S. Army soldier Tony Rentas, a native of Puerto Rico who dreamed of serving in the military all his life, had a seizure while on a mission in Kosovo…
Teacher Appreciation!
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week 2024 and West40 thanks EVERY teacher! West40 has teachers who support students in our Regional Safe School, Remote School and Seniors…
Teacher Appreciation
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week 2024 and West40 thanks EVERY teacher! West40 has teachers who support students in our Regional Safe School, Remote School and Seniors…
Tony Rentas: A ‘Soldado’ Helping Others Fight Battles Against Brain Tumors
Growing up in Puerto Rico, Tony Rentas dreamed of joining the U.S. military. He wanted to serve his country, set a good example for his son, and make …
How Do We Know if Complete Streets (or Any Streets) Are Meeting the Needs of Community Members?
We know little about which transportation investments or initiatives are reducing transportation barriers and meeting people’s transportation needs.…
7 Reasons to Do SDoH Screening in Healthcare
Where you live can have a big impact on your health. Non-medical factors like where we are born, live, work, and age — known as social determinants …