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Health and Human Services CollaborativeAnnouncements Foster Care/Adoption Information Children's Home Society will host a Foster Care-Adoption Information Night on May 28 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at their office at 123 S. Maple Ave. in Martinsburg. Give a child a "forever family". Walk ins welcome. For more info please call 264-0225 Women of Distinction Girl Scouts of Shawnee Council, Inc. is seeking nominations from the community to honor outstanding women in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia for its Women of Distinction luncheon September 17, 2008. For more information, click here.. Walkable Communities Workshop Dr. Ronald Eck of West Virginia Transportation Technology Transfer Center at West Virginia University is coming to Jefferson County to conduct a walkable communities workshop. This workshop will be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 from 6:30 to 9:00 at Charles Town Library 200 E. Washington St.Charles Town, It is designed to address the concerns of developing safe, pedestrian-friendly communities. For more information, click here. AIDS Awareness Activities An AIDS walk will be held rain or shine on Sunday, May 18, at 6:30 PM. Meet at the corner of King and Queen Streets in Martinsburg and walk to War Memorial Park. The walk will be followed by an AIDS Candlelight Memorial Observance at 7:00 PM at the Main Pavilion in War Memorial Park. Refershments will be provided. For more information, contact Judith Friend at (304) 263-0738 or at judithatants04@yahoo.com Region VIII Adolescent Health Task Force Conference The Region VIII Adolescent Health Task Force will hold its 19th Annual Spring Forum on May 22nd at the South Branch Inn in Romney. The program will be Reviving the Art of Serious Conversation between Parents and Kids Registration Form. Community Health Resource Website CDC's Division of Adult and Community Health recently unveiled the "Community Health Resources Web site," a new database that can help you plan, implement, and evaluate community health initiatives that address chronic diseases and health disparities. The Web site, http://www.cdc.gov/communityhealthresources , serves as a single source for finding CDC's best web-based materials. The Web site features direct links to hundreds of resources, including program guidelines and recommendations, campaign materials, handbooks, fact sheets, evaluation frameworks, and behavioral and risk factor data, among other topics. The development of the Web site emerged from CDC's partnership with the YMCA of the USA (YMCA). Through our work with the YMCA's Pioneering Healthier Communities program, we learned that community leaders and organizations trust CDC's credible data and resources but have difficulty locating materials on the Internet. The Community Health Resources Web site makes it easier for community based organizations, advocates, and public health practitioners to access health prevention and promotion materials. We are extremely excited about the Community Health Resources Web site and invite you to visit it often for resources. For more information about the Web site, please contact DACH's Community Health and Program Services Branch at (770) 488-5426, or CDC-INFO at CCDinfo@cdc.gov. Our Dental Health Work is making headlines!
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