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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
In Depth on Youngstown health improvement zones
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – WKBN 27 First News Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford sat down with representatives from the Youngstown Health Department to talk about community health improvement zones. Through a state grant, Youngstown started health improvement zones. It was an initiative that came through the Ohio Department of Health and funneled down to the local level. 'We began in November 2022 with this initiative. We received a grant of $450,000 from the Ohio Department of Health to begin the Youngstown Health Improvement Zones. We strategically chose parts of town where each part of town is represented, but we strategically chose location zones throughout the city to place our community health advocates in those zones. So we have four zones. We have four sides of town, east, south, north and west. And each side of town is represented by a community health worker,' said Andrea Bivens, community health advocate supervisor. The program works out of offices on the north, south, east and west sides of town. You can find the locations online. 'Two of our community health workers are active with the Mahoning County Pathways Hubs, so they do home visits with our expecting mothers and those who have had babies,' Bivens said. 'They're in and out of our East Side and our South Side location. The same thing because we do a lot of community outreach. So we ask our community residents to call, and they can come into the center. They're usually there between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Dee continues the conversation on the health zones and the services available in tomorrow's segment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
In-Depth: Events planned for Minority Health Month
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — April is Minority Health Month, and Andrea Bivens and Jamille Murphy began a conversation Tuesday about upcoming events supporting minority health in the community. 'This weekend we have our citywide baby shower. That is coming up. And I will defer to my coworker, Jamille, who is our director of minority health, as she could talk a little bit more about our citywide baby shower,' Bivens said. The shower will be held on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eugenia Atkinson Recreational Center at 903 Otis Street in Youngstown. 'To promote maternal and infant health. We want to make sure that some of the underserved populations and some of the at-risk populations are receiving those essential baby items. And we also want to promote. breastfeeding, breastfeeding, nutrition, safe sleep, prenatal care and postnatal care,' said Murphy. The baby shower will also include games and prizes. 'So it's designed to support and celebrate the new and new mothers and expecting moms and we want to offer them with educational resources. We also want to feel, like I said, the essential baby items and overall, you know, welcome them with festivities and some baby shower games,' Murphy said. 'We'll have raffles, we'll raffle off some free items, some gifts and, you know, high chairs, car seats, some pack and plays and other things,' Murphy said. Statistics show that infant mortality is three to four times higher in the African-American community. Wednesday, the conversation about minority health and upcoming events continues. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
