December 22, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: health

The Chris Atwood Foundation helps people struggling with substance abuse

#drugs, #health, #social services
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For those burdened by substance abuse addiction, the Chris Atwood Foundation offers a helping hand. The organization helps people get into detox and offers peer recovery coaching and support, harm reduction services, housing assistance, support for the families of addicts, Narcan kits, and help with health insurance, food, employment, and legal documents. The Chris Atwood … Continued

Culmore gets a period pantry

#Culmore, #health, #nonprofits
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Women and girls in disadvantaged areas will have access to free menstrual hygiene products thanks to an initiative by the Junior League of Northern Virginia. The group recently launched a “period pantry” at the Culmore Family Resource Center in Bailey’s Crossroads and two other locations, in Springfield and Sterling. The Junior League says the period … Continued

Healthcare, education, safety initiatives in the works for Culmore

#Culmore, #health, #social services
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A new project in Culmore is connecting residents to healthcare, education, afterschool programs, and much more in their own neighborhood. The Culmore and Bailey’s Crossroads Place-Based Initiative (PBI) is creating a hub for community-serving programs at Culmore United Methodist Church. The PBI, run by George Mason University’s College of Public Health, is a coalition of … Continued

Inova drops redevelopment plans

#health, #Inova
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Inova Health System is not planning to proceed with a massive mixed-use development on its Merrifield campus, the Washington Business Journal reported on April 30. In 2018, Inova proposed redeveloping the 117-acre property that Inova acquired from Exxon Mobil with multifamily housing, retail, restaurants, a hotel, and additional medical facilities. The Fairfax County Board of … Continued

FCPS: middle schools start too early

#health, #schools
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Fairfax County Public Schools is considering changing middle school start times to a more reasonable hour than the current 7:30 a.m. Research shows that having schools start a bit later in the morning has a positive impact on students’ health and wellbeing. FCPS kicked off a series of community engagement meetings on middle school start … Continued

Peterson family donates $20 million to Inova

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The Peterson family has donated $20 million to Inova, the hospital system announced April 16. This donation will provide funding for two critical needs: $15 million will support Inova’s Life with Cancer program, and $5 million will go toward the expansion of the emergency room at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Over the past 30 years, Peterson … Continued

Falls Church High School student suffers non-fatal overdose

#drugs, #Falls Church High School, #health
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A Falls Church High School student has suffered a non-fatal overdose, Fairfax County Superintendent Michelle Reid announced on April 15. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 28 requires superintendents to notify the community of all school-connected overdoses. The student’s identity and other details were withheld to protect the individual’s privacy. “We do want to be … Continued

More rental assistance available for those with serious mental illness

#government services, #health, #homeless, #housing
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The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) approved a $20 million agreement with the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services earlier this month to increase access to supportive, affordable rental housing options for those with serious mental illness. The additional funding is expected to help prevent homelessness among this population and reduce … Continued

Inova gets a $10 million gift

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Inova Health System has received a $10 million planned gift commitment from Win Sheridan, co-founder of Apex Systems, an information technology consulting company. The gift will be applied toward Inova’s Greatest Needs fund, which is disbursed at the discretion of CEO Dr. J. Stephen Jones for critical projects and initiatives. The Greatest Needs fund is … Continued

Inova opens clinic for sick children

#children, #health, #Inova

Inova celebrated the grand opening of a clinic for sick children Jan. 18 in Seven Corners. The Inova Cares Pediatric Sick Clinic, the first of its kind in the Inova system, provides care for children who have such common symptoms as fevers, ear infections, and sore throats so they can return to daycare or school … Continued