Jermaine Hill is the 2021 WeTHRIVE! Community Champion for Leadership & Initiative.
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Tag: Forest Park
Know your numbers with Forest Park WeTHRIVE! team
From the annual summer fitness series to healthy cooking classes, the Forest Park WeTHRIVE! team is always looking out for the health of their community.
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WeTHRIVE! teams bring Eating Smart, Being Active classes to Forest Park & Whitewater
WeTHRIVE! teams in Whitewater Township and Forest Park partnered with Ohio State University (OSU) Extension to bring free healthy cooking classes to families with children in their communities. The nine-week “Eating Smart, Being Active” series is part of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP).
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Baby shower takes on infant mortality in Forest Park
On Saturday, Sept. 22, 32 moms attended a very special baby shower in the WeTHRIVE!℠ community of Forest Park. The event was held at the Head Start Program Center on Waycross Road and sponsored by Hamilton County’s Ohio Equity Institute (OEI).
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Working together on infant mortality in Forest Park
The Cincinnati/Hamilton County Ohio Equity Institute (OEI) team is partnering with the Forest Park Women’s Center to provide education aimed at improving infant mortality rates in the 45240 zip code.
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Parents-to-be learn about safe sleep for babies
With their first child due in a few weeks, Abi and Lily are trying to learn as much as they can about caring for a baby. That’s why they recently attended a safe sleep education session at Forest Park Women’s Center.
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Alexia Ball is a Peer Advocate for the Ohio Equity Institute (OEI).
Read moreJenetta Thomas, R.N. | Citizen Spotlight
Jenetta Thomas is a Peer Advocate for the Ohio Equity Institute (OEI). OEI is a statewide program—run locally by Hamilton County Public Health (HCPH)—to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality. HCPH works with Cradle Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Health Department to implement and support infant mortality initiatives in the 45240 and 45225 zip code areas. OEI…
Read moreForest Park firefighters teach safe sleep to prevent infant deaths
When the Forest Park Fire Department responded to four infant sleeping deaths over a three-month span, all in the same apartment complex, Captain Tom Jackson felt that something had to be done. “The department has always done a lot of education about smoke detectors and in the schools,” said Jackson. “These things…
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