National Public Health Week is celebrated annually during the first full week in April. In what year could this be more relevant than right now! Continue Reading →
National Public Health Week: Building Bridges to Better Health – April 5-11, 2021
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Stephanie Paulmeno
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Unchecked Community Spread of Covid-19 Puts CT Back in “Red Zone”
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During a Board of Health meeting there was a presentation that touched on variants, local vaccination efforts, asymptomatic people, long haulers, and droplets vs aerosol. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, asymptomatic, Board of Health, COVID-19, Stephanie Paulmeno, variants
Behind-the-Scenes: COVID-19 and Your Greenwich Dept of Health
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“As a volunteer Contact Tracer I have had up to 21 people per day on my list alone….Some cases have taken close to an hour per call.” – Stephanie Paulmeno, DNP, RN, NHA, CPH, CCM, CDPPublic Health Education Specialist/Greenwich Department of Health Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, COVID-19, Greenwich Dept of Health, Stephanie Paulmeno
PAULMENO: In 2019 the World Health Organization Declared 2020 The Year of the Nurse. How True.
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“Nurses and other healthcare workers are operating under conditions being described as warlike.” – Stephanie Paulmeno is President of the CT Nurses Association and Chairman of The Patient is U Foundation Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Opinion, COVID-19, Stephanie Paulmeno, The Patient is U Foundation, The Year of The Nurse, World Health Organization
Opioid Epidemic and Widespread Teen Vaping Discussed at Legislative Forum
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Annual Communities 4 Action held their annual legislative breakfast at the Stamford Jewish Community Center on Monday. Topics included tackling the opioid epidemic and confronting the widespread use of vaping among young people. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Police & Fire, Carlo Leone, Communities 4 Action, David Martin, Fred Wilm, Ingrid Gillespie
Tackling Opioid Epidemic: Legislators Mull Pharmacy Blister Packs, Mandated Secure Boxes
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Monday’s legislative breakfast at UConn Stamford held by Communities 4 Action featured members from New Canaan, Darien, Stamford and Greenwich. Mayor Martin who lost his wife to cancer recently, said, IIf you think extra strength Tylenol is going to end cancer pain, then you’re confused. She was taking narcotics. She took less than what she was prescribed. But without it her pain and lack of joy would have been very difficult in her last couple of months.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Communities for Action, First Selectman Peter Tesei, Fred Camillo, Ingrid Gillespie, Mayor David Martin, Mike Bocchino
GHS School Resource Officer Franco Shares What the Kids Are Up To: Vaping THC Extracts
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During the Communities 4 Action legislative breakfast., Greenwich Police Officer Carlos Franco and Lt. Kraig Gray talked about the increasing popularity of vaping. One popular vaping device that students fill with oil containing THC, looks like a thumb drive and students plug it them into their computers to charge them. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Police & Fire, Schools, Clouds Vapor Lounge, Communities 4 Action, Greenwich Police, Greenwich Police Officer Franco, Ingrid Gillespie
Frank Talk on Overdose Awareness: Gov Malloy Joins Local Officials and a Recovering Addict
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At a press conference Gov. Malloy described opioid addiction as a gigantic problem. A 24-year old who began experimenting with prescription drugs as a teen described a path to heroin addiction, homelessness, imprisonment and ultimately recovery.
Dr. Alan Barry of Greenwich Social Services warned that medicine cabinets full of opioid prescriptions are “a candy store for children.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Police & Fire, Alan Barry, Firs Selectman Jayme Stevenson, Governor Dannel Malloy, Ingrid Gillespie, Mayor David Martin
Communities 4 Action Presents Leslie Yager with Media Champion Award
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Leslie Yager, founder and editor of Greenwich Free Press, received the Media Champion Award from the board of Communities 4 Action (C4A) on Monday for her outstanding work in journalism and dedication to covering issues of public health and safety in the Greenwich area. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, News, People & Culture, Police & Fire, Communities 4 Action, Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, Ingrid Gillespie, Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon
Stephanie Paulmeno: Will Orlando Massacre Wake Us up from Our National Apathy?
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“I was a child of gun violence in my own home at the age of six. I can still see my father’s bloody handprints along the walls to my bedroom where he made his way to shut our door. It has left an indelible imprint on me and on my views, as it will on all the secondary victims of each of the bloody massacres we continue to have while so many of us remain inactive and on the sidelines, yet I still support second amendment rights. What I cannot support nor condone is the right of any private citizen to arm themselves with assault weapons, “cop-killer” bullets or to use high-capacity magazines that allow them to kill multitudes of people within seconds.” – Stephanie Paulmeno, MS, RN, NHA, CPH, CDP, CCM, CEO, Global Health Systems Consultants, LLC Continue Reading →