Lawrence teen named inaugural county Youth Health Champion
Lawrence Free State High School junior Josie Naron, 16, has been named the first Douglas County Youth Health Champion for her volunteer work at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department. She developed a project evaluating public transportation access for low income patients, highlighting bus stop distance and fare costs. Her observation-based approach includes accompanying patients to appointments and identifying real barriers to care.
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Health Department
Asie Naron
Lawrence-Douglas County
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Douglas County to honor positive child-adult interactions in April
About 100 trained Strengthening Family Ambassadors will canvas Douglas County during National Child Abuse Prevention Month to award 500 random acts of kindness stickers and bookmarks. The effort, led by United Way of Douglas County and Douglas County CASA, includes blue pinwheel displays, sidewalk chalk messages, and a Kansas University campus awareness push with a wear-blue day on April 19.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Kansas Department For Children and Families
Kansas University
Kansas
Diana Frederick
Douglascounty.com
WellCommons: A Health Discussion Community
WellCommons.com is an online community affiliated with the Lawrence Journal World and sponsored by Lawrence Memorial Hospital. It serves as a trusted health resource with news coverage, personal stories, events, discussion groups, and forums. The Journal World features weekly highlights and excerpts from the site to encourage healthy conversation.
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Alarm Fatigue at Hospitals Can Be Deadly
Mind Matters discusses alarm fatigue in hospitals, highlighting how overstimulated staff may miss critical alerts. Experts warn that excessive alarms endanger patient safety, urging tighter systems and clearer prioritization to reduce harm and improve outcomes.
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