Category: the Bridge
Bridging the gap between race, gender, philosophies… leading to understanding!
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H&M USA Celebrates Pride 2022 with Continued Support of The Trevor Project and Chosen Family Campaign
PRNewswire/ — This June, H&M launched its new “My Chosen Family” global campaign in support of the LGBTQIA+ community and Pride. The campaign focuses on the concept of non-biological families, which play an essential role for many people in the LGBTQIA+ community. Through its various partnerships and support, H&M continues to celebrate and stand behind…
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FDA Launches Campaign Aimed at Preventing E-Cigarette Use Among American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
Next Legends Campaign Aims to Educate Native American Youth About Harms of Vaping through Culturally Specific Ads Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the launch of the “Next Legends” Youth E-cigarette Prevention Campaign as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect youth from the dangers of tobacco use. The campaign will educate…
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JHU Expert: How Parents Can Help Children Cope After School Shootings
We need to do more to stop gun violence that affects children every day in this country. But in the meantime, parents are the most important sources of safety and comfort for their children, says Johns Hopkins School of Nursing professor, Deborah Gross. “While we can’t always protect our children from feeling frightened or sad, there…
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Seattle Democracy Vouchers Increase Donations, Number of Candidates in City Elections
Each odd-year election cycle since 2017, four $25 democracy vouchers have arrived in the mail for registered voters in Seattle. Each voucher can be donated to a single campaign for city office or dispersed to separate campaigns. According to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, or SEEC, the goals of the democracy voucher program are…
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Putin Masking Invasion Policies with 1990s Humanitarian Propaganda, Finds Extensive Analysis
A Russia-NATO expert analyses foreign policy statements from the USSR collapse, until the current day, to provide new insight Newswise — Russia is reinventing decades-old propaganda based on supposed humanitarian principles to justify its invasion of Ukraine, according to research published in the peer-reviewed journal, The International Spectator. Carried out by an expert on Russia-NATO relations,…
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As Gun Deaths Surge, Researchers Focus on Experiences of Community Violence Interventionists
Landmark study reveals extreme levels of exposure to violence, risk of being shot for street outreach workers Newswise — EVANSTON, Ill. — Sixty percent of violence intervention workers in Chicago have witnessed a shooting attempt, 32 percent have witnessed someone else get shot while at work, 20 percent have been shot at while at work,…
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Jasmine Food emphasizes the importance of well-balanced meals during this Aidilfitri
During this Aidilfitri, Jasmine Food Corporation (Jasmine Food) sets out to help celebrants, especially those with diabetes, to eat healthy during the festive season as Malaysians gear up to celebrate with generous feasts that involve everything from meats and carbohydrates to sugars and desserts. To view the Multimedia News Release, please visit https://www.prnasia.com/mnr/JasmineFood_202205.shtml With ketupat, rendang, serunding, and the…
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American College of Surgeons calls for urgent, bipartisan action to address the firearm violence public health crisis
Surgeons treating victims of firearm violence highlight 13 recommendations from ACS Firearms Strategy Team that can reduce deaths and serious injuries Newswise — Washington, DC: Today, leaders from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) called for bipartisan solutions to reduce the rising numbers of deaths and serious injuries that are arriving in trauma centers on…
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Monkeypox is not shingles and there is no evidence that the Monkeypox outbreak has anything to do with the COVID-19 vaccines
Claim: Monkey pox = shingles. Shingles is a well-known side effect of the jab. You are being played. This narrative will not hold. Claim Publisher and Date: Trending among social media users on 2022-05-22 Truthfulness: False The monkeypox outbreak has grown to include hundreds of cases. What’s most alarming is that new cases are being reported in countries…
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How a Public Health Approach Could Reduce Gun Violence
A professor and researcher at Tufts University School of Medicine outlines tangible ways to prevent gun violence in the U.S. Newswise — Over Memorial Day weekend, a dozen mass shootings—in which four or more people were shot or killed per incident—occurred in the United States. These events took place just days after the horrific school…