Month: March 2014
Quinnipiac University to host conference, ‘Stolen Lives: An Interprofessional Response to Human Trafficking,’ May 29-30
[box]Katherine Chon, the senior advisor on trafficking in persons at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and co-founder of Polaris Project, an organization combatting sex and labor trafficking in the U.S. and abroad.[/box] Quinnipiac …
NHSC In-Town Referee Clinic
[box]Zach Tabak will be the instructor. Please come a few minutes early to sign in, and bring flags if you have them.[/box] A free clinic for new and returning In-Town Assistant Referees will be held …
Clinical psychologist and author Margo Maine to discuss body image as part of Quinnipiac University’s Campus Cross Talk series
Margo Maine, clinical psychologist and author, will discuss body image as part of Quinnipiac University’s Campus Cross Talk series. Maine will present the lecture “The Body Myth: Part 1,” about the obsessions people have with food and …
First Selectman Freda Announces Two Week Curbside Bulk Pick-up Program to Commence March 31, 2014
First Selectman Michael J. Freda announced today that effective Monday, March 31, 2014, the Town’s Department of Public Works will provide a two week curbside collection program for bulk items to the residents of North Haven. Bulk …
Quinnipiac University School of Nursing to induct more than 100 students into international honor society at March 22 ceremony
[box]Linda Honan Pellico, associate professor at the Yale School of Nursing.[/box] Linda Honan Pellico, associate professor at the Yale University School of Nursing, will discuss “The Looking is Not Seeing and Listening is Not Hearing …
ASAP Urgent Care Offers Colon Cancer Risk Assessment
One of the deadliest cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States – depending upon where it starts, it can be referred to as …
Author of ‘Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer’ to speak at Quinnipiac University’s North Haven Campus March 18
[box]Shannon Brownlee, author of the groundbreaking book “Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer.”[/box] Shannon Brownlee, author of the groundbreaking book “Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and …
Dr. Holly Atkinson of HealthiNation to discuss ‘Five Keys to Optimal Health’ at Quinnipiac University’s North Haven Campus April 8
[box]Dr. Holly Atkinson, medical correspondent and editor at HealthiNation, a digital health network, will speak at Quinnipiac University’s North Haven Campus, 370 Bassett Road, North Haven, on April 8.[/box] Dr. Holly Atkinson, medical correspondent and …
Local Leadership That Listens
State Sen. Len Fasano and State Rep. Dave Yaccarino and North Haven residents discussing current issues at a monthly “coffee with your legislators” event at McDonalds on Washington Avenue. On Marth 7th State Rep. Dave Yaccarino (R-87) …
LWV Common Core Info Night
How children are taught and learn in K-12 lays the foundation for their lives as adults who will be shaping our communities. In K-12 of Connecticut public schools, teaching and learning is now changing over …
President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation presses for more united health care delivery and education systems during Quinnipiac University talk
[box]Dr. George Thibault, president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, discusses health care education at Quinnipiac University’s Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences in North Haven. (Mark Stanczak, Quinnipiac University).[/box] Dr. George Thibault, president of the Josiah …
Quinnipiac University to host free panel discussion “Social Media: Key Issues for Companies & Their Employees” April 3
A human resources executive, a social media specialist and a labor attorney will take part in the free panel discussion, “Social Media: Key Issues for Companies & Their Employees,” from 7:30-9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, in the …