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Nutritionist

Anedot

DEPARTMENT:Garden and Youth Programs REPORTS TO:Garden and Youth Program Manager LOCATION:Sebastopol Kitchen, and Remote EXPECTED HOURS:Approximately 10per week, hours vary COMPENSATION: $28 – $32 SCHEDULE: May to early June: prep and develop curriculum- approx. Teaches youth training on specialty crop nutrition and cooking demos.

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Unlocking the Value of Circles

NonProfit Quarterly

Experts often overcomplicate lectures with jargon and references that may not be culturally relevant to the people they are trying to teach. In public health, peer support programs reduce social isolation and connect patients and caregivers with others facing similar health challenges, including addiction and recovery.

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Nutritionist

Anedot

DEPARTMENT: Garden and Youth Programs REPORTS TO: Garden and Youth Program Manager LOCATION: Sebastopol Kitchen, and Remote EXPECTED HOURS: Approximately 10 per week, hours vary COMPENSATION: $28 – $32 SCHEDULE: May to early June: prep and develop curriculum- approx. Teaches youth training on specialty crop nutrition and cooking demos.

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Tackling Eco-Anxiety Through Experiential Education

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Taking Action Beyond Activism As researchers continue delving into the topic, a growing amount of evidence suggests taking action can help significantly in mitigating climate distress, particularly before it becomes clinically significant. In 2019, the Global Climate Strike saw over 7.6 million people participate across 185 countries.

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Bringing Climate into the Classroom: New Hampshire Students Push for Increased Climate Literacy

NonProfit Quarterly

12 The resolution calls on the curriculum to provide guidance for educators on how best to incorporate a wide breadth of climate change information into their lessons as well as to inform students about jobs in the environmental space. 33 “Unfortunately, not a lot of my peers are that engaged in climate activism….They

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The EPA Launches Final Strategy on Lead Mitigation

NonProfit Quarterly

One of the stated goals of that report was to “identify communities with high lead exposures and improve their health outcomes.” Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth.

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Can Universities Build Community? A Conference Explores Possible Paths

NonProfit Quarterly

Universities, as Baldwin has detailed , turn their research into lucrative commercial goods and patents in a range of fields, from the pharmaceutical industries and software products to health services and military defense weaponry. A key activity was holding monthly potlucks to build trust among community members.