The Advocate awards grants focusing on kids
Printed in The Newark Advocate on December 13, 2018
Printed in The Newark Advocate on December 13, 2018
How Your Small Business Can Benefit from Digital Marketing Today Josh Wardini Last updated on July 21, 2022 Decades ago, a company looking to get its message in front of prospects and customers had to utilize traditional marketing tactics. These…
Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health, that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations. Updated data released from the U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP) illustrates health disparities…
Stigma can be defined as a mark of disgrace or shame associated with a particular circumstance or person. For addicted people and those in recovery, and more generally, those with any type of substance abuse or mental health disorder, stereotyping…
Found in the Newark Advocate on July 20, 2018 Reporter: Kate Dengg The YES club, an after school and summer program for local kids, has added a beautiful new addition to their building in downtown Newark. Over the week, about 20 kids from the…
By Kate Dengg, Reporter Found in The Newark Advocate on July 18, 2018 Mental illness touches every community and people from all walks of life. Approximately one in five adults in the United States — 43.8 million people — experiences mental illness…
The U.S. Surgeon General released its first report of the Advisory Committee on Smoking in Health in 1964, which identified smoking as a cause of lung cancer and chronic bronchitis. Despite significant progress since that first Surgeon General’s report, issued…
NEWARK, OH (WCMH) - May is mental health awareness month and advocates in Licking County are hoping to reduce the stigma associated with suicide and addiction. Last year in the county, 35 people died from an unintentional opiate overdose and…
We had unusually warm temperatures in May, and now that June is here, we are well into the growing season. That means it’s a great time to visit one of Licking County’s farmers markets and buy a grain belt conveyor…
During the recent Addiction Forum, co-hosted by the Newark Advocate, participants from many local public and non-profit agencies, recovering addicts, family members impacted by addiction, and other concerned residents, met to discuss the impacts, causes, and solutions to Licking County’s…