Plaquemines CARE Center’s Celebrity Waiters Compete to Be Super Star Waiter

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The Plaquemines Community CARE Center held its first Celebrity Waiter Dinner on Thursday, October 20, 2016. Sissy Buras Stricklin, Event Chair, and her committee, worked with over twenty Celebrity Waiters who competed for the honor of Super Star Waiter of the night’s event. In the end, the Celebrity Waiter team of Eden Bubrig and Mitch Jurisich reigned supreme as the Super Star Waiter team of the night.

In addition to the competition among the Celebrity Waiters vying to earn the most “tips” to benefit the Plaquemines CARE Center, silent auction and live auction proceeds also benefitted the CARE Center. Thank you to all who contributed to the success of this event!

The Plaquemines CARE Center is a non-profit agency which serves as the human services agency for Plaquemines Parish, providing services in multiple locations throughout the parish. The CARE Center provides parenting classes, mental and behavioral health counseling, advocacy, care management, developmental disabilities screenings, and resource referrals to individuals, couples, families, and groups by counselors, social workers, advocates, and community health workers.

Celebrity Waiters - Seafood Queen Tal Cognivich, Sherrif Jerry Turlich, Poppi Turlich and Orange Queen Nadia Cognivich

Celebrity Waiter Rob Hopkins

CARE Executive Director Julie Olsen, Super Star Waiters Mitch Jurisich and Eden Bubrig, Event Chair Sissy Stricklin

Celebrity Waiter Kim Turlich Vaughn

Celebrity Waiter Danica Ansardi

The CARE Center works to help our neighbors, “One Child, One Family at a Time”.

If you would like more information, or to schedule an initial assessment for services please call the CARE Center at 504-393-5750.

Photo credits go to Jessica Drewes of Color Photography.  

 

Place Matters - Determines your Health and Well-Being

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Plaquemines Parish is the largest parish long the Gulf Coast area with a uniqueness similar to the neighborhoods in Greater New Orleans.  What makes the parish unique is its culture and diversity. Most importantly, the community’s ability to live off the land by fishing and hunting is a great natural economic resource.  However, the community is quite vulnerable to natural disasters as well as commercial devastation.  These events have upset the health and well-beings of the residents; nonetheless, their resiliency is shown in their strength and dignity.   As stated by Prevention Institute, “People’s health is strongly influenced by the overall life odds of the neighborhood where they live…indeed Place Matters. Therefore, it was most appropriate that a discussion of where one lives, works, and worships is a true determination of one’s health and well-being take place with the parish residents who constantly face disasters; once again, Place Matters.

Health is affected by education, self-management and resiliency. Well-being is affected by housing, transportation, air, soil, and water.  One can think of Place Matters as the social determinants of health.  Are living conditions acceptable, are resources available, and if there are issues, are the problems properly addressed?

The Plaquemines Community C.A.R.E. Centers and Plaquemines Medical Center address Place Matters.  The facilities assess the conditions of the community, disseminates resources and acknowledges the problems of health inequities.  Medical and nursing personnel, clinical behavioral specialists and community health workers share roles in providing the community with health education, self-management of life styles and resiliency.

By: Patricia A. Davis, Client Health Worker

Red Ribbon Week

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October 23 - 30 is Red Ribbon week to take a visible stand against drugs.. The campaign began in 1985 after a DEA agent was murdered by drug traffikers. The mission of the campaign is to promote a healthy, safe, and drug free community. You can pick up your red ribbon and  take your pledge to help your community promote a safe, healthy and drug free life style any day this week!

Ovarian Cancer

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Ovarian cancer is cancer that begins in the ovaries. The ovaries make female hormones and produce a woman’s eggs. Ovarian cancer is a serious cancer that is more common in older women.  Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women, accounting for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. A woman's risk of getting ovarian cancer during her lifetime is about 1 in 75.  About half of the women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer are 63 years or older. It is more common in white women than African-American women. The rate at which women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer has been slowly falling over the past 20 years. Treatment is most effective when the cancer is found early. For more information, click on the links below.

http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/OWH_ovarian_cancer.pdf

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/ovariancancer/detailedguide/ovarian-cancer-pdf23

Healthier Community Series - Signs and Symptoms of Depression

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Healthier Community Series - Signs and Symptoms of Depression

Each month through the partnership of Plaquemines Community Care Centers Foundation, INS. and Plaquemines Medical Center with donations from local food markets and the Bayou Health Plans, health forums are presented to the residents of Plaquemines. Not only are the presentations are on the risk factors, education/early detection, and management of chronic diseases, but also address, emergency and disaster preparedness, healthy eating with nutritional factors and gardening.

The month of August, Signs and Symptoms of Depression was presented by Meredith F. Dubose, LCSW of Plaquemines Community C.A.R.E.

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Let’s Be Young At Heart!

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Aging is a process that we will all go through; simple as that, it is part of life however, it can be a healthy process.

Let’s think of ways that we can embrace the aging process in a healthy way. We must remember that sleep is so precious, even in our busy world, we must stop, close our eyes by taking a nap to give our heart a break. How about our relationships with family, friends, and colleagues? Make sure that we are in the presence of those who are positive and give us encouragement to follow our dreams. These are the people who make us laugh and keep us happy!

When we think of what we want to do, be realistic in making decisions and choices that will be clear and precise. Money comes into play when we have chosen to accomplish our goals, so we must create a budget and avoid the stress of overspending.

Now, here is the big one! Eating foods that supply energy is great, but can be difficult here In the South. Fried foods, spicy foods, sweets, and soda are all so comforting to consume. Yes, these foods give us comfort, but what about energy? We need food, such as spinach, beans, and some meats that will supply oxygen to our red blood cells for energy. We must eat the right foods at the right time and prepare healthy snacks.

Being active is such a plus. We must move those limbs, and stretch those muscles. Having a buddy system might be great as encouragement for one another. Get moving!

Media use can cause fear and anxiety in children.

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We can probably all agree that things just aren't what they used to be. Much of that is due to the advent of the internet and the readiness with which it is made available to us. For better and for worse, we are inundated with information. That means our children are,  too. Though information technology offers its advantages in lifestyle and learning enhancement, IThas its detriments, too. Here is a look at how media exposure may be adversely affecting our young ones, and how we can effectively mitigate the harm it may be doing them.

http://cmch.tv/parents/fear-and-anxiety/

Shop Amazon Prime Day to Support PCCCF

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Amazon's second-annual Prime Day is on July 12 and will feature more than 100,000 deals exclusively for Prime members, making it one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Shop at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate to Plaquemines Community Care Centers Foundation Inc.

When you #StartWithaSmile on #PrimeDay, Amazon donates to Plaquemines Community Care Centers Foundation Inc.

2016 TEEN CERT REGISTRATION

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Michael Powell, Jr.
Desk: 504-297-2465
mpowell@ppgov.net
 

2016 TEEN CERT REGISTRATION


BELLE CHASSE, LA – TEEN CERT gives your child the opportunity to gain lifelong skills to protect family, friends and themselves.  This event is free and open to residents from Plaquemines, Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes.

Plaquemines Parish teenagers will have an amazing opportunity available to learn at separate events about basic disaster preparedness response skills which include:

  • first aid
  • fire safety
  • search and rescue
  • team building skills  
  • disaster medical operations 

Instruction will also include: the dangers of drinking and driving, texting and driving, terrorism awareness, and bullying.  Hands on training will also be given in CPR and the proper use of a fire extinguisher.  In an effort to put the lessons into practical use, camp attendees will participate in field exercises with simulated scenarios.

Tulane University will host the 2016 Teen CERT Camp, July 11th thru 15th.For more information please contact 504-913-1442.  The registration deadline is July 1, 2016.

Plaquemines Parish teens will have an amazing opportunity available to learn at separate events about basic disaster preparedness response skills.

Hands on training will be available in CPR and the proper use of a fire extinguisher. 

June is National Safety Month

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June is National Safety Month, created to form awareness of preventable injury and death at workplaces, on the road, and in our homes and communities. Fatal crashes, poisoning, drowning, and falls are among the top causes of preventable death in the United States. For more information on how to prevent fatal injury and death, visit the National Safety Council website at http://www.nsc.org/.