Girlology in Spartanburg
Girlology in Spartanburg This week’s blog is written by Dr. Melissa Holmes, Co-Founder, Girlology Children today are facing puberty at younger ages while they’re also being exposed to sexualized images and messages earlier due to media and the internet....
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The Finish Line is Just the Beginning!
The Finish Line is Just the Beginning! This week’s blog is written by Mary Ann Cleland, Council Director, Girls on the Run of Spartanburg The Race Please join the Girls on the Run of Spartanburg for the Celebration 5K...
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The South Carolina Aquarium to Visit The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
The South Carolina Aquarium to Visit the Children’s Museum of the Upstate The Mary Black Foundation is pleased to announce early childhood development funding that has made a partnership possible between the South Carolina Aquarium and The Children’s Museum...
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Reflections on a Health Equity Conversation
Reflections on the Together SC 2019 Nonprofit Summit This week’s blog is written by Emily Miller, Executive Director, Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg, Cherokee, & Union The SC Nonprofit Summit is hosted by Together SC – the only organization focused...
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La Magia del Arte en el Museo de los Niños en el Upstate
La Magia del Arte en el Museo de los Niños en el Upstate Los niños aprenden muchas cosas de la apreciación del arte. El conectarse o la expresión no verbal es muy importante para los niños de edad preescolar....
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Birth and Equity: Why Community-Based Doulas?
Birth and Equity: Why Community-Based Doulas? This week’s blog is written by Molly Chappell-McPhail, Executive Director at BirthMatters, Brenda Blasingame, M.A., Executive Director at HealthConnect One, and Dila K Perera, MSW MPH, Executive Director at Open Arms Perinatal Services...
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Complete Parks: Spartanburg’s Strategy to Tackle Health Inequities through Civic Engagement
This week’s blog is written by Kim Moultrie, Parks and Recreation Director, City of Spartanburg Parks and Recreation In February, I attended my first Active Living Research Conference. This conference brings together active living researchers and champions from over...
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The Magic of Art at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
The Magic of Art at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate This week’s blog is written by Erin Munroe, Museum Coordinator, TCMU-Spartanburg Para versión en español, haga clic aquí. Children learn many things from art appreciation. Connecting or expressing non-verbally...
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Welcome New Healthy Eating | Active Living Partners
This past January 7, Spartanburg welcomed three bright and eager individuals into the world of Healthy Eating | Active Living. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Alissa Duncan, Jordan Wolfe and Siobhan Saul for a conversation on...
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Spartanburg’s Way to Wellville Community Health Worker Collaborative
Today’s blog is written by Samantha Campbell, Community Engagement Coordinator, Spartanburg’s Way to Wellville In the Summer of 2018, Spartanburg’s Way to Wellville launched a collaborative specifically targeting Community Health Workers in Spartanburg. A community health worker is a...
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