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Lowell Community Health Center’ Teen Block Presents

20th Annual Dance 4 Peace XX

Lowell Memorial Auditorium
50 East Merrimack Street, Lowell

Introduction and Training: Delaying the second pregnancy among teen mothers

Delaying The Second Pregnancy in Teen Mothers Project
The goals of the project are to help teen mothers to delay a second pregnancy, practice contraception correctly and consistently and to remain in and graduate from high school. An estimated one in five teenage mothers will get pregnant twice before reaching age 20 (Greer and Levin-Epstein, 1998).  In 2002, 21% of all births to mothers under the age of 20 were births to youth who already had a child (Klerman, 2004).  31% of births to mothers aged 16 or younger are followed by a second pregnancy within 24 months.

Introduction and Training: Delaying the second pregnancy among teen mothers
Date: January 29, 2016
Time: 9- 11 am
Location: 110 Canal St., Umass Lowell Innovation Hub
Places are limited! to attend please RSVP to Ainat Koren

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Sub Committee

We work to decrease teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease transmission among Greater Lowell youth through information gathering and distribution, integration of services, and supporting effective initiatives.  The next meeting will be on Thursday, December 3, 2015, 12:00pm-1:30pm, 
Location: Family Planning Department, 2nd Floor, Lowell Community Health Center,
161 Jackson Street, Lowell, MA
For More Information Contact: Stephanie Buchholz

School Curriculum Subcommittee

School Curriculum Subcommittee focuses on providing age appropriate evidence based education to youth in grades K-12. Currently, members of the SUP Task Force are advising on the selection and adaptation of evidence-based curricula to be implemented in the city and towns. For More Information Contact: Maria Ruggiero at MRuggiero@lowellma.gov

Massachusetts Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative (MOAPC)

Massachusetts Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative (MOAPC), led by the City of Lowell Health Department (LHD), focuses on a regional approach to reducing accidental overdoses from opioids as well as educating community members, including school age youth, on the dangers of substance use leading to abuse. MOAPC focuses on all Opioids including heroin as well as prescription pain killers. While MOAPC began by focusing on the consequences of opioid abuse, which include overdose and death, the group is now incorporating primary opioid prevention into all activities. For More Information Contact: Maria Ruggiero at MRuggiero@lowellma.gov

Environmental Strategies Working Group (ESWG)

Environmental Strategies Working Group (ESWG), led by Lowell Community Health Center, is the primary avenue for youth to engage in substance use and prevention efforts, and it works to inform and educate youth, parents, and adults in the community about how substance abuse is affecting neighborhoods.
The group meets every Thursday at 3:30- 5pm at Teen Block, 2nd Floor, 
Lowell Community Health Center, 161 Jackson Street, Lowell, MA.  
For more information, contact: Sochenda Uch

Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association 2nd Annual Enchanted Evening of Fashion

Friday July 31st, 2015, 6pm-10pm, Lenzi’s Restaurant in Dracut, MA
This beautiful evening will feature delicious food, soothing music, elaborate fashion and most importantly, community members and leaders volunteering their time and energy to model and strut their stuff on the catwalk.
Click here for online ticket and sponsorship purchase
Questions, please contact Vichtcha Kong – vkong@washingtonsavings.com or 978-996-2479.

Mental Health Task Force

The next meeting of the Mental Health Task Force is on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, from 9 – 10:30am

Location: 2nd Floor Board Room, Lowell General Hospital, Saints Campus, One Hospital Drive, Lowell, MA

For information, contact Co-Chairs Sheila Och, Susan Pulido, Dianne Corbin

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