Courtesy of Ohio Department of Health COVID-19 Dashboard Summary: For 20 days in July 2020, we measured the prevalence of current and past COVID-19 test results in a representative sample of 727 Ohio adults. Participants provided a nasopharyngeal swab for PCR detection of a current onset of COVID-19, and […]
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Removing the Stigma: Finding Strength in the Struggle — mental wellness event
Removing the Stigma: Finding Strength in the Struggle — mental wellness event By Denise Holcomb, Removing the Stigma founder At times, it can be difficult to separate mental health from mental wellness, but they are different. One simple definition I have discovered which does not have a “professional cap” attached to it is “mental wellness […]
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Minority business highlight: Blank Canvas CLE
By Devon Jones As a part of our mission, The Cleveland Observer seeks to uplift Black-owned businesses in or near Cleveland. This month’s Black-owned business highlight features Blank Canvas CLE which is an art gallery located at 2174 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights. The owner is Michael Newman, a Cleveland native raised in the Mount […]
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Original CDC’s: A look at Cleveland’s community organizing heritage
How Buckeye Woodland activists in Cleveland agitated for affordable utilities Slug: More than 40 years ago, the Buckeye Woodland Community Congress shut down the East Ohio Gas building, crashed an energy company board meeting, and disrupted a fancy lunch to get the executives of major utility companies to reduce heating costs for seniors and more. […]
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Cuyahoga County Issues Mask Advisory
Cuyahoga County press release
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Act Like A Man! Part 8
By Melvin Twigg Mason The “Disciplines Of A Godly Man,” by R. Kent Hughes, is not a book about a bunch of legalistic do’s and don’ts to be performed by a man (you!) to look godly. It’s about seeing/walking a clear path and process of habits that moves a man onward […]
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Suicide awareness and prevention: Help save a life
September * National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month
By Denise Holcomb
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C.O.P.E. – Central Opportunities for Purposeful Engagement
By Dawn Glasco, Manager of Engagement and Social Innovation, Sisters of Charity Foundation Central Opportunities for Purposeful Engagement (C.O.P.E) is a summer leadership camp for youth to train future peer leaders in the Central community of Cleveland. Through C.O.P.E, Central Promise Ambassadors provide outlets for adults and youth to develop peer leadership skills and express, […]