The Helping

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SanDiego Unified School Board members Sharon Whitehurst-Payne and Richard Barrera clapped back, calling Montgomery Steppe disingenuous, and said she should do a little more helping and a little less question-asking.

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Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) teaches essential neonatal resuscitation and newborn care skills to support babies that do not breathe on their own after birth. HBB neonatal resuscitation techniques have been shown to reduce early neonatal mortality by up to 47% and fresh stillbirths by up to 24%.

The first edition of HBB launched in 2010 and the second edition, released in 2016, reflects scientific updates, strengthened educational advice, and new guidance on program implementation and quality improvement. Click here to access HBB 2nd Edition information and resources.

HBB improves neonatal resuscitation skills through hands-on learning and practice using the NeoNatalie newborn simulator, which can be ordered by visiting the Laerdal Global Health website or ShopAAP.

Released in 2016, the 2nd Edition of HBB has scientific updates to harmonize with 2015 ILCOR Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations and the 2012 WHO Basic Newborn Resuscitation Guidelines.

It also contains strengthened educational advice and new guidance on program implementation and quality improvement. Click here to access HBB 2nd Edition information and resources, and to learn more about the enhancements to the educational materials.

Since 2010, the Helping Babies Survive (HBS) training programs have been taught to more than 850,000 providers in 80+ countries, helping to ensure health care workers in limited-resource settings have the necessary skills and competencies to provide life-saving care to newborns after birth.

This page is a one-stop shop for all base helping organizations and support units for Eglin Air Force Base. From retirees, communities and especially our service members, help can be found here.

The Helping Agencies Team site is to increase awareness of existing programs and services available to active duty military, guard and reserve, civilians, retirees and family members.

Volume 2 of Helping Traumatized Children Learn: Creating and Advocating for Trauma-Sensitive Schools, safe, supportive learning environments that benefit all children offers a Guide to a process for creating trauma-sensitive schools and a policy agenda to provide the support schools need to achieve this goal. Grounded in theory and practice in schools and with families, the Guide is intended to be a living document that will grow and change as more schools become trauma sensitive and add their ideas. The policy agenda calls for changes in laws, policies, and funding streams to support schools in this work. Together, the online learning community and the book are designed to complement each other, helping to build a growing and increasingly visible trauma-sensitive learning community.

Michael Gregory, a Senior Attorney on the staff of the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative and Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, shares the five core ideas of Helping Traumatized Children Learn Volumes One and Two.

Published in 2006, this manual for child advocates outlines educational rights that can be enforced to help keep children safe at school. Five legal areas covered in the manual are the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), state school records regulations, restraining orders, and laws and policies regarding shelter placements. While intended for a Massachusetts audience, advocates in other jurisdictions may also find the resources included in this manual helpful.

When you or a loved one has received a cancer diagnosis, money may be the last thing you want to think about. But taking control of your finances from the start may be the best way to prevent a crisis later on.

Help with the costs of cancer care can come from many sources. It will take effort to piece together what is available. A social worker or financial counselor may be able to help you find out what assistance you may qualify for and apply for it.

Don't forget about the power of using your local elected officials. They often have resources and connections that can be useful. For example, if you're having difficulty with Medicaid, calling the office of your state representative might help. For a problem with Medicare, the office of your federal congressman or senator may be able to assist or offer information. Project Vote Smart (www.votesmart.org or 888-VOTE-SMART) can provide contact information for your elected officials.

Cancer advocacy organizations offer many kinds of help and support for people with cancer and their families and friends. Many of these groups focus on helping people with specific types of cancer (e.g., breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer). Some advocacy organizations operate throughout the country, with chapters in most states and many communities. Other groups focus on helping people with cancer in specific communities.

Advocacy organizations may offer a variety of programs and services to assist with the costs of cancer care. Counselors and social workers may be able to help with managing finances, understanding health insurance coverage, and offering advice about benefits and rights under the law. Some advocacy organizations may offer direct financial assistance with medical expenses or provide help with practical needs such as child care, household help, and transportation. Each organization offers different kinds of assistance and has its own eligibility rules. Funds are always limited and the amount of funding available can change. It is best to contact each organization to find out what is available.

A Note About Financial Assistance

The fact that an organization offers direct financial assistance does not guarantee that funds are always available. Patients may have to meet certain conditions to qualify for help. Organizations may also limit the assistance they provide depending on demand, the amount of funds available, or for other reasons. In the case of organizations that provide funds for specific diagnoses, covered medical conditions may change. Always check with an organization for the most up-to-date information about its programs.

A Helping Hand: Resources for People with Cancer is a resource database created to help connect people affected by cancer with much-needed help. You may access a PDF version of A Helping Hand.

The Guidance offers a flexible approach that can be tailored to country contexts and needs. It is not a blueprint but aims to complements ongoing resilience building efforts at country level by helping to address gaps and bottlenecks towards a more comprehensive and joined-up endeavor. It is an operational guidance for practical application at country level that promotes a common understanding of resilience based on shared principles, and unpacks the process for building resilience together for the UN System and its partners, including a rich annex of practical tools and methodologies. The primary audience of the guidance are UN Teams to help them better equip governments at national and subnational levels to lead on resilience-building, by bringing the UN together around a common understanding and operational approach on risk-informed programming across sectors. The Guidance is also a useful reference for government and partners at country, regional and global levels.

Announced by President Bush in his 2005 State of the Union Address, the Helping America's Youth initiative, led by Mrs. Bush, encourages Americans to engage in helping young people become healthy and successful adults. This nationwide effort works to raise awareness about the challenges facing youth, particularly at-risk boys, and to motivate caring adults to connect with youth in three key areas: family, school, and community.

In October 2005, President and Mrs. Bush convened The White House Conference on Helping America's Youth at Howard University in Washington, D.C. More than 500 parents, civic leaders, faith-based and community service providers, educators, and experts gathered to address problems facing America's youth and showcase successful solutions.

The success of The White House Conference inspired six regional conferences in Indiana, Colorado, Tennessee, Minnesota, Texas, and Oregon. Co-hosted by Mrs. Bush, the conferences provided training sessions and an expert speaker series to give state and local participants best practices, successful program guidance, and lessons learned to apply to their work on behalf of young people in their communities.

The Community Guide to Helping America's Youth provides Americans with resources to form partnerships and implement successful programs. Developed by a working group of experts from across the Federal government, the web-based Guide includes:

On February 7, 2008, the President signed an Executive Order establishing the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs. The Executive Order underscores the importance of ensuring the continuity of this successful effort.

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