/news-archive/tag/arkansas-minority-health-commission/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 06 Aug 2019 14:47:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/08/06/ua-little-rock-to-host-community-conversation-on-adverse-childhood-experiences-faced-by-african-american-girls/ Tue, 06 Aug 2019 14:47:15 +0000 /news/?p=74845 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host community conversation on adverse childhood experiences faced by African-American girls]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a community conversation that will shine light on adverse experiences African-American girls face in childhood on Thursday, Aug. 8.听 The event, sponsored by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity and the Arkansas Minority Health Commission, will take place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Hall A and B. The all-female panel is headed by Tara Shephard, an author, education and mental health advocate, suicide-prevention trainer, and youth program consultant with nearly two decades of professional experience in juvenile justice, education, substance abuse, and social justice. The additional five panelists include Tjuana Byrd, a juvenile judge candidate; Sharhonda Love, director of the Arkansas Minority Health Commission; Dr. Johanna Thomas, assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Dr. Sara Jones, assistant professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing; and Keesa Smith, deputy director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services. The event is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending can register at.听]]> /news-archive/2018/10/26/ua-little-rock-to-host-growing-health-communities-wellness-fair-oct-27/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:42:00 +0000 /news/?p=72452 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host Growing Health Communities Wellness Fair Oct. 27]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will host its eighth annual Growing Healthy Communities Wellness Fair on Saturday, Oct. 27.听 The fair will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center Fitness Center. The event is open to all University District residents. Participating university district residents who are 18 and older will receive a free one-year gym membership to the Donaghey Student Center Fitness Center. Visitors to the fair can participate in health assessments to identify risks and learn ways to improve their health. They can also participate in blood pressure and glucose screenings and receive flu vaccinations, free healthy snacks, tote bags, and water bottles. The wellness fair is sponsored by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, University District Development Corporation, AARP, American Beverage Association, Arkansas Minority Health Commission, Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention, and Pepsi. Participants can register for the event online. Call 501-683-7356 for more information.]]> /news-archive/2017/05/05/dominique-mack-graduate/ Fri, 05 May 2017 17:11:16 +0000 /news/?p=67099 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock grad looks forward to future as teacher]]> 鈥淚 loved it, and I wanted to further my education in it,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 love to spread knowledge and help other people.鈥� The 25-year-old is graduating with a master鈥檚 degree in mass communication from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock this spring. After earning a full scholarship for playing the alto saxophone in the marching band, Mack first attended the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mass communication in 2015. She continued her education with the goal of becoming a college instructor to share her love of mass communication with future students. 鈥淚 had planned on going to Georgia, but I saw 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 program, and they sold me right off the bat,鈥� Mack said. 鈥淚 heard it was a great program, and I did indeed learn a lot over the past two years.鈥� Her first year of graduate school started off rough. Three of Mack鈥檚 family members 鈥� two uncles and a grandmother 鈥� passed away. 鈥淚t was very hard for me,鈥� Mack said. 鈥淪ometimes, I wanted to say, 鈥楩orget it. I am tired.鈥� I stuck in there, because I knew my family members wouldn鈥檛 want me to stop.鈥� She also lost her car, the sole possession she had left from her grandmother, Daise Mack, who passed away while Dominique Mack was attending Pine Bluff. 鈥淪he was like a second mother to me,鈥� Mack said. She has found a new car and named it 鈥淒aise鈥� in honor of her gradmother. Throughout her many challenges, Mack found solace with her classmates and fellow Zeta Phi Beta Sorority members. 鈥淚 have met a lot of very genuine people here. I have never bonded with so many of my peers ever,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 had my college family, and they made everything easier for me. 鈥� While in Little Rock, Mack gained invaluable experience through internships with Fox 16/KARK and the Arkansas Minority Health Commission and a graduate assistantship with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Counseling Services. She鈥檚 thankful to her mom, family, sorority sisters and fraternity brothers, God, and the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock School of Mass Communication for helping her graduate. 鈥淎ll the staff was great,鈥� Mack said. 鈥淭hey were ready to help me with everything. I could not have done it without them for sure. I appreciate 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock for giving me this opportunity to receive my master鈥檚 degree, and I will always come back and support my alma mater.鈥�]]>