Posted on Feb 2, 2010 | Tagged in: healthcare , charity
One local resident is using her photography skills to raise money and awareness for children in the community. Debi Gomez, owner of Life’s Images Photography, has been photographing newborns and children since the birth of her first child. What began as a hobby at home soon grew into a business where she could capture life’s moments for families in every stage, from engagement to maternity to the family growing with children. But she has a wider scope in her photography – she seeks to give back to the residents in Kingwood, Spring, The Woodlands and surrounding areas by helping raise money for local charities.
Each year Gomez selects a charity and produces a calendar to sell and raise funds to benefit the selected charity. Now in its third year the Calendar of Hope has raised over $15,000 for area charities. “I developed the idea for the Hope Calendar because I wanted to be more involved in a charity project and I wanted more people to be involved as well,” Gomez said.
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 | Tagged in: healthcare , education
In September the LSC-Kingwood campus conducted its own survey to find out how students and employees felt about second-hand smoke. The results were clear, “83% of the respondents indicated that second-hand smoke was a concern for them with 73% of the respondents concerned about long-term health effects. While the respondents preferred smoking policy is to ban smoking everywhere on the LSC-Kingwood campus, more indicated that the best policy is to allow smoking only in shelters built for that purpose.” New smoking restrictions, which were a compromise from a total ban, have been discussed and will be implemented across campus beginning January 1, 2010.
Before the restrictions go into place, the college will be doing its part to help educate Kingwood residents and students about the harmful effects of smoking. Students in the LSC-Kingwood Respiratory Care program will be creating presentations and exhibits to be on display throughout the day of November 19 – the Great American Smoke Out – to create awareness on the harmful effects of cigarette smoke. The college will continue to get information to the community about smoking and about the new smoking restrictions.
Posted on Oct 7, 2009 | Tagged in: healthcare
Oakhurst at Kingwood residents with developmental disabilities have someone at their side. New Caney New Horizons is there to help with a simple goal: to help make people with developmental disabilities more self-sufficient.
"They have dreams and goals just like you and me and we want to help them achieve it," said Sherry Lemley, executive director and guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Humble Intercontinental regarding their clients.
Beginning in 1992 with involvement in the Special Olympics, New Caney New Horizons saw residents with developmental disabilities weren't applying their skills they've learns. New Horizons decided to take action. In 1995 the organization began employing people with disabilities within a retail shop, thanks to a certificate from the Department of Labor.
Posted on Aug 21, 2009 | Tagged in: New Caney ISD , healthcare , education
Texas kids are getting ready to go back to schools, and for many children, preparation includes getting a few more immunizations. This year, big changes have been made in immunization requirements which will impact incoming kindergarten and seventh grade students.
The changes to the requirements were made to bring Texas into line more closely with what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory committee on Immunization Practices recommend. These changes started on August 01 and include:
- Hepatitis A Vaccine: All students entering kindergarten will be required to have two doses of Hepatitis A vaccine.
- Measles, Mumps, Rubelle (MMR) Vaccine: All students entering kindergarten will be required to have two doses of the MMR vaccine.
- Varicella (chickenpox) Vaccine: All students entering kindergarten and 7th grade will be required to have two doses of the Varicella vaccine. However, a written statement from the parent/guardian, school nurse or physician attesting to the child already having had chickenpox may replace the vaccine.
- Tetanus, Diptheria and acellular pertussis-containing Vaccine (Tdap): All students entering 7th grade will be required to have one dose of Tdap vaccine. Students in the 7th grade are required to have a booster shot of Tdap only if it has been five years since their last dose. Students in grades 8-12 are required to have a booster shot of Tdap if it has been ten years or more since their previous dose of a tetanus-containing vaccine.
- Meningococcal Vaccine: All students entering 7th grade will be required to have one dose of meningococcal vaccine.
For more information on immunization requirements for Texas kids:
