April 2024
April 2024 HCP Network News
Please find information for upcoming events, grants, positions, and research for April 2024 below.
A few highlights:
What is a Lantern Fly and What can you do about it? Click HERE to learn more.
Found a Tick on you or a pet while hiking or working on your yard? Submit the Tick to OSU for testing to help with their Tick and Tick born pathogen research. Learn more about Submit a Tick HERE.
WRTA has announced on Demand Nightly Rides M-F within the Mahoning County Fixed Route Service Area. Click HERE to learn more.
Have an event or other opportunity that wasn’t on the list? Let us know!
Be sure to check back frequently as the network news update is updated throughout the month!
To be included in next month's Network News updates, please send items to Robin Perry by April 26th.
Positions and Nominations
OSU Extension is hiring for Extension Educators. Click HERE to view the position description and apply
YSU is hiring for multiple positions as a part of the GuinFit Program. Click HERE to view the position description for the CDC Reach Manager.
TNP is hiring an experienced Administrative Assistant. Click HERE for more information and to apply
MVMC is hiring for Manufacturing Jobs. Click HERE to view the flyer to learn how to register
AmeriCorps is Seeking a Remote Portfolio Manager for the Midwest Region. Click HERE to learn more and apply
Public Health Institute is hiring a Health Equity and Inclusive development Advisor | Click HERE to view the position and apply
The Ohio Department of Health's Bureau of Maternal & Infant Vitality is seeking a Public Health Consultant | Click HERE to view the position and apply
Power A Clean Future Ohio is seeking a Program Manager and a Communications and Events Manager | Click HERE to view the positions and apply
Food Strong Cleveland is seeking a Educational Associate | Click HERE to view the position description and apply
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has opened its application for Policy Fellows. Click HERE to apply.
Safe Routes Partnership is hiring for a consulting Programs Senior Manager or Director. Click HERE to view the position description and apply
Trumbull County Land bank is hiring for a Vacant Property Intern. Click HERE to view the position description and apply.
Eastgate is seeking a Transportation Planning Associate. Click HERE to read the posting
Plant Ahead Ohio is seeking new board members. Available positions are Treasurer, Vice President, and Trustee. For questions and/or to submit your resume and letter of interest email plantaheadohio@gmail.com Click HERE to view a flyer about the positions
The Wean Foundation is hiring for an Communications Associate. Click HERE to learn more and apply.
Holden Arboretum is hiring for multiple Full and Part time positions. More information about the position and how to apply HERE
Volunteers needed to assist with multiple food access/delivery initiatives. Please email Robin if you are interested!
Community Events and Local Activities
April 1st | 9:30AM - 10:30AM | Walk Your Way to Better Health | Austintown Library | Registration Opens Mar. 4th @ 9:30AM | Click HERE to register
April 1st | 11:30AM - 3PM | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) | Tri-Lakes Library | Click HERE for more information
April 2nd | 11AM - 12PM | Chair Yoga | Tri-Lakes Library | Click HERE for more information
April 3rd | 11:30AM - 3PM | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) | Tri-Lakes Library | Click HERE for more information
April 3rd | 6PM - 7PM | Stress Management Workshop | Poland Library | Click HERE for more information
April 4th | 1PM - 2PM | Vegan Grain Bowls | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
April 4th | 6PM - 7PM | Solar Eclipse Chalk Art [Adults] | Boardman Library | Click HERE to register
April 5th | 3PM - 5PM | Solar Eclipse Chalk Art | Tri-Lakes | Click HERE to register
April 6th | 2PM - 4PM | Ready, Set, GROW -- Family Gardening Journey | Mill Creek Park | Click HERE for more information and to register
April 6th | 3PM - 4PM | Solar Eclipse Chalk Art | Boardman Library | Click HERE to register
April 6th (Weather dependent) | 5:30PM - 7PM | Frog Walk | Vickers Pavilion | Click HERE to register
April 8th | 1PM - 3PM | Solar Eclipse Watch Party | Michael Kusalaba Library | Click HERE to register
April 8th | 1:30PM - 4PM | 2024 Solar Eclipse Viewing Celebration in Warren | Mollekopf Stadium 860 Elm Rd. NE in Warren | The Warren Library | Click HERE for more information
April 8th | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | Solar Eclipse Watch Party | East Library | Click HERE for more information
April 8th | 2PM - 4PM | Solar Eclipse Watch Party | Canfield Library | Click HERE for more information
April 8th | 5PM - 6PM | Moon Journaling | Struthers Library | Click HERE to register
April 9th | 2PM - 3PM | Stress Management Workshop | Campbell Library | Click HERE to register
April 9th | 6PM - 7:30PM | Business Start-Up Workshop | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
April 10th | 9AM - 10AM | Recreational Hikes | East Newport Boat Launch | Click HERE for more information
April 10th | 5:30PM - 6:30PM | Homemade Yogurt Demonstration | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
April 10th | 5:30PM - 7:30PM | Fasttrack Farming A 6-month beginning farmer training program: Introduction and Crop Planning Workshop | TCAP Cafeteria 1230 Palmyra Rd. SW | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
April 10th | 6PM - 7PM | Crafty Capers at Campbell: Planters (Adults and Teens) | Campbell Library | Click HERE to register
April 11th | 11AM - 12PM | Stress Management Workshop | East Library | Click HERE to register
April 13th | 8:30AM - 9:30AM | Coffee with the Birds | Mill Creek Park: Ford Nature Center 840 Old Furnace Rd. Youngstown OH 44511 | Click HERE to register
April 13th [Weather Dependent] | 10AM - 11AM | Wildflower Wander | Mill Creek Park: Lily Pond Lily Pond Drive, Youngstown OH 44509 | Click HERE to register
April 13th | 9AM - 3PM | 365 E. Boardman St., 44503 | The Youngstown Flea Spring Flea | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
April 13th | 4PM - 7PM | YoGo Bikeshare Launch Event & Ribbon Cutting Party | Youngstown Flea Market for Makers | 365 E Boardman St. Youngstown, OH 44503 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
April 15th | Walk Your Way to Better Health | 9:30AM - 10:30AM | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register
April 15th | 10AM - 11AM | Let's Move! | Poland Library | Click HERE to register
April 15th | 5:30PM - 7:30PM | Youngstown Wage Theft Clinic -- open and free! | 107 Park Ave, Youngstown OH 44505 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
April 16th | 11AM - 12PM | Stress Management Workshop | Canfield Library | Click HERE to register
April 16th | 6PM - 7:30PM | Nonprofit - to Finding Grants | Main Library Youngstown | Click HERE to register
April 17th | 9AM - 12PM | Mahoning & Trumbull County Housing Strategy Stakeholder Meeting | 147 Market St, Warren OH 44481 | Eastgate Regional Council of Governments | Click HERE to view the event flyer
April 17th | 6PM - 7PM | Pollinator Friendly Gardening | Boardman Library | Click HERE for more event information
April 17th | 6PM - 7PM | The Backyard Conservation Lecture Series - Strategies for Site Prep & Planting Methods | MetroParks Farm: McMahon Hall 7574 Columbiana-Canfield Road St. Rt. 46 Canfield, OH 44406 | Click HERE to register
April 17th | 6PM - 7PM | ASL Club | Springfield Library | Click HERE to register
April 17th, 18th, 19th | OSU Extension Free Seed Giveaway | Various Times & Locations | The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County | Click HERE to view the event flyer
April 18th | 1PM - 2PM | National Garlic Month | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
April 19th | 2PM - 4PM | Repurposed Mason Jar Lid Suncatchers [Adults & Teens] | Canfield Library | Click HERE to register
April 20th | 9AM | Mahoning Ave. Spring Cleanup and Tree Planting | Calvin Center for the Arts | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
April 20th | 10AM - 12PM | Warren Citywide Spring Clean Up | Contact Sev at 330-307-2899 or sevasti@tnpwarren.org to get a location assignment | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event flyer
April 20th | 11AM - 1PM | DIY Bird Nesting Balls | MK Library | Click HERE to register
April 20th | 10AM - 1PM | Spring Salvage Sale |1707 N Park Ave Warren OH 44483 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Flyer
April 20th | 12:30PM - 1:30PM | Daffodil Day Trolley Tour | Fellows Riverside Gardens: Special - Trolley 123 McKinley Ave Youngstown, OH 44509 | Click HERE to register
April 21st | 9AM - 12PM | Earth Day Clean-Up | Wick Park Recreation Area | Click HERE for more information
April 22nd | 5PM - 6PM | Celebrate Earth Day! [Children with Caregivers] | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
April 22nd | 5PM - 6PM | Puzzle Piece Canvas Art for Earth Day | Struthers Library | Click HERE to register
April 23rd | 5PM - 6PM | Teens Can Cook - National Cherry Cheesecake Day | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
April 23rd [Weather Dependent] | April Full Moon Hike | Yellow Creek Park: Yellow Creek Lodge 19 Lowellville Rd. Struthers OH 44471 | Click HERE to register
April 23rd | 6PM - 7PM | Meditate with Missy | Poland Library | Click HERE for more information
April 24th | 9AM - 10AM | Recreational Hikes | Fellows Riverside Gardens | Click HERE for more information
April 26th | 1PM - 2PM | Stepping Out with Healthy Cooking - National Pretzel Day | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
April 26th | 1:30PM - 2:30PM | Stepping Out With Exercise | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE for more information
April 27th | 9AM - 3PM | Celebrate Earth Day @ OH WOW! | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
April 27th | 2PM | Federal Frenzy 2024 | 460 E. Federal St, Youngstown 44503 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
April 27th | 3PM - 5PM | Oak Hill Cemetery Tour: Library Founders and Benefactors | Oak Hill Cemetery | Click HERE to register
April 28th | 12PM - 6PM | Youngstown May Day Festival 2024 | Calvin Center for the Arts | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
April 29th | 9:30AM - 10:30AM | Walk Your Way to Better Health | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register
May 3rd | 4PM | First Fridays May | S Phelps St, Youngstown 44503 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
May 5th | 1PM - 7PM | Cinco on Phelps | Click HERE to view the Vendors Flyer
June 22 | 12PM - 9PM | Pride Youngstown | Downtown Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook Flyer
June 22nd | 12PM - 3PM | College Bound Distribution Party | Aisle One | Click HERE to view the flyer
June 30th | 1PM - 5PM | Get Movin' For Mental Health Run! | 201 S Phelps St, Youngstown OH 44503 | Registration closes June 23rd @ Midnight | Click HERE to register
August 3rd | 7AM | Black Men's Wellness Day | Covelli Centre | Click HERE to view the event flyer
Saturdays | 12PM - 1PM | Yoga at Westside Bowl | Westside Bowl | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
Tuesday & Thursdays until Dec. 19th 2024 | 9:30AM - 11AM | Yoga in the Gardens | Click HERE for more details and to register
Wednesdays until Dec. 18th 2024 | 12PM - 1PM | Tai Chi Step One in the Gardens | Fellows Riverside Gardens: Radius Program Classroom | Click HERE for more information
*Ongoing | ACTION & MYCAP Seniors Offering Service Program | Cooking with Dr. Lashale Pugh on Tuesdays 11am via Facebook Live | Contact Elder Rosetta Carter for more information: 330-941-0475
*Ongoing | CycWard Sunday Bike and Brunch Community Rides* | Follow CycWard on Facebook for more information. *On break for the winter. Check social media for upcoming ride opportunities.
Ongoing | Eastgate Citizen's Advisory Board | First Thursday of the month | 6 PM | Contact Justin Mondok for more information.
For ODNR Urban Forestry updates and announcements, sign up for their mailing list HERE
Webinars, Summits, & Conferences
April 23rd | 9AM - 3:30PM | East Central Ohio Tree City USA Awards Hosted by the City of Canton & The Pro Football Hall of Fame | Click HERE to view the event flyer and learn how to register
April 24th | 8AM | 13th Annual Ohio Land Bank Conference | Click HERE to register
Multiple dates available | All Sessions are scheduled at 12PM | Climate Change and Human Health Webinar | Click HERE to register
Racial Equity Webinars & Workshops
Racial Equity Institute Phase One Training | The Raymond John Wean Foundation | Multiple Dates | More info HERE
Racial Equity Institute Virtual Groundwater and Virtual Phase 1 Dates for 2023 are now available | Multiple dates | Click HERE for more info
Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past Anti-Racism Workshops | Call Penny Wells for more information: 330-207-4467
Fundamentals of Facilitation for Racial Justice Work Series and Advancing Racial Justice in Organizations Series | Interaction Institute for Social Change | Multiple Dates | More info HERE
The Farmers Market Coalition released a toolkit to help farmers market managers make progress toward becoming anti-racist managers of anti racist markets. Click HERE to download the Anti-Racist Farmers Market Toolkit.
Books, Podcasts, Videos, and Webinar Recordings
Podcasts
Ohio Association of Food Banks: Just a Bite Podcast
Public Health Review: Improving Health Equity With Data
Free-From Podcast: What a Jar of PB won't do: Food Security vs. Nutrition Security
Books
Articles
Do you have a book, podcast episode, or article recommendation? Send them to rperry@hcpmahoningvalley.com
Videos
On Demand Webinars and Trainings
CDC Train: Introduction to Quality Improvement in Public Health
CDC Train: Community Tool Box Module 1: Assuring Engagement in Community Health Improvement Efforts
A Public Health Approach to Alzheimers and Other Dementias (free, online, interactive curriculum)
LGBTQIA+ 101: A Crash Course in Queer Basics from Love Boldly
Past Webinar Recordings
The Future of Strategic Volunteer Engagement: Strategic Volunteer Engagement Initiative
HCP Collaborative Learning Series 6/15: System Thinking
HCP Collaborative Learning Series 9/22: Inquiry
Smart Growth Online: Creating Transportation Equity from the Ground Up
The Network for Public Health Law: How to Work with Local Leaders to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis
Health Equity Summit: Righting the Wrongs: Tackling Health Inequities
Reimagined in America Webinar: Taking a Well-Being Approach
Beyond Zoom: Practitioner Tutorials on Fun Effective Virtual Community Engagement Tools
Food Equality Initiative For the Health Webinar Series: A conversation about Race and Food Allergy
Flyers, Surveys, and Attachments
Surveys
Eastgate is seeking input for the Youngstown Poland Rd. Corridor as part of their planning activities. Click HERE to take the survey.
Flyers
Kent State University MPH Brochure | Kent State College of Public Health Policy and Management Independence Cohort
FEMA Releases COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Resource Roadmap (VERSION 2.0)
Mercy Health COVID-19 Vaccine Facts Flyer | COVID-19 Vaccine Community Talking Points
Mercy Health Datos Sobre Las Vacunas Contra el COVID-19 | Puntos sobre la vacuna contra el COVID-19
Health Policy Ohio What Leaders need to know about the COVID-19 Vaccines
Research & Resources
The Local and Regional Food Systems Recovery and Resilience Project 2.0 Resources
Black Mental Health Matters: A Resource Guide from Mental Health First Aid
Trumbull County Soil & Water Conservation District 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Survey
CDC Foundation Resource on COVID-19 Testing for Community organizations
Mahoning River Survey and Mapping Activity
HUD Envision Center Summit Presentations | Programs from USDA, US Forest Service | Access materials HERE
Updated Collective Impact Forum Data Accelerator materials including equity presentations and evaluation tools.
AARP Smart Cycling Quick Guide HERE
Student Loans Resources:
Need resources for yourself or your organization about PSLF? Check out a resource for it HERE.
Need more information on PSLF or have a specific question? Try the PSLF Support Program Group on Facebook or book a presentation from one of their experts
Need more information about the SAVE Repayment Plan (replacement for the REPAYE Plan). Click HERE for more information