HEALTHY KAPPAS/HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
to sponsor a community informational on the ABCs of Safe Sleep the first Saturday in June. The event was held at the King Art Complex. The keynote address was delivered Grand Polemarch, Thomas L. Battles, Jr. Over 100 community members attended this event. The event featured a panel moderated, and was organized under the direction of local Pediatrician Dr. Augustus G. Parker III (Columbus (OH) Alumni 2009). Members of the panel included State Senator Charleta Tavares 15 th District; House Minority Leader Hearcel F. Craig, Ohio Representative 26 th District; Dr. Arthur James, MD ObGyn of Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center and Dorian Winguard of the Neighborhood House. It also featured appearances by former OSU athletes turned community activist Maurice Clarett and Lawrence Funderburke who hosted a family financial seminar. The results of the ABCs of Safe Sleep training were
geographical areas where infant mortality is the highest and will facilitate the research and application of the science related to the brain and human behavior. The MOU signed on July 19 th in Columbus, Ohio and addresses the consequences of years of systematic marginalization and disparities that have caused many African American young people to underperform. “This redefines our role as an institution as we embrace this emerging theory to address the reason why prevention and repair of traumatized or wounded individuals and families is needed,” said Anthony Penn, Executive Director and CEO of CAIHS. “What we have found is the problem is physiological as well as psychological. We want to know why a student is or is not excelling in the classroom. This is what is becoming known as the medical basis for many of our societal ills.”
Engaging African American men in the infant mortality high-risk zones — fathers, grandfathers, brothers, uncles and community stakeholders — with a focus on staying healthy, boosting educational performance and improving birth outcomes is central to this initiative being successful.
encouraging. Approximately 67 people were certified through the workshops that day. The training was conducted by Dr. Stacy Scott, National Program Coordinator for Kappa Alpha Psi ® . One of the surprise successes from the event included the door prizes that were given out to the public. The fraternity, in an attempt to assist parents in need, purchased over $1,500.00 worth of brand new baby items including baby clothes, diapers, portable sleeping pens, cribs, strollers, educational toys and personal care products.
Engaging African American men in the infant mortality high-risk hot zones – fathers, grandfathers, brothers, uncles and community stakeholders – with a focus on staying healthy, boosting educational performance and improving birth outcomes is central to this initiative being successful. This goal will be achieved through the Columbus Kappa Foundation’s Fatherhood Matters program in conjunction with other health and wellness initiatives. “Impact in infant mortality in the African American and get engaged with the ‘Fathers’ to become more involved in the preventive education, understanding life and help them be men. Fathers have a responsibility to being with the child in the prenatal stage and importance of child 0-1yr that can determine the life outcome,” said Byron L. Potts, Esq., (Zeta Nu 1975) Chairman Columbus Kappa Foundation.
Establishing a precedent
In July, the Columbus Kappa Foundation and The Columbus Area Integrated Health Services, Inc. (CAIHS) entered into a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU will provide of services, education and outreach to African American men and their families in
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