The Marijuana Subcommittee focuses on the statewide law that passed in 2013 allowing for the medical use of marijuana. One of the groups’ major concerns is the impact of marijuana on the youth in the community.
The next meeting will be on Thursday, November 10, 2016, 10-11:30am
Location: 2nd Floor Board Room, Lowell General Hospital, Saints Campus,
1 Hospital Drive, Lowell
For more information, contact: Mark Kennard
Event Categories: GLHA Sub Committees
LGBTQ Subcommittee
LGBTQ Sub- Committee: The 2013 Greater Lowell Community Health Needs Assessments highlighted that members of the LGBTQ community are at great risk. The report stated that members who are isolated or without family support are at risk for developing issues surrounding mental health and substance abuse. There is a lack of sensitivity to this community by many healthcare professionals, a lack of outreach, as well as a lack of awareness of transgender individuals.
The LGBTQ Subcommittee is a group of professionals and community members committed to addressing these issues, raising awareness, and ensuring that ALL members of the Greater Lowell community have access to culturally competent, inclusive, and high quality services and support. The Sub- committee also aims to build a network of resources and individuals in the community who can provide affinity and support to one another.
For more information, please contact co- chairs: Isa Woldeguiorguis or Heather Hilbert
Date: February 11, 2016
Time: 12- 1:30 pm
Location: Center for Hope and Healing, 144 Merrimack St., Suite 304, Lowell MA
Introduction and Training: Delaying the second pregnancy among teen mothers
Delaying The Second Pregnancy in Teen Mothers Project
The goals of the project are to help teen mothers to delay a second pregnancy, practice contraception correctly and consistently and to remain in and graduate from high school. An estimated one in five teenage mothers will get pregnant twice before reaching age 20 (Greer and Levin-Epstein, 1998). In 2002, 21% of all births to mothers under the age of 20 were births to youth who already had a child (Klerman, 2004). 31% of births to mothers aged 16 or younger are followed by a second pregnancy within 24 months.
Introduction and Training: Delaying the second pregnancy among teen mothers
Date: January 29, 2016
Time: 9- 11 am
Location: 110 Canal St., Umass Lowell Innovation Hub
Places are limited! to attend please RSVP to Ainat Koren
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Sub Committee
We work to decrease teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease transmission among Greater Lowell youth through information gathering and distribution, integration of services, and supporting effective initiatives. The next meeting will be on Thursday, December 3, 2015, 12:00pm-1:30pm,
Location: Family Planning Department, 2nd Floor, Lowell Community Health Center,
161 Jackson Street, Lowell, MA
For More Information Contact: Stephanie Buchholz
School Curriculum Subcommittee
School Curriculum Subcommittee focuses on providing age appropriate evidence based education to youth in grades K-12. Currently, members of the SUP Task Force are advising on the selection and adaptation of evidence-based curricula to be implemented in the city and towns. For More Information Contact: Maria Ruggiero at MRuggiero@lowellma.gov
Environmental Strategies Working Group (ESWG)
Environmental Strategies Working Group (ESWG), led by Lowell Community Health Center, is the primary avenue for youth to engage in substance use and prevention efforts, and it works to inform and educate youth, parents, and adults in the community about how substance abuse is affecting neighborhoods.
The group meets every Thursday at 3:30- 5pm at Teen Block, 2nd Floor,
Lowell Community Health Center, 161 Jackson Street, Lowell, MA.
For more information, contact: Sochenda Uch