HHS Releases Progress Report on Federal Implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers

Sep 18, 2024 | ,

Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Administration for Community Living (ACL), delivered to Congress a progress report on federal implementation of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. The strategy presents a vision, establishes goals, and provides recommendations for ensuring that family caregivers have the support and resources they need. The strategy also includes commitments from 15 federal agencies to nearly 350 actions to implement these recommendations. Today, nearly all these actions have been completed or are in progress, and federal agencies have committed to almost 40 new actions since the strategy’s release.

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California city passes ‘Parent’s Right to Know’ ordinance to challenge pro-LGBT bill

Sep 18, 2024 | , ,

CV NEWS FEED // Huntington Beach has passed a “Parent’s Right to Know” ordinance to challenge California’s Assembly Bill 1955, aiming to uphold parental rights to know about changes in their children’s “gender identity” despite new state mandates.

According to a September 16 press release from United States Parents Involved in Education (USPIE), the Huntington Beach city council enacted the ordinance on September 3, allowing the city to file a lawsuit against the state, arguing that AB 1955 infringes on constitutional rights.

“If cities can declare themselves sanctuary cities and break federal immigration law, it seems cities can set themselves up as sanctuaries for children and families,” stated Sheri Few, according to the press release.

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Take the D Word Off the table

Sep 17, 2024 |

In a famous study done a couple of decades ago, researchers wanted to see whether the “proximity and salience of a food” influenced how much of it was consumed. Jars were filled with candy and placed in an office. Some of them were put directly on workers’ desks; others were placed six feet away from them. Some of the containers were opaque; others were transparent. When the study’s results were tallied, it was found that people reached into the jars more often when the candy was visible, and especially when the jars were close at hand.

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