Topics include community building, mental wellness and substance misuse prevention
Vermont Business Magazine In conjunction with Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) and Umbrella, The Northeast Kingdom Prevention Center of Excellence invites the community to attend the Building Communities that Thrive Through Connection conference on Thursday, June 22, 2023.
The conference, which is free and open to all community members 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Burke Mountain Resort, will focus on three topics: Youth Mattering, Community Resilience and Positive Childhood Experience (PCEs) research.
“We want to create a healthy and connected Northeast Kingdom,” NVRH Substance Misuse Prevention Coordinator Carolyn Towne said. “And we believe that bringing our community together to support each other and inspire each other is key to doing that.”
The conference will hold different sessions that will focus on substance misuse prevention, comprehensive strategies to connect authentically with community members and various pathways to promote mental wellness.
The keynote speaker is Kini-Ana Tinkham, Executive Director of the Maine Resilience Network. Tinkham, who works to improve the health and well-being of children, families and communities through policy and advocacy, will address the importance of connectedness, mattering and resilience for community members.
“It is our hope that participants will better understand the science of belonging and how that impacts resilience,” Umbrella Executive Director Amanda Cochrane said. “Participants will be able to identify strategies that support healthy outcomes for youth and adults so that they can truly thrive.”
For more information and to register for the Building Communities that Thrive Through Connection conference, visit nvrh.org/nek-pce.
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital is located in St. Johnsbury in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. We are a community, not-for-profit, acute care, critical access hospital. NVRH is one of two Vermont hospitals designated as Baby FriendlyTM by the United Nations. The organization provides primary and preventive care, surgical and specialty services, inpatient and outpatient care and 24-hour, physician-staffed emergency services. Aligned with community partners, NVRH values and invests in efforts to address social conditions to create communities that are well-nourished, well-housed, physically healthy, mentally healthy, and financially secure. NVRH serves the health needs for over 30,000 people in Caledonia and southern Essex Counties in Vermont and employs over 700 dedicated staff.
Source: ST. JOHNSBURY, VT (June 5, 2023) – Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH)
