To purchase of a blanket or mat, call 747-3500. Blankets are $5 and the mats are $20. A holiday greeting card will be sent to you do you can personalize the card for your loved one. Help us warm our clients this year. To make a financial contribution, to the ARC, take a safety course, volunteer or request more information, call 747-3500 or visit www.NassauRedCross.org. ARC/Nassau is located at 195 Wills Avenue in Mineola.
LIJ Health systems establishes center for advanced studies
The North Short-Long Island Jewish Health System announced that it is establishing a sophisticated research and education center to augment its internationally recognized operational program in quality, the Julienne and Abraham Krasnoff Center for Advanced Studies in Quality.Funded through a combined $3.1 million grant originating from Mr. and Mrs. Krasnoff, the center will address the health system's education and research needs in quality and development measurements for the assessment and improvement of healthcare across the continuum. The center will operate within the health system's existing structure and be linked to its quality management department."We are very grateful for the generosity of the Krasnoffs," said North Shore-LIJ President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dowling. "Their commitment and support of the system's dedication to a culture of quality and its rigorous data-driven analyses of healthcare services means improvement in both the philanthropic support of the health system's quality initiative." Mr. Krasnoff is also a member of the North Shore-LIJ Health System Board of Trustees. Dr. Yosef Dlugacz, North Shore-LIJ's senior vice president of quality management, was named director of the center to ensure that it remains closely linked to North Shore-LIJ's quality management initiatives and that measurable best practices standards can be instituted across all of the health system's facilities. An advisory board will be appointed to consult with the director on funding and other initiatives. "We believe that establishing a stringent research methodology of best-care practices will have far-reaching, positive implications, not only for patients who use North Shore-LIJ's service but also for healthcare throughout the region and nation," Dlugacz said.
Single parents networking
SPAN is the Single Parent Action Network, a program of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center. Established in 1979 in response to the growing number of single parents in our community, it is designed to meet the changing needs of men and women who head one-parent families. The SPAN program helps single parents and their children cope with the crisis of separation and divorce. The program was developed by single parents themselves along with the professional staff of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center to provide resources through which one-parent families can share their common experiences and learn to help themselves and each other.The goals of SPAN are dually focused on the needs of parents and their children: 1) to create an environment in which single parents can share experiences and build new social networks, 2) to help parents develop an awareness of their children's emotional needs after going through a traumatic upheaval.Throughout the year, SPAN offers community education forums that cover a wide array of topics such as "Separation and Divorce: A Father's Point of View," "The Crisis of Divorce: Does My Child Need Help?" and "Separations and Transitions: How Kids in Single Parent Homes Experience Them." For more information about the SPAN program, the meeting topics and schedules, or to have your name added to the SPAN mailing list, call Linda Reilly at 626-1971 ext. 355.
Look good, feel better
"Look Good... Feel Better" is a free program to teach women how to cope with the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. The program will be held at Franklin Hospital Medical Center, Dec. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Greenberg Conference Room.Professional cosmetologists will teach special techniques to minimize the effects of skin changes and hair loss, including applications of makeup, use of a turban and scarves to best advantage and appropriate choice and care of wigs. Complimentary cosmetic kits will be provided to each participant to use at home. Look Good... Feel Better is offered in partnership with the American Cancer Society, National Cosmetology Association, and the Cosmetic Toiletry and Fragrance Association Foundation. The program will be offered bi-monthly at Franklin. Seating is limited and reservations are required. For more information or to reserve a space for the program, call coordinator Meg Wehrum at 256-6012.
