Each year, the Alabama Newborn Screening Program identifies approximately 200 babies with a metabolic, endocrine, hematological or other congenital disorder.
Alabama hopes to launch the state’s first Mom and Baby Mobile Health Center next fall as part of the effort to improve maternal and infant health outcomes in the state, particularly in rural areas.
The road to recovery is “going to be a long operation” in the states affected by Hurricane Helene and “will need a significant number of volunteers,” said Mark Wakefield, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief strategist.
In 2018, Tracey Crouch was named the United Kingdom’s first Minister for Loneliness. The appointment got its share of jokes, but mental health experts pointed out that loneliness is a serious issue in many countries, including the U.S.
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Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are headed to do chainsaw cleanup work in Live Oak, Florida, and help feed residents of four counties from ABDR’s mobile kitchen in Alma, Georgia.
Jonathan “JB” Brown said they were tired on the van that day in 2017, but it didn’t dampen their excitement.
Ray Clevenger, a retired pastor and former hospice and prison ministry volunteer, died Sept. 25. He was 83.
