Starting kindergarten is one of the biggest and most important transitions in early childhood, but 75% of families across South Carolina say they need some help getting their child ready for kindergarten. A new statewide virtual event is designed to help change that.
AUDIO: Dr. Clinton Wright, Vascular Neurologist
(Bethesda, MD, Monday, May 1, 2023) – In the U-S, more than 800-thousand people suffer from strokes each year. The “Know Stroke, Know the Signs, Act in Time” campaign led by the National Institute of...
AUDIO: Amy Wimpey Knight, President of the Children's Hospital Association
(Washington D.C., Tuesday, September 20, 2022) – Our nation’s children and teens are in mental health crisis. The severity and pervasiveness of this crisis led the American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) and...
AUDIO: Rhonda Santos, Public Information Officer, USDA
(Washington, D.C., Monday, August 1, 2022) – August is “Tree Check Month” and the United States Department of Agriculture is asking everyone to examine their trees and report any signs of the invasive pest, the...
AUDIO: Anthony Tusino, Senior Program Officer, World Wildlife Fund
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 21, 2022) – Eleven million metric tons of plastic enter the world’s oceans every year. This World Oceans Month, we need to take action to ensure plastic materials do not have...
AUDIO: Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, M.D., Medical Officer within DCVS’ Heart Failure and Arrhythmias Branch at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
(Bethesda, MD, Tuesday, April 12, 2022) – Optimal cardiovascular health is important at every stage of life, but especially leading up to and during pregnancy. People experiencing high blood pressure, or hypertension, during pregnancy have...
AUDIO: Rhonda Santos with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 24, 2021) – August is the most important time of year to spot the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) as adult activity peaks. That’s why the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is...
AUDIO: Lisa Hamilton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Annie E. Casey Foundation
(Baltimore, MD, Monday, June 21, 2021) – The Annie E. Casey Foundation is releasing its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, which shows that nearly a decade of progress after the Great Recession could be erased...
AUDIO: Emily Weiss, Managing Director, Global Travel Industry Sector Lead, Accenture
(New York, NY, Thursday, May 27, 2021) – The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people live, work and socialize, accelerating demand for innovation, as retailers, consumer goods, and travel companies shift from reacting to...
AUDIO: Tania Saldaña, gerente de comunicaciones de movilidad de Toyota
(Washington, D.C., jueves, 16 de julio de 2020) – La campaña de Check To Protect del National Safety Council (NSC) ha anunciado el lanzamiento de la primera Plataforma de Asistencia Virtual para Recalls de Vehículos....