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NEW THIS WEEK: Chesco Fair Housing Assesssment Public Hearings Set
Chester County Department of Community Development and Housing Authority of Chester
County has scheduled three public hearings to assess fair housing practices.
Sessions will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, at Episcopal
Church of the Trinity, 323 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville; 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday,
September 27, at Kennett Area Community Services, 136 West Cedar Street, Kennett
Square; and 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, at the Melton Center, 501 East
Miner Street, West Chester.
The hearings is a requirement for federal agencies and grantees under the Affirmatively
Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) program.
Further information is available at www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/34969,
sbollig@chesco.org or (610) 344-6776.
NEW THIS WEEK: USA Today Highlights Chester County in Pre-Election Swing
Voters Analysis
The national USA Today daily newspaper has highlighted Chester County in an analysis of A
Suburban Tide Against Trump Could Sink His Election Bid.
The article, in a series on eight counties in eight states, explores key electoral themes that
could decide the Fall elections.
The report appears at
www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/09/13/chester-county-pennsylvaniasuburban-tide-against-trump/89687252.
NEW LAST WEEK: Area Hospitals Come Under Pittsburgh Newspaper Review for
Low Rates of Indigent Patient Care
Coatesville's Brandywine Hospital and 14 other Community Health Care facilities in
Pennsylvania, including others in this area, have come under the microscope in a Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette report on care for the indigent.
The story, which follows a report we made a few weeks ago, including a photo out of
Pottstown, appears at www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2016/09/04/For-profit-hospitalsprovide-less-charity-care-counting-charity-care-series/stories/20160505020, with the full
list of facilities and indigent care statistics appearing in the article sidebar.
NEW LAST WEEK: Berks, Chester and Delaware Counties Under Drought Watch
A Drough Watch declaration has been issued for Chester and Delaware counties, with the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) calling for a five percent
reduction in non-essential water use.
The counties join Berks in our area, along with 35 others throughout the state, due to low
stream flows, declining groundwater levels and lack of precipitation, according to the
Commonwealths Drought Task Force.
One county, Potter, remains in a drought warning, with residents of that county being
encouraged to voluntarily reduce water use by 10 to 15 percent.
Further information, including water conservation suggestions, is available at
www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/NewsRoomPublic/articleviewer.aspx?id=21058&typeid=1.
The free session fby the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry for area businesses
and nonprofit representatives delved into December 1 compliance for new federal Labor
Department regulations that more than doubles, to $47,475 a year, the salary threshold in
order to exempt white collar workers from receiving overtime, provides automatic updates
to that wage every three years, and more.
Attendees were advised that the federal department now initiates over 40 percent of its
increasing number of investigations into minimum wage violations and finds violations
nearly 80 percent of the time, resulting in fines, penalties and back wages levies, with
telecommuting now becoming an increasing area of concern.
Tom Baldrige, president and CEO of the Lancaster chamber, told the Central Penn Business
Journal as saying the business community seems to be breaking into two camps owners
'who are aware and concerned, and those who are unaware and potentially at risk for not
adjusting to what this requires of them.
'This is a critical business-operations issue,' Baldrige is quoted as saying.
The business journal report is available at
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%27Overtime+101%27+to+business+leaders.
Frequently asked questions about the new rules, the first changes to the white collar
exemptions since 2004, are available at www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/final2016/faq.htm.
Pennsylvania laws and rules, that also apply, are available at
www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Labor-Management-Relations/llc/minimumwage/Pages/default.aspx.
West Chester CTC meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the second Thursday of
each month of the school year at the West Chester Area School District Spellman
Administrative Building, 829 Paoli Pike, West Chester. Lunch is provided by
reserving at rsvp@wcctc.org or (610) 359-5817.
Downingtown Area CTC meets from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of
the month from September through May. Further information and registration are
available at dtownctc@umly.org or (610) 458-9090 x2827.
UPDATED THIS WEEK: Support Groups for Unemployed and Underemployed Ongoing
Several networking/support groups (open to everyone) are available at area churches for
persons who are unemployed or unemployed, with each providing its own variety of specific
services in support of those who attend:
Malvern Penn State Great Valleys Alumni Association and My Career Transitions
(MCT), an all-volunteer job counseling group, meets from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
the second Saturday of the month, except August and December, in 130 Main
Building, Penn State Great Valley, 30 East Swedesford Road, Malvern, preceded by a
new member orientation at 8:30 a.m. On October 8, Lynne Williams will present
Strategic Research-based Approaches for LinkedIn. Further information and required
registration are available at http://mycareertransitions.com/new/?q=upcomingmeetings.
West Chester Unemployment support group meets bi-weekly from 5:45 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 130 West Miner Street, West Chester, to
learn tips and techniques related to job searches. Further information is available
from Elisabeth Hartwell at ehartwell@firstpreswc.com, at (610) 696-0554.
West Chester BarnabasWC group meets from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Mondays,
except holidays, in the Community Room, Providence Church, 430 Hannum Avenue,
West Chester. On September 28, a panel including former job-seekers will discuss
How Joseph's People Assists You During Your Professional and Personal Transition!
Further information is available at www.barnabaswc.org or info@barnabaswc.org.
Six Area Affiliates of Joseph's People meet during the month:
Berwyn/Main Line - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays at the
Hagenbach Room, St. Monicas Church, 635 First Avenue. Further information is
available from Bob Schubert at bobschubertjr@aim.com or (610) 755-2398.
Central Delco Groups at three locations in Central Delaware County now
coordinate meetings in Media and Upper Darby at 7 p.m. on the first three Tuesdays
of the month. First Tuesday: St. Francis Room at St. Mary Magdalen Church,
2400 North Providence Road, Media, with further information at
smmemploy@gmail.com or (610) 873-7117. Second Tuesday: St. Laurence
Church Parish Hall - Rear Entrance, 8245 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby. On
September 13, S. Nikki Creque, author of Soul Scream: The End Was Just The
Beginning, will discuss Energize Your Job Search to combat the inevitable fear and
frustration of this process. Third Tuesday: Hassler Chapel, Media Presbyterian
Church, 30 East Baltimore Pike, Media, with further information at
robinst37@gmail.com.
Downingtown -- 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays, in the
Parish Meeting Room Rear of the School Property, St. Joseph's Parish, 338 Manor
Avenue (Route 322). Information about the affiliate is available by leaving a
message at (610) 873-7117. Further information and required registration for
limited seating are available at www.josephspeople.org/retreat.
Upper Uwchlan Township 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays at the School
Education Center, St. Elizabeths Catholic Church, 100 Fellowship Road, Chester
Springs. Further information is available at (610) 321-1200 or at
david.bolz@verizon.net.
Reading 7 p.m. to 8:30 pm. on the first and third Wednesdays at St Catharine's of
Siena Parish Center. 2427 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading. Further information is
available from John Senick, facilitator, at (610) 779-4005.
West Grove 6:45 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month from September to
June in the new Parish Life Center, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church,
300 State Road, West Grove. Further information is available from John Colgan at
johnfcolgan@gmail.com.
Additional information on all St. Josephs People chapters is available at
www.josephspeople.org.
The DEP reported that 26 Pennsylvania counties, primarily in southern and eastern regions,
have active surveillance sites for albopictus mosquitoes, commonly known as Asian Tiger
mosquitoes, with collections in Lancaster, Montgomery and Delaware counties having more
than two dozen female Aedes albopictus per trapping event, recognized as pest levels, in a
single week in July.
However, no specimens of Aedes aegypti, the primary carrier of Zika in South America,
were discovered, according to DEP.
The department release for Southeastern Pennsylvania counties is available at
www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/NewsRoomPublic/articleviewer.aspx?id=21038&typeid=1, with the
South Central Pennsylvania report at
www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/NewsRoomPublic/articleviewer.aspx?id=21038&typeid=1. Chester
County's June news release is at www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/34192 and the
state's current status report, as of Monday, August 15, is at www.health.pa.gov/My
%20Health/Diseases%20and%20Conditions/UZ/Zikavirus/Pages/ZikaVirusHomePage.aspx#.V7SG361Yzv_.
Zika Virus Now Draws Travel Advisory in U.S.; Free Zika Virus Prevention Kits
Being Distributed in Area
The Zika virus, that can result in birth deformities, has now drawn nine travel, testing and
other recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for
both men and women who traveled to or lived in parts of the Miami area since June 15.
The alert currently centers on a Miami neighborhood where several Zika infections were
recently confirmed, the first identified from mosquitoes in the United States. Previous U.S.
cases were identified as emanating from virus contacts outside the country.
Further information is available at www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p0801-zika-travelguidance.html.
As previously reported, Zika Prevention Kits for pregnant women are being distributed by
the Pennsylvania Department Health through 10 locations in our reporting area, included in
the region of the state identified as the most susceptible for transmissions of the virus.
In announcing the initiative, state Health Secretary Dr. Karen Murphy said that while Zika
is spread primarily by mosquitoes that are infected with the virus, it also can spread
through sexual contact with individuals who have the disease.
Because Zika poses serious health risks for babies born to women who contracted the virus
during pregnancy, the kits include health education materials and prevention tools to avoid
mosquito bites and sexual transmission of the disease to pregnant women. Using the
products in the Zika Prevention Kit can help protect you and your loved ones from the
virus," she said.
Additional information is available at
www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/NewsRoomPublic/articleviewer.aspx?id=21007&typeid=1, with a list of
distribution centers at www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Diseases%20and
%20Conditions/U-Z/Zikavirus/Pages/ZikaPreventionKits.aspx#.V4fq-6JYxLM.
An earlier report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that
shows counties in Pennsylvania that are most susceptible to having mosquitoes carrying the
disease, along with other Zika information, is available at
www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/resources/vector-control.html., with Pennsylvania's response
plan to the virus iat www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Health-Details.aspx?newsid=307.
They suggest that athletes should be removed from play immediately after a concussion in
order to hasten recovery time and possibly miss fewer games as a result.
Further information is at www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-pressroom/Pages/Continued-Play-After-a-Concussion-Prolongs-Recovery-Time.aspx?
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The group will meet on the first Tuesday of each month, a new time, on a bring-your-ownlunch format, with pastors, ministry leaders and other interested individuals learning about
holistic health issues physical, mental/emotional and spiritual along with exchange of
information on promotion of holistic health within faith congregations and communities and
development of additional faith community nurses, also known as parish nurses.
Sessions will rotate between Kennett Square and West Chester, with two Saturday
workshops being planned in southern and northern Chester County in the Fall and Spring in
place of regular meetings during those months.
The group will include an intergenerational and multi-cultural concentration on child, teen,
adult and senior life stages as part of its System of Care focus.
Further information is available from Joan Holliday at dochollisv@aol.com or (610) 7172180.
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