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Study Identifies Innovative Responses to Pandemic School Meal Program Disruption

School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to low or no-cost school breakfast and lunch programs for millions of low-income children. States and school districts developed innovative solutions to meet the nutritional needs of children and respond to the rapidly growing food insecurity crisis, yet the number of replacement meals is likely far short of what they provided prior to the pandemic, according to a study led by a researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Mosquito control application scheduled in Moreno Valley on Wednesday morning

Due to a recent human West Nile virus case, the Riverside County Vector Control Program has scheduled an ultra-low volume ground application using truck-mounted sprayers to reduce the number of adult mosquitoes. The treatment will occur in 2 neighboring areas in Moreno Valley. One area, near Celebration Park, is 116 acres. This location is bordered by Cactus Avenue to the North, Moreno Beach Drive to the East, John F. Kennedy Drive to the South and Oliver Street to the West.

MSJC Art Gallery Presents Artist’s Talk with Author John Seed

The Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) Art Gallery will host an online artist’s talk with John Seed, author and MSJC professor emeritus of art...

COVID-19 Fallout: Americans Changing Their Higher Ed Plans

The move to online classes at colleges and universities to deal with COVID-19 isn't making the grade with many Americans. A whopping 80 percent of those currently saving for an in-person higher education, either for themselves or their kids, said in a new poll from Edward Jones and Morning Consult that they worried the "quality of education" may suffer as a result of the switch to partial or full-time remote instruction - with 35 percent stating they were "very concerned."

Free Online Survey Alerts Older Adults to Risks of Falling, a Major Hazard

The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot of things. One thing that's still the same? Falling is NOT a normal part of aging. There are steps you can take to reduce your risk.

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