| Thursday, December 03, 2009 5:30 PM | Light Up Downtown | Downtown Canton |
| The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce's 19th annual Light Up Downtown will have attractions, entertainment, refreshments and goody bags for the kids on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. For the first time ever, Santa's very first Children's Elf is heading to downtown Canton for a magical, musical holiday jamboree and ELFstravaganza on the main stage at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.LightUpDowntown.com. | ||
| Saturday, December 05, 2009 9:00 AM | Summit Juvenile Court Saturday Series | Summa Health Auditorium |
The third installment of the Summit County Juvenile Court’s Saturday Series will feature Andrea Denton, BSEd. Ms. Denton is the Co-facilitator of the Summit County Suicide Prevention Coalition of the Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board. She also facilitates “Survivors,” a support group for those who have lost family or friends to suicide. Ms. Denton’s topic will be “Youth Suicide.” Summa Health System’s Idabelle Firestone Center Auditorium, 41 Arch Street, from 9am until 11:30am. There is no charge and the public is invited to attend. | ||
| Monday, December 07, 2009 6:00 PM | Angel Tree Ceremony | Oliver Ocasek Building |
| The Victim Assistance Program will hold the 15h Annual Angel Tree Ceremony and Homicide Memorial Service on Monday, December 7, 2009 from 6-7:15 p.m. The ceremony will be held in the Atrium of the Oliver Ocasek Building at 161 S. High Street in Akron. For more information, call the office at (330) 376-0040. | ||
| Thursday, December 10, 2009 5:00 PM | Summit Lake Brief Advice & Counsel Clinic | OPEN M |
| Community Legal Aids Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP) will team up with local attorneys for the Summit Lake Brief Advice & Counsel Clinic on Thursday, December 10th. The clinic is held at OPEN M (941 Princeton St. in Akron). Pre-registration is not necessary, but individuals who wish to participate in the clinic should arrive between 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to register. For more information, call 330-983-2695. | ||
| Thursday, December 17, 2009 4:00 PM | Community Support Services Meeting | |
Community Support Services, Inc., will hold its monthly Board of Directors Meeting on Thursday, December 17, 2009, at 150 Cross Street, Akron 44311. The meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. and is open to the public. Board committee meetings are held monthly. For further information, call (330) 996-9141, Ext. 169. | ||
| Monday, December 28, 2009 5:00 PM | Grow Barberton Inc. Downtown Barberton Christmas Walk & Lighting of Lake Anna | Downtown Barberton |
| Join us for the Annual Grow Barberton, Inc. Downtown Barberton Christmas Walk & City of Barberton Lighting of Lake Anna on Saturday November 28th, from 5pm-9pm. For more information, call Grow Barberton, Inc. at (330)472-0366. | ||
Attorney General Richard Cordray today urges Ohioans to beware of an e-mail which carries a computer virus that may infect your computer and provide a stranger with access to your personal information.
The bogus e-mail announces the launch of a "state vaccination H1N1 program" and encourages the user to create a personal vaccination profile. It provides a link to a Web page that looks similar to the CDC site. Within the page are downloadable instructions for creating your personal vaccination profile.
Cordray warns that by downloading the instructions, visitors are downloading a virus onto their computers.
"Any time you receive an e-mail from someone you are not familiar with, I strongly recommend avoiding the provided links," said Cordray. "Clicking on that link can unleash downloadable viruses capable of capturing your personal information and sending it back to the scam artist."
Because of these potential phishing attacks and e-mail scams, Cordray encourages consumers who are interested in H1N1 influenza virus information to visit the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services informational Web site at www.flu.gov or the Ohio Department of Health informational site, www.flu.ohio.gov.
Cordray also offers the following tips to help Ohioans avoid phishing scams:
Contact the institution yourself: Don't respond to unsolicited requests for your personal information. Instead, contact the organization at a phone number or a Web address you know to be correct.
Don't click on links in e-mails: Be cautious about opening any attachments or downloading any files from e-mail messages. Links and attachments can make your computer vulnerable to viruses.
Look for warning signs: Misspelled words or a lack of personal greetings may signal fraud. However, the presence of a personal greeting or a lack of errors does not guarantee legitimacy. Always be skeptical.
Use spam filters, anti-virus software, anti-spyware software and a firewall: Update your security software regularly. The software can help stop your computer from accepting unwanted files that can be sent via phishing e-mails.
Don't give out personal information via e-mail: E-mail is not a secure method of transmitting personal information. A bank or governmental agency will never request personal information via e-mail.
Monitor your accounts: Review credit card and bank account statements as soon as you receive them. If you find unauthorized charges, immediately notify your bank or credit card provider.
Report phishing scams to the company or organization the scam artist is impersonating and to the Ohio Attorney General's Office. Report this phishing scam or any other scam to the Attorney General's Office at www.SpeakOutOhio.gov or by calling (800) 282-0515.
Other HIV/AIDS awareness activities, such as the It's All About You HIV testing event, will be held in the hopes of raising awareness for World AIDS Day.
The CDC estimates there are about 56,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. every year. There are 2,896 people in Cleveland currently living with HIV/AIDS, and there are 4,036 persons who are currently living with HIV/AIDS in Cuyahoga County. World AIDS Day provides an opportunity for all of us - individuals, communities and political leaders - to take action and ensure that human rights are protected and global targets for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care are met.
This year's World AIDS Day presents the residents of Cleveland and all of Ohio with an opportunity to provide formal testimony to the White House, Office of National AIDS Policy for the development of a National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
The White House wants to hear from consumers, advocates and providers of HIV/AIDS services; as well as community members about their recommendations for: 1) Reducing HIV incidence; 2) Increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes; and 3) Reducing HIV-related health disparities. The Office of National AIDS Policy has scheduled Ohio's only Town Hall Meeting in Cleveland. The public meeting will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6-9PM at First United Methodist Church, 3000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115. RSVPs are requested to the Ohio AIDS Coalition (OAC) at 800-226-5554 or info@ohioaidscoalition.org. The CDPH encourages the public to participate in this event and share their ideas on how to respond to HIV/AIDS in the United States.
The CDPH also encourages all residents to get an HIV test so they will know their HIV status. An estimated 20-25% of people with HIV are unaware of their infection. The lack of knowledge about their HIV status prevents them from accessing the medical care they need to be healthy and to reduce the possibility that they will spread the virus to others. To find a free HIV test, call 1-800-332-AIDS (2437) or visit www.hivtest.org. Free rapid HIV testing is available at the City of Cleveland's Thomas McCafferty and J. Glen Smith Health Centers. Additionally, the Agape Program will host the It's All About You World AIDS Day HIV testing event at the Civic Center, 3130 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 12pm-6pm. There will be a special guest appearance and fashion presentation by Shaker Heights native, Sheree Whitfield of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta".
World AIDS Day…/add one
Ongoing HIV/STD Testing in the Greater Cleveland Area
J Glen Smith Health Center Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center
11100 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland 4242 Lorain Ave., Cleveland
216-249-4100 216-651-5005
The Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio
12201 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 3500 Lorain Ave., Suite 400, Cleveland
216-721-4010 216-991-8804
2009 World AIDS Day Events in Cleveland
CWRU/UH/Metro AIDS Clinical Trials Unit/John T. Carey Special Immunology Unit
12th Annual World AIDS Day Patient & Community Update and Awareness, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 6:00pm. CWRU Wolstein Research Building, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland
For additional information contact: 216-844-2247 or email rob2@case.edu; www.clevelandactu.org
City Club of Cleveland, Friday, December 11th at noon, Jeffrey S. Crowley, MPH, Senior Research Scholar at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute, appointed by President Barack Obama as the Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, has been coordinating the federal government's efforts on HIV/AIDS policy and has helped to guide the administration's development of disability policies since February 2009.
Tickets are available by contacting The City Club at (216) 621-0082 or www.cityclub.org and are $18 for members, $30 for non-members.
Community Outreach w/AIDS Funding Collaborative & Community Partners
Community Outreach w/ AIDS Funding Collaborative & Community Volunteers will distribute HIV prevention literature at the RTA Rapid Stations, November 30, 2009 from 4pm-6pm. For additional information contact: Melissa Federman at 216-781-2944 x412.
Care Alliance Health Center, 1530 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, 216-781-6228 x425 RSVP
World AIDS Day Memorial & Social, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 12:00pm-1:30pm.
Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, 12201 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, 216-721-4010
Free HIV Testing and premiere of a new HIV/AIDS Awareness Video on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 4pm - 7:30pm. Reception with light refreshments will follow.
MetroHealth & The Cleveland Institute of Art present:
AIDS Memorial Quilt Display, November 30-December 8, 2009 from 8am-9pm daily at MetroHealth Medical Center, Rammelkamp Atrium, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, 44109.
Documentary Film Screening "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt" Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 12pm-1:30pm MetroHealth Medical Center, Scott Auditorium.
Closing AIDS Memorial Quilt Reception w/ local quilt panels displayed: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 from 5:30pm-7:30pm MetroHealth Medical Center, Rammelkamp Atrium.
