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Junior Achievement (JA) is launching a new awareness campaign aimed at connecting volunteers from the community with young people as mentors and role models. The campaign, titled “Inspiring Tomorrows™, will highlight the transformative impact a caring adult can have on a young person, not only by providing support, but by inspiring and preparing young people with essential life skills.

Getting children vaccinated with all CDC-recommended doses at the scheduled time is important to help protect them from serious illnesses. To increase awareness in Pittsburgh for this important issue, the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh and Pfizer has partnered together to launch a new public service announcement campaign. The :30 PSA features Father Paul Abernathy, CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project urging Pittsburgh residents to get their children vaccinated.

No matter the season, parents nationwide take the necessary steps to ensure their children can participate in a variety of activities at school, at home, and everywhere in between. Many families breathe a little easier knowing their children have health coverage under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which has year-round enrollment.

En todo el país, sin importar la época del año, los padres toman las medidas necesarias para asegurar que sus hijos participen en una extensa variedad de actividades, sea en la escuela, en la casa o en otro lugar. Muchas de estas familias se quedan tranquilas sabiendo que sus hijos tienen la cobertura de salud de Medicaid y del Programa de Seguro de Salud Para Niños (CHIP por sus siglas en inglés) que proveen seguro médico todo el año.

One person alone can’t beat cancer – it takes a team. Founded in 2005, Breakaway from Cancer® aims to increase awareness of important education and resources available to those impacted by cancer – from prevention to survivorship.

Research shows that despite national efforts to end the country’s opioid epidemic, patients continue to receive large quantities of opioids for postsurgical pain, placing them at risk for potentially severe downstream consequences including addiction or dependence.

The first years of your baby’s life are some of the most important in terms of development and growth. During this time, your baby is vulnerable to potentially serious infections, such as measles, whooping cough, and invasive pneumococcal disease. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, most childhood vaccines produce immunity 90-100% of the time.

The foundation’s new Safer Together grant program enables qualifying nonprofit organizations to apply for funding as they increase their capacity to help people and pets escaping domestic violence.

The National Business Group on Health, a 501c3 organization comprised of human resources and benefits thought leaders from some of the most progressive companies around the world, and Unum, the nation’s largest employee benefits company, have joined forces to produce a public service announcement to urge workers to reach out to their employers for assistance and to better understand their benefits.

Since it was founded in 1919, Junior Achievement USA® has helped more than 100 million young people be better prepared to be successful adults. This has only been possible with the support of the countless volunteers who have helped deliver JA programs over the past century.