Great News for North County residents.  Now getting health screenings and fresh produce has become even simpler and more convenient than ever before, especially if you area MetroLink rider.  

Bi-State Development and the St. Louis County Department of Public Health unveiled Links 2 Health, a new mobile health screening program that will enhance access to much-needed health care services for residents of North St. Louis County.

 

The Links 2 Health mobile screening vehicle was displayed at the Wellston Transit Center during a special ceremony on December 1. The pilot program will provide adults 18 years of age and older with health screenings, such as blood pressure and diabetes testing, as well as other health assessments, all free of charge.  

 

St. Louis County Councilwoman Hazel Erby represents a large transit-dependent population that includes all four Metro transit centers that will be served. "Bringing basic health screenings to the transit centers is awesome and makes it so much more convenient and, in turn, I am hopeful will improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs," said Erby.  READ MORE
 

 

 

Another addition that is great for area is the new Link Market food kiosks at the North Hanley and Wellston Transit Centers that are now open for business, and transit riders and nearby residents can purchase fresh fruits, vegetables and other healthy food staples at these transit locations. READ MORE

 

Focus St. Louis presents Winter Happy Hour on Wednesday, December 6 5-8pm at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten. MORE INFO & ONLINE REGISTRATION

GenerateHealth will hold its Quarterly Coalition Meeting on Thursday, December 7 from 8:30-9am at The Heights, 8001 Dale Ave, St. Louis 63117. Speaker: Sidney Watson, Saint Louis University School of Law Title: Missouri and the Nation: Looking back and looking forward at Health Reform & Access to Care. REGISTER ONLINE

Ritenour School District High School drama students are presenting the well-known tale "A Christmas Carol" at 7pm, December 7-9 at Ritenour Auditorium. Performances are free.  MORE INFO

Dewight E. Patton Jr. Foundation will hold an open house of their new Youth Mentoring Center at their new location, 432 Chez Paree Dr., Hazelwood 63042, on Thursday, December 14 from 5-7pm. MORE INFO

Touhill Performing Arts Center hosts the Nutcracker presented by Saint Louis Ballet on December 15-23. Gen Horiuchi's The Nutcracker has become a Saint Louis favorite with dazzling costumes, sets and special effects. MORE INFO

City of Florissant's Santa's Helpers event will be Saturday, December 16 from 9am-noon at JJE Center. Kids ages 3-12 are welcome to enjoy crafts, games, snacks, and make and wrap their own gifts for their families. MORE INFO

Christian Hospital Foundation will host the first annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon on Friday, January 12, 2018 from 11:30am-1:30pm in the Paul F Detrick Building Atrium. Table reservations are $240 for 8 seats and $30 per individual. MORE INFO

will hold its annual Razzle Dazzle Ball 2018 on April 7, 2018 at the Westport Sheraton Lakeside Chalet. Sponsorships are available. This event will sell out. RSVP today! EVENT INFO 

Ferguson-Florissant School District McCluer South-Berkeley High School seniors, Casey Harden and La'Sha Harper, are getting real world business experience in their internships at Centene Corporation as part of the Supervised Business Experience program. PRESS RELEASE 

City of Florissant Mayor Thomas Schneider was appointed to be a member of the first ever Board of Directors of the new organization Missouri Mayors United for Progress. 

City of Hazelwood Firefighters were presented with a Unit Citation Award for their quick and professional actions during a rescue of victim trapped in a residential structure fire. PRESS RELEASE

Hazelwood School District announced that twenty Hazelwood East High School students received more than $316,000 in scholarships during the Infinite Scholars program held at St. Louis University. PRESS RELEASE

Hazelwood School District was recognized with 100% Project Lead the Way Student Access Award during the Annual PLTW Conference. PRESS RELEASE

Hazelwood School District continues to be fully accredited. The District's Annual Performance Report remains stable with a continued focus on earning accreditation with distinction. Statewide, HSD is one of 510 fully accredited districts earning 85% of the total APR points. MORE INFO

Normandy Schools Collaborative Communications Department has earned three awards in this year's Missouri School Public Relations Association Communications Awards. PRESS RELEASE

Normandy Schools Collaborative entrepreneurship students, Deimon McKinney and Raheem Larry, placed among the top 12 contestants at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship national competition in New York City. PRESS RELEASE

Pattonville School District is one of only two K-12 public school districts in the St. Louis region to earn a score of 100% on its annual performance report issued by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. PRESS RELEASE

Ritenour School District sixth grade science teacher, Joe Auteberry, was honored with a crystal apple as part of the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards in November. PRESS RELEASE 

Ferguson-Florissant School District sixth grade music students at STEAM Academy have been communicating with veterans through written letters. Student recently met the veterans they have been writing to and performed at the Missouri Veterans Home and Jefferson Barracks Hospital. 

City of Florissant has created a new department head position, Director of Information Technology, which will be responsible for all the City's network and technical security and will supervise a staff of four employees. Stephen Weiersmuelly has been selected for this position.  PRESS RELEASE 

City of Florissant hosted the Catholic Youth Council 2017 Girls Soccer Championship Games at Koch Park and James J Eagan Civic Center.   PRESS RELEASE

GenerateHealth is now offering an Organizational Leadership Academy for Trauma Informed Care in 2018. This is an exciting opportunity for creating trauma-informed organizations in order to improve the care women receive.  Organizational leaders will learn about trauma-informed care in a one day didactic training session, and participate in six monthly consultation meetings to learn from one another and garner support for the implementation of this paradigm shift. The goal of the training is to help support leaders in moving toward a trauma informed approach. MORE INFO

City of Hazelwood Firefighters participated in this year's Warners'  Warm-Up Coat Drive and helped to raise $2,000 and donate 62 coats to needy families. PRESS RELEASE

Do you want to help children in our community achieve their greatest academic potential? Join the Lutheran Hope Center - Ferguson Readers to Leaders program by volunteering as a mentor. You don't have to have any prior experience tutoring. All you need is the ability to read at an elementary level, and a desire to build relationships with amazing children. MORE INFO