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More bad news for kids: In Florida, 52 percent of those under 18 “have had at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), significantly higher than the national average,” according to a Thursday press release.
The news is from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health and an analysis conducted by the Child & Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
“ACEs can have serious, long-term impacts on a child’s health and well-being by contributing to high levels of toxic stress,” the release said.
Thirty-three percent of U.S. children with two or more ACEs have a chronic health condition involving a special health care need, compared to 13.6 percent of children without ACEs, it said.
“A loving home, a good school, a safe neighborhood—these things are the foundation for a long and happy life, yet too many children don’t have them,” said Richard Besser, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “… With policies that help families raise healthy children and the consistent presence of caring adults in their lives, we can reduce the impact of trauma on children’s health and help them thrive in the face of adversity.”
National and state data, along with an issue brief and maps, can be found at www.cahmi.org.
Evening Reads
“Frederica Wilson spent years consoling constituents before Trump challenged her” via Alex Daugherty of the Miami Herald
“Campaign cash from utilities? ‘I’ll accept it,’ Richard Corcoran says” via Mitch Perry of Florida Politics
“Meet Philip Levine’s newest campaign hires” via Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times
“As white nationalists converge, lawmakers propose removing Confederate monuments and holidays” via Alex Harris of the Miami Herald
“Does the spirit of Harvey Weinstein lurk in our Legislature” via Bill Cottrell of the Tallahassee Democrat
” ‘Wicked hatred’: Jewish lawmakers condemn Richard Spencer” via Jim Rosica of Florida Politics
“U.S. government: Inspections show Lake Okeechobee’s dike sound” via Terry Spencer of the Associated Press
“Historic Florida Keys district welcome sign stolen a month after it was blown over by Irma” via David Goodhue of the KeysReporter.com
“The Florida Project has the most perfect ending of any movie in years” via Corey Atad for Slate.com
“Disney is making a huge change to its most iconic Star Wars attraction” via Bailey Bennett of Travel and Leisure
Quote of the Day
“It would be a much more peaceful world, (a) better, more beautiful world, if people like me were in power.” — Richard Spencer, speaking at the University of Florida Thursday, as reported by the News Service of Florida’s Dara Kam.
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Sen. Aaron Bean, a Fernandina Beach Republican, is slated to speak to the Rotary Club of Amelia Island Sunrise. That’s at 7:30 a.m., Fernandina Beach Golf Club, 2800 Bill Melton Road, Fernandina Beach.
The Florida Commission on Ethics is scheduled to meet at 8:30 a.m., 1st District Court of Appeal, 2000 Drayton Dr., Tallahassee.
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, a Republican candidate for governor, is scheduled to speak to the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida. It’s at 9 a.m., Country Club of Orlando, 1601 Country Club Dr., Orlando.
The St. Johns County legislative delegation will meet in preparation for the 2018 session. That’s at 9 a.m., St. Johns County Auditorium, 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity is scheduled to release September unemployment numbers at 10 a.m.
Sen. Dorothy Hukill, a Port Orange Republican, is expected to discuss the 2017 and 2018 legislative sessions during a luncheon meeting of the Port Orange South Daytona Chamber of Commerce. That’s at noon, Riverside Pavilion, 3431 South Ridgewood Ave., Port Orange.
Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is slated to speak to the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club. It begins at noon, Skopelo’s at New World, 600 South Palafox St., Pensacola.
Kent Hiteshew, a former Treasury Department official who managed the response to the fiscal crisis in Puerto Rico, will speak to the Economic Club of Florida. That’s at noon, FSU Alumni Center, 1030 West Tennessee St., Tallahassee.
The Tiger Bay Club of Tampa will host a panel discussion titled “Choices in Education” at noon, Ferguson Law Center, 1610 North Tampa St., Tampa.
The Statewide Drug Policy Advisory Council is scheduled to hold a conference call at 2 p.m. The call-in number is (888) 670-3525 and the participant code is 164 869 6226.
The Flagler County legislative delegation will meet in preparation for the 2018 session at 4 p.m., Palm Coast Council chamber, 160 Lake Ave., Palm Coast.
