Dee Crawford

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – WKBN 27 First News Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford sat down with representatives from the Youngstown Health Department to talk about community health improvement zones. Through a state grant, Youngstown started health improvement zones. It was an initiative that came through the Ohio Department of Health and funneled down to the local level. “We began in November 2022 with this initiative.

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — April is Minority Health Month, and Andrea Bivens and Jamille Murphy began a conversation Tuesday about upcoming events supporting minority health in the community. “This weekend we have our citywide baby shower. That is coming up. And I will defer to my coworker, Jamille, who is our director of minority health, as she could talk a little bit more about our citywide baby shower,” Bivens said.

1 week ago | wkbn.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — April is Minority Health Month, and Andrea Bivens and Jamille Murphy began a conversation Tuesday about upcoming events supporting minority health in the community. “This weekend, we have our citywide baby shower. That is coming up,” Bivens said. The shower will be held on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eugenia Atkinson Recreational Center at 903 Otis Street in Youngstown. “To promote maternal and infant health.

3 weeks ago | wkbn.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Being a home buyer can be very confusing, so this coming weekend, there will be a free workshop to help people through the process. Jamie Bledsoe and Deborah Robinson began a conversation Tuesday about home buying and the upcoming workshop. Robinson says one of the main reasons people don’t buy a house is fear. “So if we take away that fear and replace it with education… then it kind of helps a little bit and lets them know that there is financial help out there as well.

4 weeks ago | wkbn.com | Dee Crawford

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – It’s springtime, and it’s often the opportunity for organizations to show appreciation. WKBN Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford sat down with leaders from Youngstown’s Union Baptist Church to talk about Pastor Michael Harrison’s 30th anniversary. The church is one of the oldest in the city, located on the north side at 528 Lincoln Avenue. Several special events to commemorate the occasion are being held.