THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, AugusT 16, 2024 Page 9 Children and Adult Italian Classes begin Sept. 14. Register now! C hildren Italian classes – registration for children’s classes will be on Saturday, September 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Appian Club (100 Fallon Rd., Stoneham). Your child must be six years or older. No pressure, relaxed setting. First class will be Saturday morning. Sept 21, with follow-up classes either Saturday mornings or Thursday afternoon, at the teacher’s discretion. Cost is $140 for 20 weeks of instruction, ending in March. Class will last one hour. Please contact John Nocella at 781-438-5687 or john02180@ gmail.com Adult Italian classes will be offered by the Appian Club of Stoneham starting in the evening the week of September 10. This class will be presented in Zoom only. A beginner’s class will start with the basics (pronunciations, phrases, etc.) and give you a firm foundation for the language. Advanced classes will be conducted as needed, depending on enrollment. The eight-week classes will be held on Tuesday evenings (likely) and the cost is $160 plus a $20 text. No homework but we do expect you to review the work weekly. And no final exams!! Class is 90 minutes long. The Instructor is Tiffany Bistocchi Murphy, graduate of Dickinson College (2003) with a major in Italian and a Master’s in Italian from Middlebury College (2006). She has traveled extensively throughout Italy and has taken courses there. The class is casual and interesting and the experience will be enjoyable. If you are traveling to Italy or just want to relive your heritage roots, this class is for you. Contact coordinator John Nocella for further details at 781-438-5687 or, preferably, by email, at john02180@gmail.com. Please pass along this info to other family members, friends and neighbors. The class is sponsored by the Appian Club of Stoneham, a nonprofit, social charitable 503(c)(7) organization whose mission is to promote Italian culture and heritage. Local students named to the Dean’s List at Mass. College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences B OSTON, Mass., August 13, 2024 – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is pleased to announce the students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester. The Dean’s List recognizes those students with a full-time course load who have achieved outstanding scholarship with a 3.5 GPA or higher for the academic term. Everett residents earning Dean’s List were: * Doviany Herrera Limon is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree and will graduate from the Boston campus in 2025. * Jenna Lindhorst is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Echocardiography degree and will graduate from the Boston campus in 2026. * Huu Binh Nguyen is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Business degree and will graduate from the Boston campus in 2025. * Ashley Salazar is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Predental-Dental Hygiene degree and will graduate from the Boston campus in 2025. * Kelly Leis is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies degree and will graduate from the Boston campus in 2027. * Kimaura Pham is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies degree and will graduate from the Boston campus in 2025. * Anderson Yepes Alvarez is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies degree and will graduate from the Boston campus in 2024. * Jonathan Romero is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies (Physician Assistant Studies) degree and will graduate from the Boston campus in 2025. * Anthony Nguyenis is pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and will graduate from the Boston campus in 2028. * Benjamin Pezo is pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and will graduate from the Boston campus in 2028. * Thy Do is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree and will graduate from the Worcester campus in 2024. The mission of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is to advance health science education, scholarship, and practice grounded in collaboration and inclusion. Founded in 1823, MCPHS is the oldest institution of higher education in the City of Boston. As the University moves beyond the 200th anniversary of its founding, MCPHS is committed to maintaining its position as the most comprehensive provider of health and life sciences education in the world. MAPC awarded grant to continue heat resilience work through state Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program B OSTON, August 13, 2024 – The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) nearly $500,000 to build upon years of work within the region to better prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate-driven heat in Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Revere, and Winthrop. The Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action Grant will fund MAPC’s “Lower-Mystic Cool Communications to Build Regional Heat Resiliency” project, which will address the lack comprehensive strategies for effectively communicating with vulnerable populations before, during, and after extreme heat events. In addition, it will help inform development of tiered heat warning thresholds and early alert systems that account for disproportionate risks among priority populations. The project team will work to design a creative and linguistically and culturally relevant heat communications campaign in partnership with community-based organizations, community liaisons, and local artists and designers. The heat resilience communications campaign will leverage existing work by the Mystic River Watershed Association, MAPC, and the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition, including lessons learned through Keeping Metro Boston Cool, the COVID-Safe Cooling program, COVID-19 communications, and other public health campaigns. “With extreme heat becoming increasingly frequent, MAPC’s leadership in heat resiliency is both timely and critical,” said Secretary Rebecca Tepper of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. “These projects highlight the urgent need for innovative solutions and collaborative action. We’re proud to support this vital work, which is essential for creating a more resilient and adaptive future.” MAPC Principal Planner Sasha Shyduroff-Gutman added, “Over the long-term, the success of this project will be reflected in the effective and on-going mobilization of trusted messengers and municipal communication infrastructure to engage residents. Sustaining and expanding these efforts will contribute to a reduction in climate-related health outcomes and disparities.” Through research completed with Wicked Hot Mystic [https://resilient.mysticriver.org/wicked-hot-mystic], Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Revere, and Winthrop were identified as municipalities with urban heat islands up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than in the coolest parts of the watershed. Many communities living and working in urban heat islands are at increased risk of the health impacts of extreme heat and may lack the resources to adapt and prepare. “As our summers get lonJ& • Reliable Mowing Service • Spring & Fall Cleanups • Mulch & Edging • Sod or Seed Lawns • Shrub Planting & Trimming • Water & Sewer Repairs Joe Pierotti, Jr. ger and hotter, we need to prioritize expanding our public health capacity for communication and surveillance work. That is why receiving the ‘Lower Mystic Cool Communications to Build Regional Heat Resiliency’ MVP program Action Grant is so important,” said Lauren Buck RN, BSN, MPH, chief of health and human services and director of public health with the City of Revere. MAPC will work with researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), including Professor Gregory Wellenius, director of the Center for Climate and Health at Boston University, who previously led an analysis finding a substantial number of excess deaths and emergency department visits on hot days that were not sufficiently hot to trigger heat alerts. The team will obtain and analyze health data from the Massachusetts Center for Health Information Analysis to better understand the regional and local heat exposure thresholds that trigger adverse public health impacts in the focus communities. 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