Volunteers needed

Volunteers needed

WARREN

Trumbull Mobile Meals, 323 E. Market St., is seeking people who want to be a part of its corps of volunteers.

Trumbull Mobile Meals has 300 to 350 active volunteers who serve more than 300 clients per day and deliver about 123,000 meals a year.

Volunteers needed include delivery drivers who use their own vehicles. They must be at least 18 and have a valid driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance. They work 60 to 90 minutes per day.

Also needed are people to spend mornings assisting kitchen staff in preparing food items and packing meals for delivery; and office-support filing, stuffing envelopes, answering telephones, sorting newsletters, preparing schedules and other tasks as needed. For information, call 330-394-2538 or visit tmmceo@aol.com.

Children’s Advocate Award nominations

BOARDMAN

Nominations are being accepted for the Children’s Advocate Award to be presented by Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley at the Champions for Our Valley’s Children celebration May 10 at The Lake Club in Poland.

Nominees may be an individual, group of individuals or an organization, and may be self-nominated or nominated by another person. Nominees must reside in the Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley service area, which is Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Northeast Ohio and Mercer and Lawrence counties in western Pennsylvania.

Selection criteria are: demonstrate a deep, caring desire to help children; has taken action to address a problem facing local children or youths; has provided three or more years of service directly affecting the well-being of children; addresses a broad problem/issue affecting a large number of children or youths; demonstrates a long-term commitment to finding solutions to the problem/issue, primarily at the local level; gives personal volunteer service over and above the expectations of his/her career or profession; and promotes continuation of his/her advocacy or service by enlisting others to join in solving the problem/issue and enhancing the well-being of children and the community.

The deadline for the completed nomination form and accompanying narrative is March 14. For a nomination form, visit www.akronchildrens.org/champions or call 330-746-9122.

Naloxone increase

BETHESDA, MD.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that prescriptions for naloxone from pharmacies has increased tenfold in the past 18 months.

Naloxone, a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose, is traditionally distributed through community programs. However, to help address the recent dramatic numbers of overdose deaths from opioid pain relievers and heroin in the United States, there has been an increased focus on naloxone prescriptions in the outpatient setting, particularly through retail pharmacies. Naloxone is approved by the Federal Drug Administration in injection and nasal-spray formulations.

Sepsis redefined

PITTSBURGH

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine doctors played a central role in a worldwide effort to redefine the No. 1 killer of hospital patients: sepsis.

Sepsis is a condition that arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs, sometimes progressing to septic shock. It may occur in up to 2 million patients in the United States every year, and, despite best practice, more than 1 in 10 sepsis patients do not survive.