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LANSING, Mich. - As part of National Public Health Week, nine individuals and organizations will be presented with the 2021 Hometown Health Hero and Jean Chabut Health Policy Champion awards for their contributions to protecting and improving the health of Michigan. 2020 recipients are also included below.
Hometown Health Hero awards are presented every spring as part of Michigan Public Health Week. By building connections, our communities become healthier, safer, and better for all. It s an honor to award these selfless individuals and organizations whose efforts make Michigan a better place for many segments of our population, said MDHHS director Elizabeth Hertel. The Hometown Health Hero awards are a way we can recognize how both small and large efforts make a positive impact on our state.
In January, Johnson told the Herald-Tribune that she loves kindergarten students because everything is new for them.
“They are so honest, so nonjudgmental, they love school,” Johnson said. “It’s such a happy place.”
Johnson creates weekly YouTube videos for her students families, offering tips on how they can reinforce the lessons she is teaching at school and giving them a glimpse of their child’s life in the classroom.
Fruitville Elementary Principal Steven French said Johnson is a master at dividing her class into small groups so she can work one-on-one with a child while the other students work with each other. It’s not easy, and he’ll have new teachers watch her in action to pick up tips.
MORE Second grade teacher Kari Share says her students love to read outside after a year of virtual instruction. Photo by Caleigh Wells
Reading time for Kari Share’s second grade class at Red Oak Elementary in Ventura County looks a little different this year. One by one, she sits on the ground with each of them, and asks about the plot or helps sound out a tricky word.
But instead of rows of desks, these kids are on a concrete stage outside of their classroom, surrounded by the sound of birds and the rustle of black oak trees.
Students at Red Oak Elementary sit socially distanced and masked during outdoor reading time. Photo by Caleigh Wells
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