pierluigi mancini, ceo, clinic for education, treatment, prevention, and addiction, inc., norcross, georgiaween 2002 and 2011, the total number of adolescents that received prevention messages through the media went from 83.2 percent in 2002 and 75.1 percent on 2011. are we reaching enough young people with prevention messages? well, i think the question is how are we trying to reach the youth with prevention messages? i think that the development of technology today has given us an opportunity that we haven't quite caught up with. traditionally, we have public service announcements, we have school activities, but today, we have facebook. we have texting. we have an ability to find new ways that we haven't quite exploded yet. so, the media we have to look at from a broader perspective, not just the broadcast media but everything that the youth are using today? that's correct. and i think that what we're doing is, we also need to measure, or find a way to measure, how it is that we are reaching them through these new media. absolutely. and kristen, you know, the same figures hold true for th

recognition in terms of the work that we do not just on the clinical fund but in terms of education, research advocacy, children's national il here formunity. >> it is here for the commune fee and we areit i so fortunatee have it in the community! >> mixer cah wilmicah will you . >> yeah, wonderful little girlss like micah look at that. that. i got somebody special who is going to join us. your partner in crime. mom can you come over? this is terry. >> good morning.. >> it yeah, i understand that, t nothing beats in mama. tell us about m are icah. ic >> this is one amazing little miracle girl and it all started three years ago. we got diagnosed with three life-threatening of in utero, and they gave me the option toto abort her on coming to the children's medical center. i chose to the medical children' center. minutes after she was born she was taken and lived here for first nine months of her life. she never got home except forfo one time, and she had to come back six hours later because her heart condition was so bad. >> when they are taking your child into surgery, and you'reyo letting go and you're handing them over to these amaz

clinical psychologist the executive director of save suicide awareness voices of education a nonprofit we're going to prevent suicide and help suicide survivors is also managing director of the national council for suicide prevention and is the united states representative for the international association for suicide prevention and cesar milan the dog behaviorist star leader of the pack on the nat geo wild show and people of course as the famed dog whisperer friday use social media that surprise you dr that he use ocean media no really it is in limited notes well it surprises me as someone representing projet aeration it doesn't surprise me given the generation he came from everything is projected out through social media right now it's almost as though for people his age what they're experiencing who they are doesn't exist unless exist in facebook on twitter not today and surprise you not at all not only that we've been seeing the increase in the us using social media to report on suicide and we had a case of a young man in florida about five six years ago who actually was on you to live streaming his suicide so it is on the increase it plain surprised me you know both patty and caesar attempt

clinic. the medical assistant who checks vital signs will notice if there's a risky response or not. and then for those who have risky responses, there's a full-time, well-trained, well-supported, dedicated health educator who is trained in motivational interviewing and other techniques so they can really connect with that teen and explore with them what are the pros and cons of their behaviors. are they fearful of any risks? are they already starting to have some issues in their lives that they wish would change? and those are the kind of techniques that certainly physicians and nurses could learn, but again, they just don't have that amount of time to spend with the kids. if we could add somebody to the health care team, who's really well-trained and focused on delivering just this behavior, we can do much better. but under the model of screening and brief intervention, is this sort of, does it follow that model? because under that model, people are taught almost to do what you're saying but there are many settings who may not be able to add on additional staff to be able to do this, and they train, i know that samhsa, csat has trained quite a number of people in being able to adjust their approach in

clinic for the vietnamese. >> the university of virginia said yes. >> thank goodness. being a c- about student, how did you get into the university of virginia? >> they treated me very well, great education, and i am internally appreciative. >> you've gone on to run the cleveland clinic. how many patients do you see here? >> we see multiple millions. >> you did 22,000 operations as a cardiologist. go back to education. why did those 12 turn you down? >> i went to williams college. i was not a great student at williams college. i frequently talk about french. i never heard a word of french in my life, so i thought, i had better learn the wedding which. i found -- learn the language. i found out i could not do french at all. oui, and iaid oui, we and couldn't find it. it turned out i had 3-d minuses and a d. i worked very hard, but the language i had to do was very difficult. i'm not surprised most medical schools didn't take me. the interesting thing is going back and looking at this and understanding i am dyslexic, i realized dyslexia is a gift. i think about things differently. i look at things differently. if you look at the writings on professor is probably the expert. would say she f

, for equal rights, working people, education, and health care and most of all, fighting for people with disabilities. cheers and applause] last month tom and i were in ethiopia and we visited a clinicace corps. among other things, they were working with disabled children making wheelchairs. they were pretty excited to meet tom, the guy who started it all, the father of the americans with disabilities act. [cheers and applause] >> his impact has been felt here in iowa all over the country and all over the globe and it's been really wonderful to witness firsthand the efforts of his good legs. but i have also been a witness to tom's personal life, as you know, he has been' wonderful husband for 45 years. [cheers and applause] >> a terrific parent and a doting grandparent. so please welcome a wonderful, wonderful senator who hasn't forgotten his first steak fry, tom harkin. cheers and applause] >> thank you! thank you, thank you, thank you all very, very much. steak , 36 harkin 36th friday, 36th and we haven't fried a steak yet. i don't know where that name ever came from. as you heard, i have a better record, a better winning reak, 45 years of love and partnership with a woman by the

for prince george's county. last school year, we provided more than 32 hundred clinical visits to children and pregnant women. in addition, we provide oral health education across the county and work with community organizations, working with patients, clinicians, health organizations, administrators and community organizations. this has given me insight on the state of oral health both locally and nationally. i would like to thank senator sanders and senator byrd and committee members for this opportunity to share information landscapeclimate and of dental access. let me begin by telling you about some experiences that inform my remarks today and inspire my work. in vermont, i lived in a small town with a population of approximately 8000. there were four private dental offices. eligible for those medicaid did not have access to any of these offices. with the health of a community organization, we're able to provide care and expand access. in prince george's county, the health department provides a similar safety net for dental care. recently, i participated in my first mission of mercy. this two-day large-scale event provided free dental care to uninsur

education programs. providing students with real- world clinical and laboratory training. did -- the bureau of labor statistics appointed 8 million americans between page of 16 and 24 are still looking forp more of these young people gain an edge in the workforce. discussion, we must first assess the federal role in career and technical education. to receive funding -- these states must comply with a series of requirements, similar to those in the workforce investment act. redundantallow averell mandates to make it harder for states to offer the career training opportunities that young people need. we must also discussed ways -- discussed ways to have these programs be effective. they must have the flexibility to work with local business communities to develop and implement programs that prepare students for in demand jobs. coursework should provide students with the opportunity to -- to obtain relevant certificates that will allow them to more seamlessly integrate into the workforce. recognizing the success of these programs depends upon effective teachers and we must examine away to recruit and retain educators without table experience. dozens of states are struggling to attract teach

for georgia county health department. in the last fiscal year we provided more than 3200 clinical visits to children and pregnant women and we provide oral health educationacross the county and work with community organizations and patients and clinicians and community organizations that have given me insight on the state of all health care locally and nationally. i would like to thank senator sanders and senator burr for this opportunity to share information about the climate and landscape of dental access and cost issues in my jurisdiction. let me begin by telling you about experiences that inspire my remarks and work. in vermont i lived in a small town of approximately 8000, and there were for dental offices. at that time, vermont was eligible for medicaid but did not have access to any of these services. with the help of a community organization we were able to provide care for medicaid eligible residents. the health department provided a similar safety net for dental care. recently i participated in my first mission ever see. this two-day event provided free dental care to uninsured adults, men and women camped out overnight waiting to be served. ma

for the past seven years i have been with the prince george's county health department. we provided more than 3,200 clinical visits to children and pregnant women and in addition provide oral health education across the country -- county working with patients in clinicians and health administration. organizations has given me the insight. i would like to thank senator cinders for this opportunity to share the landscapes of dental access with cost issues in my jurisdiction. let me begin about what is happening. in vermont i have a population of approximately 8,000 at that time for lunch was eligible former medicaid did not have access. with the help of a community organization we could provide care and expand access to all eligible residents in prince george's county they provided a similar safety net. recently i participated in my first mission of mercy. the today large scale of them provided free health care to ensure diddles men and women waited to be served in many received quality care. the patient should not have to endure such conditions to receive treatment. this confirms my belief that the care is not a luxury but a necessity in must make it accessible to all adults but this is dif