Village Public Health

11/11/2025

Village Public Health was featured in USA News for our work to rewrite the narrative of wellness through prevention, awareness, and connection.

This recognition isn’t just about us, it’s about every conversation that starts change, every classroom that sparks awareness, and every young person who chooses healing and wholeness.

Read the full feature:
https://usanews.com/newsroom/village-public-health-building-a-healthier-future-one-community-at-a-time

11/11/2025

How old were you when you learned it was okay to set a boundary and say “no” without feeling guilty? Many of our young people today still struggle with setting boundaries and it starts with the conversations we model.

11/11/2025

Village Public Health is honored to be featured in USA News for the work we are doing to nurture wellness, belonging, and possibility for young people and their families. This feature highlights our commitment to creating spaces where youth recognize and use their own power, where healing feels possible, and where community truly means no one stands alone.

Every day we show up with love, intention, and evidence-based practice to shift the way health is understood and experienced. Prevention is love in action. Community is protection. Hope is a strategy.

Thank you to every young person, parent, caregiver, partner, and supporter who has joined this journey. We are growing something real together.

Read the feature here:
https://usanews.com/newsroom/village-public-health-building-a-healthier-future-one-community-at-a-time

With gratitude and joy,
Dr. Mumford and the Village Public Health Family

Dr. Quinyatta Mumford’s Village Public Health empowers communities through prevention, empowerment, and growth.

11/08/2025

We’re excited to share this powerful conversation on our channel, where I unpack my journey from growing up in the projects, navigating college on my own, becoming a young mother, and dedicating my life to supporting youth through holistic wellness at Village Public Health.

In this interview I discuss:
🌟 How early independence forged my commitment to youth and resilience-building
🌟 Why a community-centered, holistic wellness approach is essential for young people’s thriving
🌟 My vision for “Igniting Hope” and creating spaces where young people recognize and use their power
🌟 The future of preventive, inclusive public health — especially for young people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ youth

If you believe in the power of possibility, want to support young voices or are seeking a fresh lens on youth-focused wellness, this one’s for you.

Thank you for Watching!Born in Akron, Ohio, Dr. Quinyatta Mumford has dedicated her life to bettering communities through environmental health research and f...

11/07/2025

Hugs should be a choice, not an expectation.
When children set boundaries with their bodies, they’re communicating.
Sometimes it’s comfort. Sometimes it’s fear. Either way, it deserves to be respected. A lot of us grew up with this expectation to hug because it was a respect thing.

What are your thoughts?

Tell us in the comments, your insight may help another parent.

11/06/2025

Sometimes the best thing we can do for young people is show up and listen.
What’s one piece of advice you’d give your younger self if you could go back?

11/05/2025

Project SEARCH® Arkansas: ACCESS® Initiative in partnership with Arkansas Rehabilitation Services is a nine-month internship for adults with disabilities ages 18-35

11/05/2025

Hey young people and the people who care for them,
Here is another great opportunity worth sharing.

What: LookUp Innovation Challenge
Who: Young people ages 18-25 with ideas that support emotional well-being, safer digital spaces, and healthier ways to connect
Where: Virtual program with connections across the country
When: Applications open now. Deadline: November 18 (11:59 PM PT)
Why: Because our voices and experiences matter in shaping how we show up online and in the world

This challenge offers up to $2,500 in seed funding, mentorship, and a chance to develop real solutions that support mental and emotional wellness in digital spaces.

From a public health standpoint, our digital lives are connected to how we feel, how we form relationships, and how we see ourselves. Young people are experts in this landscape. When we create platforms for youth to lead, we advance prevention, strengthen belonging, and build healthier communities from the ground up.

If you are a young person with an idea
or an adult who sees the brilliance in a young person,
share this with them. Support them in applying.

We create spaces where young people recognize and utilize their power — not by telling them what to think, but by making room for what they already know.

Igniting hope. Inspiring possibilities. Instilling confidence. Always.

Apply for LookUp's Innovation Challenge 2022-2023, in partnership with The Social Dilemma, of Exposure Labs to build solutions for youth mental health through digital wellbeing.

11/05/2025

Too many young people in Arkansas are facing serious health challenges without the right support or information that’s why the Vibe Check Tour exists.

We don’t wait for youth to come to us, we travel to them. Although based in Arkansas, we travel to wherever the need is ! It's EVERYWHERE

From schools and detention centers to churches and community spaces, our team of Certified Health Educators and trained Youth Community Health Workers meet youth where they are to have real, judgment-free conversations about mental health, relationships, and personal safety.

Because prevention starts with access, honesty, and trust.
Together, we’re building a generation that knows their worth and their power to choose well.

Invite the Vibe Safe Tour to your school or organization today.

Visit www.villagepublichealth.org to request a tour!

11/04/2025

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