Thursday, Feb.27, 2025, noon – 1:15.

Stress is the natural reaction your body has when changes or challenges occur. It can result in many different physical, emotional and behavioral responses. We know that persistent toxic stress can alter our brain and hormonal system, provoking our flight or fight response and resulting in impaired immunity and health issues. Early adversity such as physical, emotional and sexual abuse, parental mental or physical health issues and domestic violence seem particularly problematic. 

Our speakers will expand on our knowledge of how these toxic stressors impact health:

·      Supervisor Sylvia Arenas whose work on protecting children and families from the impact of trauma will share her vision for a more healthy future.

·      Dr. Rachel Gilgoff will talk about her work on how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can impact long term physical and mental health, and share her involvement with the ACEs aware network and the Safe Spaces Initiative.

Register here.

The League of Women Voters of the Bay Area (LWVBA) invites you to participate in our ongoing series on Public Health Awareness. Our goal is to raise awareness of the importance and value of the public health system to our communities as a vital part of the civic health continuum of the League in empowering voters and defending democracy, to highlight the social determinants of health, and to raise and potentially answer the question: is our health a matter of personal responsibility or a public, collective good?