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Coshocton County Job and Family Services

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Through public service and community collaboration, we provide individuals and families with the respect, encouragement, support, and assistance necessary to achieve an improved quality of life.

Letter from the Director...

From the stress quiz to improving our immune system to exercise, nutrition, and ergonomics, we learned many tips from Mr. Jade Baker on how to live a healthy lifestyle at our annual training on June 30th.   Wow, how to remember all that and then have the discipline to apply it??  Well, we are only human so if we change only one thing, that will be moving us in the right direction. 

Jade did encourage us to try different forms of exercise to see what works for us, so maybe we will all be rolling down the halls instead of walking!  Of course, as we have learned in other trainings, the importance of laughter will keep us rolling also.  I wish for each of us some inspiration to keep us going day by day.

 



~Terry W. Miller , Director

Here at JFS we strive to provide the best services possible. We are constantly striving to better ourselves, and our agency for the community.
Here are the 2008 Agency Staff Goals:

Technology
    • Continue to find ways to eliminate paper and communicate electronically
    • Implement Digital Imaging for Fiscal and Child Support
    • Increase staff knowledge of computer software applications including MS Word, MS Excel, and GroupWise
    • Improve technology in the basement conference rooms by installing ceiling speakers, wireless keyboard and mouse, and sound for projection system
    • Utilize technology to improve efficiency of operations with the use of telephone head sets for interested staff
Infrastucture
  • Continue the gency Exterior beautification project with additional landscaping
  • Improve the agecny waiting room into a more welcome environment
Performance
  • Implement outcome-oriented performance review system
  • Institute leadership training academy for management staff
  • Prepare for re-accreditation through masters-level coursework as required
Customer Service
  • Respond to phone calls when in office
  • Acknowledge excellence in customer service
  • Increase staff referrals to agecny sponsered programs
Signs of a Stroke


Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.  Unfortunately, the lack of  awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions (remember…STAR)

Ask the individual to SMILE.
Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today)
Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other , that is also an indication of a stroke.
 
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