News & Events
We are pleased to share some examples of the exciting projects and events Forsyth Futures and other local organizations are engaged in to put community knowledge to work and assist residents and community organizations in in effectively collaborating to focus on issues, make decisions and take actions to improve the quality of life in Forsyth County, NC.
Input/Output: The Art of Visual Data Making
Input/Output prospectus now available!
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem and Forsyth Futures have received an Innovative Project Grant from the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County to present Input/Output: The Art of Visual Data Making. Forsyth County artists will be invited to submit artwork utilizing creative data visualization to illuminate significant issues facing Winston-Salem/Forsyth County residents. The resulting juried exhibition will be on view in the AAWS Gallery in June and July 2012, and will then travel to two other venues. Read More
Forsyth Futures Releases Physical & Mental Health Report
Forsyth County has made progress in the death rates for cancer as well as cerebrovascular and heart disease, but problems are emerging with obesity and suicide rates, according to county data released Tuesday. Read More.
Date: Jan. 25, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
Making Progress Report: Environmental Sustainability 2012
Come visit the Forsyth Futures' booth at the 2012 Piedmont Earth Day Fair and pick up a copy of the Making Progress Report: Environmental Sustainability.
When: April 28, 2012 10:00am - 5:00pm
Where:
Dixie Classic Fair Grounds
Winston-Salem, NC
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TEDx Conference at Wake Forest University
When: February 25, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Wake Forest University, Wait Chapel
Description: The conference will include an array of speakers meant to provoke discussion in areas such as technology, social change and entrepreneurship. Open to the public.
When: April 28, 2012 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Where: Dixie Classic Fairgrounds
Description: Let's Get Dirty! is the theme for the 7th annual Piedmont Earth Day Fair. Founded by PEA, the Piedmont Earth Day Fair is the Triad's largest Earth Day event, drawing crowds of 8,000+. Come enjoy this free, family-friendly event with lots to offer, including live music all day on a main stage, a variety of all-natural food options, hands-on demonstrations and children's activities. In addition, the Fair features over 100 exhibitors demonstrating the sustainable features of their products or services, highlighting local initiatives to protect our environment, and sharing their passion for sustainable solutions to modern day living.
Senior Power Think Tank Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments
When: Feb. 15, 2012
Time: 10 a.m.
Where: NW Piedmont Council of Governments, 400 W. 4th St. 3rd Floor conference room, Winston-Salem
Description: The advocacy sub-committee of the Aging Services Planning Committee meets monthly and also meets with Mayor Joines quarterly.
Study: Wait times for psychiatric beds still 'excessive'
The number of Forsyth County behavioral-health patients experiencing a long wait for a state psychiatric hospital bed remains stubbornly high, according to a study by a Raleigh advocacy group. Read More.
Date: Feb. 11, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
Forsyth officials start mental-health court
In doing so, Forsyth County is joining a growing number of court systems in North Carolina and around the country in starting mental-health courts to help those struggling with mental illness and who don't belong in jail. Read More.
Date: Feb. 6, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
Shuttle service meets needs of seniors
The shuttle, operated by the Winston-Salem Transit Authority, runs every Tuesday and Saturday with nine stops. It makes four loops on Tuesday and three loops on Saturday. Read More.
Date: Feb. 6, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
A Debate on the Constitutionality of Health Care Reform
When: April 3, 2012 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Where: Babcock Auditorium
Description: Mark Hall, Professor of Law and Public Health
Michael Curtis, WFU Professor of Constitutional Law
Moderator: Blake Morant, Dean, WFU School of Law
Leading Wake Forest scholars of constitutional law and health care public
policy will conduct a live debate of the core issues of the federal health
care reform challenge currently at the Supreme Court.
Co-sponsored by the Health Policy Core, the WFU Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, and the Office of the Dean, Wake Forest School of Medicine.
