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Every October, the Army observes Energy Action Month to raise awareness of the critical role that energy resilience plays in our everyday lives. Whether you’re a Soldier in the Army Reserve, parent, student or community member—we can all work together to affect change in our communities. The small changes we implement at work and at home can add up to significant energy savings.

This year, the Army Reserve’s theme is “Readiness Through Resilience,” highlighting the integral link between mission capabilities and energy availability. From the electricity that powers facilities, to the fuel that powers vehicles, energy touches nearly every aspect of the force. This is why the Army Reserve is investing in resilience technologies, such as microgrids and energy storage, and hybrid tactical vehicles. Access to uninterrupted energy is a core enabler of national defense.

Threats to energy are on the rise as we continue to experience more frequent and damaging climate hazards and extreme weather events. But we can all make small changes to reduce energy and water consumption to help protect America’s energy future.

Personal resilience is just as important as Army resilience. Some simple ways all Americans can conserve energy include:

Choose ENERGY STAR® certified models when you purchase electronics and appliances, choose.
Take advantage of all technology has to offer: LED light bulbs, smart meters, energy efficient appliances and electronics, etc.
Change your heating and air conditioning system’s filters regularly.
This fall, weatherize your home to eliminate air leaks and add insulation to make your home more energy efficient and comfortable.

Join Colonel Martin Naranjo, Director, Army Reserve Installation Management, Directorate, Office of the Chief Army Reserve to learn more about the energy conservation efforts of the Army Reserve. He’ll also discuss how we can all implement changes to conserve energy and save money and resources.

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Find Out How Energy Conservation is Essential
To Ensure Army Reserve Soldiers Have Resources Needed
To Help Americans During Critical Operations

Energy Action Month in October is a time to bring awareness to the goal of conserving energy in every aspect of our lives. Everyone is a part of the fight, and the small changes Americans implement at work and at home can add up to significant energy savings.

From the electricity that powers facilities to the fuel that powers vehicles, energy touches nearly every aspect of the U.S. Army Reserve mission. As extreme weather events like tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires increase, so does the threat it imposes on Army Reserve readiness.

This is why the U.S. Army Reserve is focused on energy and water resilience, or the uninterrupted access to these resources, to ensure Soldiers can maintain operations while also supporting federal agencies during natural disasters or other times of disruption. The U.S. Army Reserve Energy and Water Program targets investments that make facilities sustainable, modern, efficient, and affordable so they may remain operational in the face of power outages, water shortages, and other issues brought on by climate change and cyberattacks.

Threats to energy are constantly on the rise. We must all take action to reduce energy and water consumption to protect America’s energy future. Personal resilience is just as important as Army resilience, and conservation is a key element of both.

Some simple yet effective changes to remember for all Americans:

Powering down lights/electronics when they are not in use

Turning on energy saving modes on copiers/printers

Using natural light whenever possible

We spoke to Colonel Daniel Cederman, Director, Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate, will be available to outline how the U.S Army Reserve is increasing energy and water resilience at facilities across the nation through innovative solutions. He’ll also discuss how the public can similarly do their part to reduce energy waste.

BIO: COLONEL DANIEL L. CEDERMAN Director, Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate

Colonel Daniel L. Cederman enlisted in the United State Army Reserve in June, 1993, and was commissioned as an Officer through the Reserve Officers Training Corps at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY in 1997. He is currently serving as the Director of Army Reserve Installation Management for the Office of the Chief of Reserves in Ft. Belvoir, VA where he is responsible for the strategic planning and resourcing of all Army Reserve facilities, and manages the Army Reserve Military Construction program. COL Cederman’s previous assignments include: Combat Support Equipment Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in the 642nd Combat Support Equipment at Fort Drum, NY; Battalion Maintenance Officer, 2nd Engineer Battalion at Camp Castle, Korea; S3 Plans Officer in the 14th Engineer Battalion, deployed to Iraq in 2003 in support of 4th Infantry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2004, COL Cederman transitioned to the U.S. Army Reserve and became Company Commander of 3-414th Infantry (Training), 104th Training Division and then mobilized as a Civil Affairs Team Bravo (CAT-B) Leader for the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Tikrit Iraq, in support of 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division. Subsequent assignments include Chief of ROTC Operations for the 104th Training Division, Fort Lewis, WA; Mobilization and Readiness Chief for the 416th Theater Engineer Command, Darien, IL; Professor of Military Science at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY; and Chief of Community Planning and Stationing at U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, NC. COL Cederman holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, a MA in Organizational Leadership and Design from Chapman University, and a MA in National Security Strategy from the National War College, National Defense University, D.C. His military education includes the Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Command and General Staff College (ILE), the Civil Affairs Qualification Course (Mobilized), and National War College. COL Cederman’s awards include the Bronze Star Medal (2nd Award), Meritorious Service Medal (3rd Award), Army Commendation Medal (3rd Award), Army Commendation Medal (for Valor), Army Achievement Medal (2nd Award), Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Combat Action Badge, and Sapper Tab. COL Cederman is a native of Buffalo, NY, is happily married to Laci KJ. Neal, and has one daughter Liliana.

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Cyberspace is one of the most critical areas of our nation’s defense and is a 24/7 responsibility for Soldiers stationed around the world as part of U.S. Army Cyber Command.
The U.S. Army Cyber Command engages in cyberwarfare against global cyber threats and adversaries, secures the country’s military data networks and weapons platforms, facilitates communications between joint military operations, and protects critical U.S. infrastructure. These elite cyber operators are highly trained to perform under pressure confidently, making them some of the most capable and combat-ready warriors in the U.S. military.
Major Erika Alvarado is a Cyber Operations Planner and Deputy Commander and Training Officer for the U.S. Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade – which supports the U.S. Army Cyber Command. In her role, Major Alvarado helps the Army keep pace with rapidly changing cyber capabilities and technologies to protect the country from cyber threats and attacks worldwide.
Major Alvarado enlisted in the Army Reserve at 17-years-old and today is one of the many skilled Army Soldiers serving our nation as the country’s first line of defense in cyberspace.
Cybersecurity is the fastest-growing field in the nation. The Army is well-positioned to train the next generation of cyber experts with opportunities to become analysts, coders, data scientists, and planners for roles in cyber operations, electronic warfare, cryptologic cyber intelligence, and more.
Major Alvarado will be available to discuss the importance of cybersecurity awareness, her role with the U.S. Army Cyber Command, and what it’s like to be engaged in today’s cyberspace fight.

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We All Play a Part in Energy Conservation
October is Energy Action Month. It’s the time of year when we turn our attention toward the importance of energy conservation and resiliency. The call to save energy can reach everyone this October, from Soldiers to civilian employees to families. The U.S. Army Reserve is leading that call because conservation advances their mission, protects communities and empowers Soldiers to charge ahead.

From the electricity that powers Army Reserve facilities, to the fuel that powers their vehicles, energy touches nearly every aspect of the Army Reserve’s mission. Conserving power can help protect our energy future.

However, we all face threats to our energy security; from increasing global demands to natural disasters, fluctuating fuel costs and innovative adversarial attacks like cyber weapons. Conservation helps ensure Soldiers have the energy they need, when and where they need it, to accomplish their missions – at home and abroad, now and in the future. The Army Reserve is also focused on prioritizing energy and water security requirements to ensure Soldiers always have available, reliable power and water to continuously sustain critical missions.

Energy Action Month is an opportunity for the Army Reserve Energy Program to help the public understand the important role everyone can play in energy conservation and resiliency and offer practical, smart energy tips that everyone can implement in their daily lives.

Simple ways for everyone to reduce their energy footprint include:
 Weathering your home to eliminate air leaks and adding insulation
 Replacing your incandescent light bulbs with energy efficient compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) or light emitting diodes (LEDs)
 Creating a more energy efficient office by using natural light wherever possible
 Powering down computer monitors at end of each day
 Unplugging electronics that aren’t in use for extended periods and using power strips
 Recycle packaging materials like paper and cardboard, as we continue to increase shipping supplies to our homes
 Adjusting your thermostat to 68 degrees during the fall and winter and 78 degrees in the spring and summer

Colonel Daniel Cederman, Director, Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate will be available to help your audience learn more about reducing their carbon footprint. COL Cederman will also discuss the energy conservation innovations employed by the U.S. Army Reserve and how the public can similarly do their part to reduce energy waste.

Interview courtesy: U.S. Army Reserve

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CURRENT OUTBREAK:
UNDERSTAND YOUR RISK FOR HEPATITIS A
AN INFECTIOUS LIVER DISEASE

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PREVENTABLE DISEASE – FROM SYMPTOMS TO RISK FACTORS – AND THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINATION

Dr. Len Friedland, practicing physician, vaccine researcher and Vice President and Director, Scientific Affairs and Public Health, Vaccines, GSK

BACKGROUND:
October is National Liver Awareness Month, an important time to learn about vaccine-preventable forms of viral hepatitis, including Hepatitis A, a highly-infectious virus that affects the liver and can lead to sickness, hospitalization and even death, in some cases.[i] The US is currently experiencing a nationwide Hepatitis A outbreak, yet awareness and vaccination among adults remains shockingly low (~15%).[ii] After a consistent 20-year downward trend in cases, in 2017, Hepatitis A cases spiked nationwide, with 27 states experiencing active outbreaks in 2020. During this time, there have been more than 34,000 reported cases, with over 61% of infected people hospitalized, and 333 deaths, making it the largest person-to-person Hepatitis A virus outbreak in the postvaccine era.[iii]^,[iv]

DID YOU KNOW?

• Anyone who isn’t vaccinated can be at risk for Hepatitis A as it can be spread person-to-person or through contaminated food or drink.¹
• People with Hepatitis A may not know that they are infected and can transmit the disease to others.¹
• Most people in the US have not been vaccinated for Hepatitis A; creating opportunities for infection and spread. Additionally, more than half of older adults have never heard of or are unfamiliar with a vaccine for Hepatitis A (56%).[v]
• Hepatitis A vaccination isn’t only for higher risk groups or people traveling to certain parts of the world. The general public can come into contact with the virus when traveling even within the US and through contaminated food. For example, where food is prepared and served by food handlers infected with the Hepatitis A virus.¹
• The CDC advises that anyone who wishes to be protected against Hepatitis A speak to their doctor or pharmacist about vaccination. Most commercial plans are required to cover vaccines recommended by the CDC and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Raising awareness about Hepatitis A and vaccination is more important than ever.

• Immunization rates for most vaccines across all age groups have dropped significantly during COVID-19 and adult vaccination rates have dropped by over 80 percent since the peak of the pandemic.[vi] Everyone, not just those at high risk, can talk to their doctor or pharmacist about all vaccine-preventable forms of viral hepatitis and other CDC-recommended vaccines that may be needed during their next well visit. It is important to stay up-to-date on recommended vaccines to prevent unnecessary sickness and hospitalization, especially during the pandemic.[vii]
• For more information, visit CDC.gov/hepatitis/hav.

Good News Planet Hepatitis Q&A

1. If someone has fatty liver, is it even more important to get the vaccination for hepatitis A and hepatitis B?

When living with fatty liver disease, it’s important to prevent any additional sources of potential liver damage. The US Centers for Disease Control and prevention recommends hepatitis A and B vaccination for people living with chronic liver diseases, including fatty liver disease and hepatitis C.¹

1. What is the difference between Hepatitis A and B and how do you recognize it? Is there a different treatment?

Hepatitis A and B are both viruses that affect the liver, and can cause serious illness or even death, but are transmitted in different ways and can cause a different course of illness.¹ Hepatitis A is highly infectious, and is transmitted through person-to-person contact or contaminated food/drink, and usually causes a short-term illness.¹ Hepatitis B is transmitted from mother to child during birth, blood, or through sexual contact, and can cause short or long-term illness, depending on the age of someone when they contract it.[viii] In the current outbreak, Hepatitis A has been associated with a high rate of hospitalization (nationally 60% of cases), with treatment mainly administered to combat unpleasant symptoms.^1,4 Short-term treatment of hepatitis B may be similar, but long-term hepatitis B infections may require ongoing antiviral treatment to manage the virus and prevent liver damage.[ix]

1. Can you get both [Hep A and B] vaccinations the same day and who gives this vaccination?

Hepatitis A and B vaccinations can be administered by a physician or pharmacist and can be given at the same time. The hepatitis A vaccine is a 2-dose vaccine series, for children 1 year of age and older, and adults, that can be completed in 6 months.[x] The hepatitis B vaccine is available in a 2-dose series for adults 18 years of age and older, which can be completed in 1 month, or a 3-dose series for all ages, which can be completed in 6 months.[xi] There is also a hepatitis A and B combination vaccine series available for adults 18 years of age and older, to provide protection against both viruses. While routine infant vaccination has been recommended for hepatitis A since 2006, and hepatitis B since 1991, most adults in the US are not protected against these viruses.[xii]^,[xiii] Nationally, only about 20% of adults 18 years of age and older have received even 1 dose of the hepatitis A vaccine and only about 25% of adults 19 years of age and older have completed the hepatitis B vaccine series.[xiv]^,[xv]

2  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccination coverage among adults

with chronic liver disease. Available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805590/pdf/nihms934589.pdf.

3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States. Available at https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/outbreaks/hepatitisaoutbreaks.htm.

4  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Widespread person-to-person outbreaks of hepatitis A across the United States. Available at https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/outbreaks/2017March-HepatitisA.htm.

5 GSK Survey by The Harris Poll. US Awareness Poll-Adults 50-79 years of age and PCPs 18 years. July-August 2020.

6 Medscape. Vaccine Rates for All Ages Drop Dramatically During COVID-19. Available at https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/931913.

7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccination Guidance During a Pandemic. Available at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pandemic-guidance/index.html.

8 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis B Questions and Answers for the Public. Accessed at: https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm.

9 Mayo Clinic. Hepatitis B. Accessed at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hepatitis-b/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20366821.

10 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis A VIS. Accessed at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/hep-a.html#:~:text=Children%20need%202%20doses%20of,months%20after%20the%20first%20dose.

11 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Accessed at: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/rr/rr6701a1.htm.

12 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis A Vaccination Coverage Among U.S. Children Aged 12–23 Months — Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, 2006—2009. Accessed at: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5925a3.htm?s_cid=mm5925a3_w.

13 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule — United States, 1995. Accessed at: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00038256.htm

14 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccination Coverage Among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2016. Accessed at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/adultvaxview/pubs-resources/NHIS-2016.html.

15 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccination Coverage among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2017. Accessed at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/adultvaxview/pubs-resources/NHIS-2017.html.

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The festival activities will begin at noon on Thursday, October 8 and run through Sunday, October 11, at 2 Center Street, Newark, directly across from NJPAC. We will be joined by live music and 3-D printing of mini-Animodules.

Art • Peace • Diversity • Social Justice

Please remember to wear a mask. Responsible social distancing in effect.

What: Barat Foundation Live Painting of an Animodule sculpture
Where: 2 Center Street, Newark – directly across from NJPAC
When: Beginning Thursday, October 8, at noon, running through Sunday, October 11.

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Virtual Revival Restream Oct. 4th!

Due to popular demand, Clearwater will be airing a remastered version of this year’s Virtual Revival on Sunday, October 4th from 11AM-11PM at ClearwaterFestival.org as well as our Youtube and Facebook pages. Please tune in for a day of music and activism, as well as a beautiful American Sign Language interpretation throughout.

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