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Reports released on efforts to improve vaccination efforts in Black and Hispanic communities in four states

Wed, 2021-09-15 14:05 — mike kraft
New Local Research Reports Released on Carrying Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Forward The CommuniVax Coalition released 4 new local reports that share findings from local rapid research within Black and Hispanic/Latino communities in Alabama, California, Idaho, and Maryland. JHCHS website designer Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
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Biden administration releases $25B in COVID-19 relief forU.S. hospitals and providers

Fri, 2021-09-10 19:45 — mike kraft
Biden administration releases $25B in COVID-19 relief for providers The Biden administration on Friday said it plans to release more than $25.5 billion in funding to help hospitals and other health providers with costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

The Biden administration on Friday said it plans to release more than $25.5 billion in funding to help hospitals and other health providers with costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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First Hispanic U.S. surgeon general urges more Latinos to get vaccinated and wear masks.

Tue, 2021-08-24 11:13 — mike kraft
First Hispanic surgeon general on Covid: Use 'common sense,' save your family Antonia Novello, the first Latina U.S. surgeon general and a native of Puerto Rico, urges Latinos to get vaccinated and wear masks. NBC News

MIAMI — Dr. Antonia Novello, the first Hispanic person to serve as U.S. surgeon general, is spending her birthday on Monday administering Covid-19 vaccinations at a health center in San Juan, Puerto Rico — and urging more Latinos to get vaccinated and wear masks.

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Louisiana hospitals, overwhelmed with Covid patients, sending ambulances to Texas, state tries to encourage more vaccinations

Fri, 2021-08-13 11:26 — mike kraft
Louisiana hospitals, overwhelmed with Covid patients, sending ambulances to Texas State’s public health efforts hobbled by low vaccination rates and crowded housing following last year’s hurricane season Sara Sneath in New Orleans the Guardian

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White House announces funding to aid rural hospitals and care givers in fighting pandemic

Fri, 2021-08-13 09:58 — mike kraft
White House announces funding to aid rural hospitals in fighting The Biden administration on Friday announced the allocation of billions of dollars in funding intended to aid hospitals and combat the COVID-19 pandemic in rural communities. Brett Samuels TheHill

The Biden administration on Friday announced the allocation of billions of dollars in funding intended to aid hospitals and combat the COVID-19 pandemic in rural communities.

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HHS awards $398M from the American Rescue Plan to aid small rural hospitals with COVID-19 efforts

Fri, 2021-07-16 18:22 — mike kraft
HHS awards $398M from the American Rescue Plan to aid small rural hospitals with COVID-19 efforts - Homeland Preparedness News Approximately $398 million was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as a means of helping 1,540 small rural hospitals address COVID-19 testing and mitigation. “Our … Read More » Chris Galford Homeland Preparedness News
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Getting Creative To Reach Unvaccinated Latinos In Colorado

Sun, 2021-07-11 19:39 — mike kraft
Fútbol, Flags And Fun: Getting Creative To Reach Unvaccinated Latinos In Colorado To close the vaccination gap among Latinos in Colorado, health workers are bringing the shot to neighborhoods and soccer games, and drawing on trusted networks of friends and family. NPR.org

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Schools are working to convince parents to choose in-person classes in fall

Tue, 2021-07-06 13:07 — mike kraft
Schools use home visits, calls to convince parents to choose in-person classes in fall Superintendents are knocking on doors and schools have hired therapy animals as part of a persuasion campaign to encourage parents to come back for the fall. Hannah Natanson Washington Post
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OPINION: A plan for reinvesting in U.S. public health system

Mon, 2021-06-28 19:31 — mike kraft
Confronting a legacy of scarcity in U.S. funding for public health - STAT Decades of underfunding public health have left Americans vulnerable to Covid-19 and future calamities that are just around the corner. Patrick Skerrett STAT

Public health in America is in crisis, a sad fact that the Covid-19 pandemic has made impossible to ignore.

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Education Secretary announces Puerto Rico to receive nearly $4B in US pandemic funds

Mon, 2021-06-28 16:55 — mike kraft
Puerto Rico to receive nearly $4B in US pandemic funds SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Monday that Puerto Rico will receive nearly $4 billion in federal education pandemic relief funds to help boost the U.S. territory’s fight against COVID-19. AP NEWS

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Monday that Puerto Rico will receive nearly $4 billion in federal education pandemic relief funds to help boost the U.S. territory’s fight against COVID-19.

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