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Administration provides $424.7 Million to Rural Health Clinics for COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation

Mon, 2021-06-14 19:57 — mike kraft

HHS Provides $424.7 Million to Rural Health Clinics for COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation in Rural Communities Today, thanks to the American Rescue Plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration News Division HHS.gov

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ANALYIS: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands

Tue, 2021-06-08 10:36 — mike kraft

AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands SEATTLE (AP) — Leroy Pascubillo missed his daughter’s first step, her first word and countless other precious milestones. After being born addicted to heroin, she had been placed with a foster family, and he anxiously counted the days between their visits as he tried to regain custody. AP NEWS

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Mobile vaccination units visit tiny US towns to give vaccinations

Mon, 2021-05-31 20:29 — mike kraft

Mobile vaccination units hit tiny US towns to boost immunity FALLON, Nev. (AP) — Pick-up truck drivers motor up to a white trailer in a parking lot on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone land in Nevada’s high desert and within a few moments they’re handed forms to sign, jabbed with coronavirus vaccine and sent on their way. AP NEWS

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COIVID Resources Links: Natural Disasters and COVID-19 Resources for Professionals and Emergency Workers

Sun, 2021-05-30 13:58 — mike kraft

Natural Disasters and COVID-19: Resources for Professionals and Emergency Workers - Homeland Security Today This page offers links to resources and information that public health professionals, healthcare workers, and emergency responders can use to help people stay safe during and after a natural disaster amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Homeland Security Today

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Cautious Navajo Nation leaders are keeping mask restrictions and social distancing despite CDC relaxation

Sat, 2021-05-29 13:43 — mike kraft

Worried about COVID-19, Navajo Nation ignores CDC, keeps masks and social distancing Navajo Nation leaders are keeping mask restrictions and social distancing despite a high COVID-19 vaccination rate and CDC recommendations. Trevor Hughes

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New tool collects and analyzes data on health disparities in the U.S.

Wed, 2021-05-26 14:10 — mike kraft

A new tool puts health disparity data in the public’s hands A new tool called the Health Equity Tracker collects, analyzes, and makes visible data on health disparities entrenched in U.S. medicine. Katie Palmer STAT

Over and over, the pandemic has reinforced the reality of racial disparities in the U.S. health system. But that story remains difficult to see in the data, which is still inconsistently collected and reported across the country.

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Climate issue: Biden doubles funding to prepare for severe storms

Tue, 2021-05-25 09:20 — mike kraft

As hurricane season looms, Biden doubles funding to prepare for extreme weather President Biden will announce Monday after that he’s doubling the amount of funding the U.S. government will spend helping communities prepare to withstand extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to collect climate data.

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A small Indian village cited as an example of how to encourage vaccinations

Sat, 2021-05-22 15:01 — mike kraft

How a village in India reached 100% vaccination in the face of misinformation and hesitancy The techniques used in the village of Janefal could now be a model for regions around the world that are struggling with low vaccination rates. Science

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Mobile bus clinics are being used to provide vaccines to those who cannot easily travel

Thu, 2021-05-20 17:32 — mike kraft

From the East Coast to the West, health officials are taking the Covid-19 vaccines on the road.

Across the country, nurses, technicians, emergency medical workers and community partners are rolling up to the doorsteps, streets and churches of people who are homeless, who live in areas without reliable transportation or who have no internet access.

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Outreach workers hit the streets to encourage hesitators to get vaccinated change minds

Sat, 2021-05-15 12:36 — mike kraft

As vaccinations drop, outreach workers hit the streets to change minds Volunteers across the country are responding to people's fears, coaxing the hesitant and removing obstacles for those who want to get vaccinated. NBC News

DETROIT — Tanika Knighton knows how devastating Covid-19 can be: Her 62-year-old father died of the disease last spring, and she and her husband both got very sick last year.

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