February 2022

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center and the Cortland County Health Department are encouraging county residents to participate in the Community Health Survey. (Photo credit:…

The National Institutes of Health's Community Engagement Alliance to End Covid-19 Disparities teams and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's resources for community outreach have been instrumental in increasing vaccine…

CHICAGO — The collective trauma of seeing 13-year-old Adam Toledo shot dead in police body camera footage in…

One of the tenets of UVA Health's mission is community and health equity. The health and well-being of members of his community, especially those who face social determinants of health, can be improved through community-based care. With…

This article was originally published here J Med Libr Assoc. 2022 Jan 1;110(1):113-118. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2022.1272. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Community health workers serving farmers have limited access to farmer health research findings,…

This article was originally published here J Med Libr Assoc. 2022 Jan 1;110(1):113-118. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2022.1272. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Community health workers serving farmers have limited access to farmer health research findings,…

Ochsner LSU Health has opened a new community health center in Monroe at 1625 Louisville Ave., adjacent to OIB Plaza.The Community Health Center is now accepting patients and same day appointments are available by calling 318-330-7168.…

On Wednesday, students at Montgomery County Public Schools called for more support staff in schools,…

Mental health has lost much of its stigma in recent years. Partly because many people are experiencing mental health crises due to COVID-19. Throughout the pandemic, young adults have shown increased symptoms of anxiety and depressive…

Branch/Program: Administration / Office of Evaluation and Planning / Office of Health Equity and Racial Justice Full time Contract County Date posted: 02/24/2022Closing Date : 03/10/2022 Location: 3 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis,…

Madison County now has another community health center.Medlink Georgia opened its second facility in the…

CORTLAND, NY (WSYR-TV) — Cortland County Health Department and Guthrie ask residents to take an active role in the health of their community by participating in the Community Health Assessment Survey. The survey only takes 10…

Sarah Shelton – Feature Editor Many students talk about their declining mental health and being overwhelmed with work. According to Director of Counseling Services Nick Pinkerton, "71% of students in the South reported an…

The collective trauma of seeing 13-year-old Adam Toledo shot in police body camera footage in March 2021 was not a new sensation for young black and brown men on the city's West Side.But this time, the researchers were…

ANDOVER — City officials and residents are proposing to devote more…

news, local news, news, health, bendigo, bendigo community health services, center for nonviolenceTwo Bendigo organizations have been recognized for their promotional work at the 2021 Victorian Health Promotion Awards announced on Tuesday.…

City officials and residents propose investing more resources in mental health services in the coming…

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The latest edition of the Community Health Resource Directory is now available free to the general public and organizations that serve low-income and vulnerable residents. Free printed copies of the…

The collective trauma of seeing 13-year-old Adam Toledo shot in police body camera footage in March 2021 was not a new sensation for young black and brown men on the city's West Side.But this time, the researchers were watching.…

The US Surgeon General has declared student mental health an epidemic of concern, particularly student depression and suicide risks. This outbreak has been felt locally in the local school district of Forest Hills, where seven…

WATERTOWN – In January and February, the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization telehealth network…

Interior Health says it plans to build a permanent supervised consumption site in Kamloops. In a statement to NL News, he says there will be more details to share in the coming!-->…

The use of telemedicine by CHCs predates the pandemic. Last month, CHC and its Weitzman Institute celebrated ten years of Project ECHO sessions, producing more than 1,500 ECHO sessions for more than 7,500 providers in every state across…

Manitoba teachers, bus drivers and all their colleagues in the K-12 school system can now visit a virtual one-stop-shop for mental health resources. Due to concerns about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the well-being of educators…

February 17, 2022 10:38 p.m. Job : February 17, 2022 10:38 p.m. Update: February 18, 2022 12:41 a.m. WEST SALEM, Wis. (WKBT) — Student…

The Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC) voted Feb. 15 to award nine beneficiaries under the new Pathways to Health Equity program, investing a total of $13.5 million in new resources in underserved…

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded nearly $55 million in one-time funding to help 29 health centers develop, implement, and evaluate innovative, evidence-based strategies that: • Optimize the use of…

Streamlines the certification process for community health workers FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – State Representative Kim Moser is leading the way to address Kentucky's healthcare worker shortage and increase access to care.…

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KaSheta Jackson, Vice President of Health Equity and Social Impact at Vidant Health, received the American Nurses Association's 2022 Innovation Award in recognition of local community health events she developed .…

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Funds from the Department of Health and Human Services are intended to increase access to telehealth, remote patient monitoring and other digital tools among underserved populations, Modern Healthcare reported.…

This article was originally published here J Agromedicine. 2022 Feb 16. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2022.2040069. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Objective. Community health workers (CHWs) are in a unique position to connect migrant and…

Diving brief: The Biden administration is giving nearly $55 million to community health centers to implement telehealth, digital patient tools, and health information technology in…

DEVILS LAKE - CommonSpirit Health has received a $550,000 grant to expand its Total Health Roadmap, a program that addresses the social determinants of health, in North Dakota. The grant allows CommonSpirit to introduce…

Federal and municipal governments, as well as the U of T, offer a wide range of easily accessible sexual health resources. To help you access these resources, the university compiled a summary of some of them provided on and off…

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Mira Diamond Bermandiamondb@grinnell.edu Grinnell College, like any other college, is not without stress. Juggling school work can be difficult, and adding clubs, work, and sports can add to the pressure. The…

The new Middlesex County Community Health Team is an on-the-ground campaign that includes door-to-door, telephone and text messaging to provide information directly to residents at home on all available resources!-->!-->…

LOWELL — Congresswoman Lori Trahan announced Friday that the Department of Health and Human Services has provided federal funding of $3,896,605 to Fitchburg's Community Health Connections Inc.. “For the past twenty years, Community Health…

A small supply of iHealth COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Home Test Kits remains available for community pickup.These COVID-19 home testing kits have been made available to our agency to increase access to COVID-19 testing for populations and…

JD Crooks, a patient, said he first heard about Open Door Health from his friend Richie DeFilippo, a local LGBTQ+ community activist whose face appears on the mural that adorns the exterior wall of the clinic. Crooks began…

BEATTYVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Whether it's helping someone with their medication or enrolling them in the Do not call list, being a community health worker has a broad definition."We're not limited to health care alone," said Samantha Bowman, a…

The importance of mental and emotional health and well-being is hard to overstate. Our ability to learn, our productivity, and our relationships with others and with ourselves are all affected by our mental and emotional state.!-->…

By Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporterChapel Hill, North Carolina - Wednesday marks an important milestone in the fight against a mental health crisis at the University of North…

Middlesex County launches Community Health Team A county-wide initiative that will educate and publicize the health and wellness services offered by the county to residents MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Middlesex County Board of…

What can community health workers do for provider organizations and how does your center help with this? Most of your audience knows who Community Health Workers are and have heard magical stories of trust and power being restored from…

Paul Bibby A private consortium is proposing to build a $250 million health and education development on farmland next to the new Tweed Valley Hospital in Cudgen. If approved, the “Cudgen Connection” project would see a 5.7-hectare site of…

As a result of a new spending plan, students at schools in the city of Chapel Hill-Carrboro will soon see an increase in available mental…

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The College of Nursing at East Tennessee State University recently received a $569,025 grant that will allow…

This article was originally published here BMJ open. 2022 Feb 4;12(2):e052577. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052577. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To explore how gender influences the way community health workers (CHWs) are managed and supported…

FORT HOOD, Texas - According to the Department of Defense, "The United States will move approximately 3,000 military personnel to Romania, Poland and Germany in response to Russia's continued buildup of forces on its western border with…

These COVID-19 home testing kits have been made available to our agency to increase access to COVID-19 testing for populations and groups of people who have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. For those wishing to pick up a…

GREENFIELD – The Franklin Regional Council of Governments on Wednesday outlined its priorities for the coming years with an update on the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), which focuses on Franklin County and the North Quabbin.This…

Braden Schmitt said performing threat assessments of students thinking of harming themselves or others was an “infrequent” part of his work as a school psychologist before the pandemic. Now it's almost a…

GREENFIELD – The Franklin Regional Council of Governments on Wednesday outlined its priorities for the coming years with an update on the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), which focuses on Franklin County and the North Quabbin.This…

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We are looking for an experienced individual to act as a single point of contact for public health initiatives, projects and programs - improving healthy lifestyles in one of Sandwell's 6 towns. Promote liaison between the local community…

Photo credit: Town of Lakewood On Monday, January 10, Neighborhood Family Practice (NFP) opened the doors to its new North Shore Community Health Center at 11906 Madison Avenue in Lakewood's historic…

(CBS DETROIT) – Hamtramck is a small Detroit suburb with a large immigrant community.According to Ali Ali of Muslim Family Services, a community is underinsured, uninsured and in need of access to resources.READ MORE: Here's a list of…