The additions to the group include people with intellectual disabilities, people who are taking medications that suppress their immune system for any reason and members of the clergy, Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said. The change takes effect immediately. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
A partir del 23 de marzo 2021 no se permitirán personas sin cita previa. | From: Telemundo 62 (Read more.)
Kangovi said she thinks of community health workers as a bridge between communities and health systems and other systems of care. Unlike other kinds of health care professionals who are strictly defined by licensure and degrees, community health workers share life experience with the people they serve and often have leadership roles within the community, so they can leverage trust in unique ways. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
No matter where you live, sign-up is often online-only, which creates technological barriers. A lot of clinics aren’t located in Black or Latino neighborhoods, which creates geographical ones. When it comes to immigrant communities, there are also issues of language and information gaps. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia public school students in grades 3-5 and middle school students with complex needs will be eligible to return to physical classrooms in late April, the school district announced Thursday. Families with students in these eligibility groups will have the option of sending their children to school in-person twice a week — an option already available to students in pre-K through second grade. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
As vaccines roll out and some economic indicators improve, a pandemic that has disproportionately harmed Black people also has worsened pre-existing economic inequality, experts and community leaders said. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Monson said $350 million would be used for “enhanced” summer learning opportunities, before- and after-school programs, tutoring, and other “evidence-based” interventions. Another $325 million would be spent on facilities improvements, which he said would “supplement, not supplant,” previously dedicated capital investments. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
La idea es llevar el antídoto contra el coronavirus a vecindarios específicos de Filadelfia. | From: Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Datos de salud muestran desigualdad en equidad racial. | From: Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Si tus ingresos o estatus cambiaron del 2019 al 2020, hay una posibilidad de que el monto que recibas en estímulo sea distinto al que esperabas. | From: Telemundo62 (Read more.)
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