coronavirus
Philly vaccine signup: Pre-registration, Convention Center inoculation clinic
When you sign up, you’ll get an alert as soon as your “phase” is eligible for inoculation. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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Civic and Community Engagement
CHOP financial wellness program helps local families recoup $700K
A new financial wellness program at CHOP has helped families recoup $700,000 owed to them in an effort to tackle a critical vital sign: poverty. | From: Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Health
There Are Still Barriers Keeping People of Color from Mental Health Care
The reason? A triad of underlying issues steeped in racism leading to a deadly cycle that find more and more people of color who would have benefitted from early intervention either in behind bars labeled as mentally unstable, or worse, finding an untimely death. | From: Next City (Read more.)
Health
Health assessment shows disparities in LGBTQ community
Being an LGBTQ person in Pennsylvania means a greater chance of having serious health needs and less access to healthcare to meet those critical needs. So says the 2020 Pennsylvania LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment administered by the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, in partnership with Pennsylvania Department of Health and Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC). | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
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Immigrant Stories: Lisa Gwaikolo, Liberian American Essential Worker, Shares her COVID-19 Experience
With a sound support system, faith and courage, Lisa Gwaikolo, Respiratory Specialist, stands strong while facing the challenges of being a medical responder, mother, child of God and neighbor during COVID-19. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
Community and Family
Bok building launches free COVID tests for tenants and staff
More than 300 Philadelphians are getting access to free weekly coronavirus testing, thanks to a new program launching Monday at the Bok. Bok’s owners partnered with a company called IVEE, which will offer testing for the next 6 to 8 weeks, depending on the level of interest. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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Dashboard: How full of COVID patients are Philly’s hospitals?
Updated weekly, these charts monitor the coronavirus burden on health institutions around the city. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Community and Family
Einstein-Jefferson merger ruling hinges on insurers, not patients
A federal judge has decided the FTC and the Attorney General’s Office have not proved that the effects would be so bad that the merger should be blocked. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
coronavirus
‘I feel stuck’: Philadelphians struggle with the effects of unemployment on mental health
Research quantifies what most of us probably have assumed: unemployment does nothing positive for mental health. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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Getting tested in Philly: Rite Aid closes test sites as demand surges
There are still dozens of options available, although many have long wait times and longer turnaround. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)