Incarcerated people warn of inhumane conditions at the Philadelphia Department of Prisons. One man said he lost 20 pounds due to lack of food. Another said he had been outdoors once in six months. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
It wasn’t until the next day that the City’s Department of Public Health posted information online about health risks from the fire. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Universal Family of Schools is hosting a series of community vaccine clinics beginning Saturday, Nov. 13, in conjunction with Penn Medicine and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Named for a longtime fighter for healthcare equity, AL DÍA recently spoke to some of the first recipients of support in the city. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Thompson and McCarthy are herbalists who have created the initial stages of a project called the Philly Herb Hub, a community apothecary that distributes free herbs and herbal medicine to Black people. | From: Germantown Info Hub (Read more.)
After a six-month stretch in which Philadelphia had no permanent health commissioner, Mayor Jim Kenney has appointed Dr. Cheryl Bettigole to the role. Bettigole has been serving as the interim commissioner of the city’s Department of Public Health since May, when former department head Dr. Thomas Farley resigned at the request of the mayor. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
“We have a long way to go to get back to where the revenue was before the pandemic, but at least now, things are not getting worse as far as sales go.” | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium has removed the “COVID-19” from its name, not because the pandemic is over, but because the group has expanded to do more than just offer coronavirus tests and vaccinations. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Federal authorities have said that vaccines are open to everyone “regardless of immigration status.” So, if you are an undocumented person who is otherwise eligible to receive the vaccine, your immigration status won’t prevent you from being vaccinated. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
The partnership will work with community organizations to reduce the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease in poor areas of Philadelphia. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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