After more than 18 months, Philadelphia businesses are starting to see their financial condition slightly improve as they navigate this next phase of the pandemic. That is one of the many takeaways from the latest data released by a new Philadelphia business and jobs dashboard, launched to track how the city’s businesses and economy are faring since the start of the pandemic. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Some providers describe high demand, but the city has no plans to add capacity. Residents are frustrated. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
For one Philadelphia-based group, Black Men Heal, Black men taking care of their mental health is a major investment that can only yield great rewards. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
For years, hospitals and health systems have lacked an effective way to measure patient experiences with racism on the local level. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Bilal has partnered with Black Men Heal to create a short film increasing public awareness about the pressing need for Black men to have greater access to mental health support and to stop their silent suffering. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
Even in my own neighborhood of Norris Square, I witnessed first-hand how the pandemic changed our lives. So the fight goes on to contain and get COVID-19 under control. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
Clinics and pharmacies in Philadelphia began administering coronavirus vaccine booster shots over the weekend after federal regulators approved the additional Pfizer doses for select groups Friday. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
A new study suggests that the highest PAD-related amputation rates in urban areas are associated with poverty and living in a majority Black neighborhood. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philly nonprofit UliftU provides training and jobs for recently incarcerated Philadelphians while tackling chronic diseases in under resourced communities. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
With counseling not often part of standard hospital protocol — and if it is, not always covered by health insurance — it’s hard to know where to turn for help. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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