Health
Trump administration denies Pa. plan for extra food benefits
‘Truly outrageous’: Trump administration rejects Pa. plea for extra food benefits for state’s neediest families
Health
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Algunos trabajadores de Filadelfia necesitarán licencia por enfermedad para emergencias de salud pública
El proyecto de ley, que fue aprobado por el Consejo de la Ciudad de Filadelfia el 10 de septiembre, fue presentado por primera vez por la concejal Kendra Brooks el 1 de mayo. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
coronavirus
Getting public health emergency paid sick leave for some Philly workers is long overdue
The bill, which passed Philly City Council on Sept. 10, was first introduced by Councilmember Kendra Brooks on May 1. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
coronavirus
Penn Med, PHMC lead group saving Mercy Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia residents will be spared the loss of another safety-net hospital. A group of local health systems led by Penn Medicine and Public Health Management Corp. announced this week that they will join forces to revive the 153-bed Mercy Hospital in West Philly. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Community and Family
Advocacy partnership works to reduce opioid epidemic impact on families
Parental substance use is a factor in more than one-third of all foster care placements nationally. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
Education
Can Philly Feed All Its Hungry Students This Fall? Feds Aren’t Helping, Mayor Says
Policy changes in the U.S. Department of Agriculture are complicating Philly’s plans to distribute meals to students this fall. | From: NBC10/Telemundo 62 (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Honeysuckle chef Omar Tate has raised $50,000 for a ‘Black Trader Joe’s’ in West Philly
Tate hopes the community center and market space will be an attraction for West Philadelphia — a destination for good food in a neighborhood that hasn’t gotten the investment to support such spaces in the past. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
coronavirus
Philly Should Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis — And Then Do Something About it
Local health experts weigh in on what it would mean to declare racism a public health emergency and what our officials can do to ensure health equity now. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
Community and Family
Bright yellow ‘community refrigerators’ pop up to feed those in need across Philadelphia
Nelson is the founder of Mama-Tee, an e-commerce store and apparel brand that recently launched the Community Fridge Project. Designed to provide food for those in need, the project features refrigerators, painted in a signature, bright-banana-colored yellow, set up outdoors for anyone to access. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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How does air quality affect you? A discussion with some of Philadelphia’s leading voices
Experts from the University of Pennsylvania, Congreso and DVRPC talked about how air quality amplifies inequalities found in Philadelphia’s underrepresented communities. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)