The campaign is in collaboration with the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office and the health department. It’s targeting African American and Latinx men between the ages of 18 and 45, particularly men who have sex with other men and injection drug users. Men who have sex with men (MSM) have historically and continue to be disproportionally affected by HIV and AIDS. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said prisoners are better protected from the COVID-19 virus behind bars than the general public. | From: Metro Philly
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Summer heat upon first glance might seem like a sort of great equalizer: the temperature is the temperature. Except that it’s not. In Philadelphia, neighborhoods with few trees can be up to 22 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than more tree-lined ones in the city — a division that falls along racial and economic lines. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
Menstrual products are expensive and difficult to access for many communities. Two college students are doing something about it by running an organization that donates pads and tampons to those in need. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
Nearly a year after Hahnemann University Hospital slid into bankruptcy, the imposing shell of the shuttered safety-net facility has become a symbol of inequity in health care amid a pandemic that has hit Philadelphia’s African American population especially hard. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
A plan for cooling centers, which in the past included libraries and swimming pools, has not yet been finalized. Pools will not open this year and libraries remain closed. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
City Council unanimously approved a bill Thursday morning that will make it illegal for employers to fire, discipline, or otherwise retaliate against workers who speak up about unsafe coronavirus conditions. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box program awarded nonprofit regional food distributor The Common Market $5.7 million to purchase, pack, and facilitate deliveries of up to 50,000 “Farm-Fresh Boxes” for six weeks. $3.9 million is allocated to The Common Market Mid-Atlantic, the organization’s Philadelphia-based branch. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
The “Next Steps Together” initiative will bring 50 community leaders from cities across the U.S., including Philadelphia and Chester, as conversation moderators. Over the span of three days, Smith and Cantrell hope to engage 5,000 Black men, in groups of five to 10, as part of 500 moderated conversations they hope will provide a safe space to share their lived experiences and promote healing. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
As summer nears and the risk of contracting COVID-19 remains in Philadelphia, the city has not yet determined if it will open cooling centers in case of a heat health emergency, a decision that could affect the most vulnerable populations. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
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