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Nearly Half of Community Health Center Patients Qualify for Phase One COVID-19 Vaccinations

December 3, 2020 sarah Jonas CHCs, Community Health, Coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, George Washington University, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, GWU, Public Health, Public health research

Nearly half of all patients served by community health centers (CHCs) qualify for phase one COVID-19 immunizations under priority guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a new analysis produced by researchers at the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative.

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UChicago Medicine and UIC researchers to study expanded access to rapid COVID-19 testing

November 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Community Health, COVID-19, EPIDEMIOLOGY, Rapid Testing, Underserved and Minority Communities

As part of the NIH’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics program, researchers will provide at-home COVID-19 tests and digital educational tools to underserved communities in the Chicago area.

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UC Davis Infectious Disease Expert Available to Comment on COVID-19 following President’s Diagnosis

October 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Community Health, COVID-19, COVID-19 research, Immunization, infectious and emerging disease, Pediatrics, Public Health, Vaccine and Infectious Disease

Dean Blumberg, M.D., is chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. He has spoken about COVID-19 on

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Associate Professor Craig Pollack Named Inaugural Endowed Chair at the Johns Hopkins Schools of Nursing and Public Health

September 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Community Health, Housing, Housing and Urban Development, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Nursing, Public Health

The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health announce the appointment of Craig Pollack, MD, MHS, as inaugural chair of the Katey Ayres Endowed Professorship.Funded through a generous gift from JHSON Class of 1967 Alumna Katey Ayres—and matched by the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund—the professorship will tackle the complex intersection of housing and social services and their impact on health.

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To Improve Research in Underserved Communities, Train Community Health Workers

August 27, 2020 sarah Jonas Community Health, community health workers, COVID-19, Health Disparities, Health Research, Minority Health, Underrepresented

New grant allows for improved training of community health workers to engage minority populations in research where they are often underrepresented and health disparities exist.

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Can community-based interventions help to close the epilepsy treatment gap?

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Brazil, China, Community Health, community health care, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Awareness, Epilepsy Treatment, epilepsy treatment gap, ILAE, India, Latin America, Mozambique, Pakistan, Seizures, Stigma and Health, Sub-Saharan Africa

More than 50 million people have epilepsy; about 80% live in lower- or middle-income countries, where diagnosis and treatment can be difficult or impossible. The percentage of people with epilepsy that is not receiving treatment is known as the treatment gap; in some countries, this gap exceeds 90%.

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Salisbury University Experts Available to Discuss COVID-19

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Community Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, virologist

Salisbury University faculty are available for interviews regarding the following aspects of COVID-19: Mark Frana, virologist in SU’s Biological

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The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Receives $4.3M Grant to Launch National Center to Improve Care for People with Disabilities

May 26, 2020 sarah Jonas Aging In Place, CAPABLE, Caregiver, Caregiving, Community Health, Dementia, Disability, johns hopkins school of nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Nurse, Nursing, Resilience

Through a $4.3 million grant, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) will become a national center dedicated to improving health and function of people with disabilities and their caregivers.

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New Data-Driven Approach for Communities At Risk for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes

May 8, 2020 sarah Jonas Community Health, corona virus, COVID-, COVID-19, Data & Analytics, data mapping, Health, Health Outcomes, Homeless, Population Density, Population Health, Public Health, Social determinants of health, Vulnerable Populations

A Maryland Taskforce on Vulnerable Populations for COVID-19 this week began implementing a data-driven approach to identifying communities and individuals at highest risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19. They are using this data and mapping to guide the deployment of outreach and resources to vulnerable populations including homeless, elderly living in congregate dwellings and those with limited healthcare access.
This is a unique approach to battling COVID-19 that could be adopted nationally.

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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health experts available for media inquiries related to COVID-19

April 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Biostatistics, Community Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disaster And Pandemic Preparedness, Health Policy, Pandemic, Psychology, Public Policy, Spanish, UCLA

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has multiple experts available for media inquiries related to COVID-19. These include experts with

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UChicago Medicine expands COVID-19 testing to South Side partners, community organizations

April 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Chicago, Community Health, Coronavirus, coronavirus testing, COVID-19

The University of Chicago Medicine health system, including Ingalls Memorial, will expand COVID-19 testing for up to 1,000 symptomatic people each day, a roughly fivefold increase over the average 200 daily tests that were performed since onsite screenings began on March 15.

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The Power of Mondays: When All Health Breaks Loose!

March 2, 2020 sarah Jonas city, Community, Community Health, Exercise, Family, Health, Healthy, meatless monday, Monday, New Jersey, Nutrition, Wellness

The City of Clifton is using the power of Monday to make its residents healthier, one day at a time. As part of its Community Health Improvement Plan, the City of Clifton will kick off a Healthy Monday program, encouraging residents to use each Monday to get on a healthier track.