by ehynek | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is awarding $225 million in American Rescue Plan funds to train over 13,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs). In response to the acute need to expand the health care workforce and address pandemic-related burnout, the American...
by ehynek | Sep 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
When Bupe Sinkala was diagnosed with HIV, she didn’t know what to do. She was planning her wedding – and decided not to tell her fiancé at first. It was, she reflects, “a dark moment. I was scared of being rejected, of being judged. I thought it...
by ehynek | Sep 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Medical service providers who treat victims of domestic violence just got a boost with the promise of additional assistance from the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s community health worker project. The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a...
by ehynek | Aug 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
As monkeypox cases rise, cities are already reporting stark racial disparities in how the public health emergency is being handled. Data shows Philadelphia’s Black residents comprise 55% of the monkeypox cases, yet only get 23% of the vaccine supply — while the...
by ehynek | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
The unit funded will provide primary care/screenings in the South Market. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atrium Health dispatched the first of four mobile medicine units designed to provide high-quality, equitable healthcare in underprivileged communities in the region....
by ehynek | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Nearly $90 million is going out to almost 1,400 nationwide community health centers to beef up patient data capabilities. The move will support better health equity during ongoing and future public health emergencies, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
