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Pamplin Media Group – Vote for the health of our community

October 10, 2020
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OPINION: There’s no worse time to threaten the healthcare of millions of Americans than during a pandemic.

With the 2020 presidential election just weeks away and a Supreme Court justice’s seat up for grabs, the Affordable Care Act has once again come under attack and with it, critical funding for the thousands of community health clinics across the United States that deliver care to 29 million Americans.

Community health clinics (CHCs) provide affordable, high quality, comprehensive primary care to medically underserved populations, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay for services.

As chief executive officer of a Federally Qualified Health Center, I am deeply concerned at the prospect of the Affordable Care Act going away.

Neighborhood Health Center (NHC) offers medical, dental, family planning/reproductive health, and behavioral health services to Medicaid, Medicare and underinsured patients in Clackamas and Washington counties.

Over 85% of our more than 21,000 patients

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$100M in gifts from community support Primary Children’s Hospital expertise, expansion

October 10, 2020
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Intermountain Healthcare’s historic plan to build the nation’s model health system for children has received more than $100 million in gifts from community leaders so far, accelerating efforts to expand the clinical expertise of Primary Children’s Hospital.

Katy Welkie, RN, MBA, CEO of Primary Children’s Hospital and vice president of Intermountain Children’s Health, said in a prepared statement:

We are entering a new era in pediatric health that will shape the next century of care for children served by Intermountain and Primary Children’s Hospital. These generous gifts from the community are helping us embrace this challenge, forge ahead, and achieve our vision to build the nation’s model health system for children without delay.

In January, Intermountain Healthcare announced a $500 million promise — half of which would come from philanthropy — to create a national model for children’s health. 

This vision has inspired financial gifts including a $50 million gift

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Tomball Regional Health Foundation continues supporting community with recent grant to Lone Star College

October 10, 2020
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Lone Star College announced, Oct. 6, that the Tomball Regional Health Foundation awarded the Lone Star College Foundation grants worth $244,696 to help Lone Star College-Tomball’s nursing and lifePATH programs.

LSC-Tomball president Lee Ann Nutt said the college has a longstanding relationship with the Tomball Regional Health Foundation.

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“They have been supportive of our programs and our college for many years, we have a great track record with them. …That’s allowed us to maintain this relationship of trust and support,” Nutt said. “Because of that relationship, trust and respect between us, we’ve been able to partner together quite a bit, I’m very grateful for that.”

The grant is technically one award but was split into two different parts, according to Nutt, with $244,696 going toward funding for additional lifePATH staffing and $101,839 helping provide more

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Sen. Tony Vargas, challenger Jorge Sotolongo say South Omaha community drives them | Politics

October 10, 2020
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Vargas has supported Nebraska’s Medicaid expansion and pushed for the Legislature to add protections for workers at meatpacking plants.

In explaining his top priority, Vargas said: “We must address health care — not just the immediate demands of the global pandemic, but the overall lack of access to health care for all of our neighbors.”

Sotolongo said he was inspired to run for office by people he’s met in South Omaha and the promise that the South Omaha community offers the rest of the city.

Sotolongo, who works in commercial real estate, said he has encountered impressive stories from lots of different business clients in South Omaha. His father, Dr. Jorge Sotolongo, has a longtime OB-GYN practice in South Omaha.

The junior Sotolongo said economic development is a huge issue for a legislative district that runs from South Omaha to downtown. After the Legislature passed a new economic incentive package

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Gilbert says marijuana poses a threat to health, safety, security of community

October 10, 2020
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GILBERT, AZ — Gilbert is set to discuss marijuana posing a ‘threat to the health, safety, and security of the community’ at a council meeting next week.

The agenda indicates that the council will discuss an ordinance that would be put in place if Prop 207 passes in November.

The ordinance reads, “The Town finds that proposition 207 authorizes marijuana establishments and testing facilities to use chemical extraction or chemical synthesis, including butane and other flammable gases, to extract marijuana concentrate, which poses a threat to the health, safety, and security of the community and increases the responsibilities of law enforcement and other Town departments to respond to violations of state and local laws, including building, electrical, plumbing and fire codes.”

If the proposition passes, medical marijuana dispensaries will be the first in the state to start selling cannabis to those over the age of 21, until the state’s health

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L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan’s Community Resource Centers Offer Free, Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinics

October 10, 2020
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and fast approaching flu season, there is a growing public health concern about a potential ‘twindemic’ – the spread of flu and COVID-19 at the same time. Health authorities say it is more important than ever to get an annual flu vaccine. To keep communities safe and healthy, L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan’s network of Community Resource Centers are offering drive-thru flu shot clinics across Los Angeles County – at no cost to plan members and the community.

The flu shot clinics will be held October 9 through November 14 at various locations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointments are necessary. Flu shots will be given on a first-come, first-served basis and are available while supplies last. Additionally, individuals aged 3 and older who get a flu shot

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The Place at Riverwalk Wins Best Community Design at 2020 AMA Tribute Award

October 10, 2020
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MC Companies hit the bullseye with their most recent multi-family development

Stunning clubhouse with mid-century modern furnishings and finishes set the tone for this superb community.
Stunning clubhouse with mid-century modern furnishings and finishes set the tone for this superb community.
Stunning clubhouse with mid-century modern furnishings and finishes set the tone for this superb community.
Looking through the poolside waterfall at the modern, 3-story clubhouse with rooftop patio.
Looking through the poolside waterfall at the modern, 3-story clubhouse with rooftop patio.
Looking through the poolside waterfall at the modern, 3-story clubhouse with rooftop patio.

Scottsdale, AZ, Oct. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — When MC Companies purchased the land on the corner of Craycroft and River for their newest development, The Place at Riverwalk, they knew the location was special.  After two years of great success and winning the Best Community Design Award at the 2020 AMA Tribute Awards, their expectations have been validated.   

Ross and Patty McCallister, two of the company’s Principals and community leaders in the city of Tucson, saw Riverwalk as a labor of love. 

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VCPWA Engineering Work on Innovative Community Projects

October 10, 2020
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This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

Ventura County Public Works Agency’s Engineering Services (VCPWA-ES) may not be familiar to the general public, their work managing capital construction, land development, and county surveying all contribute to many important community additions. Along with building the Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) Hospital Wing, their latest projects include working with the Health Care Foundation of Ventura County to build a Ronald McDonald Family Room at VCMC, a new conference room and computer lab for the Fillmore Library, as well as numerous construction projects for local fire stations and other facilities.

The Ronald McDonald family room at VCMC will provide support for families of pediatric patients to have a family dinner, do homework with their other children, and catch up on work while remaining close to their loved one. Construction began in July and will

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Gilbert believes marijuana poses a threat to health, safety of community | Arizona Politics

October 9, 2020
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GILBERT, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — The Town of Gilbert City Council will hear and consider adopting an ordinance that bans marijuana.

Voters will decide on Proposition 207, which would legalize marijuana in Arizona, but the town wants to create some guidelines for the residents at a council meeting on Oct. 13. 

The ordinance indicates Gilbert believes marijuana “poses a threat to the health, safety and security of the community and increases the responsibilities of law enforcement and other Town departments to respond to violations of state and local laws, including building, electrical, plumbing, and fire codes.”

According to town documents, Gilbert “seeks to protect public health, safety, and welfare by prohibiting marijuana establishments and/or marijuana testing facilities in the Town.”

If the ordinance passes, residents will be allowed to use marijuana for personal use, but not in public places.

Marijuana establishments will not be allowed in the town unless the

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More coronavirus deaths reported in Jackson-area retirement community

October 9, 2020
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JACKSON COUNTY, MI — A Jackson-area retirement community has experienced an increase in deaths related to the novel coronavirus since an outbreak was first identified there in September.

John Ganton’s Countryside Care Center in Summit Township has reported 49 cases of COVID-19 in residents and 14 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began in March, according to data reported to the state as of Oct. 8. It has also reported 40 cases in staff.

Those figures are up from one death on Sept. 30, and 38 cases in staff. The number of COVID-19 cases in residents has stayed the same, the database shows.

“We are continuing to see positive cases but are working to the full extent possible to contain them and protect our residents and staff,” Countryside’s Director of Operations Crystal Caldwell said in an email Friday, Oct. 9.

The Jackson County Health Department declined to comment on

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