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Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts awards $2M in coronavirus relief funds to 70 nonprofits

October 9, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts announced Friday that it has awarded a new round of coronavirus relief funds totaling more than $2 million to 70 nonprofit groups in the region.

“We recognize that our community depends on a healthy nonprofit sector and these are particularly challenging times for nonprofits in our region,” said Katie Allan Zobel, the foundation’s president and CEO. “These stabilization grants are intended to help nonprofits continue their critical work and adapt to the current reality. Our aim is to help ensure that they are able to continue their vital work throughout, and beyond, our current crisis.”

The funds target nonprofits that have been harmed financially by the pandemic, including organizations that serve the most vulnerable populations, the foundation said in a news release. The maximum grant award for each nonprofit was $50,000 for general operations, and a total of $2.05 million was allocated.

OPH looks to CHEO/uOttawa research to help the community fight against Coronavirus

October 9, 2020

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Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is receiving new metric to help measure levels of COVID-19 in the community: wastewater.

The National Capital Region is one of the first communities in Canada to conduct daily wastewater readings to help inform its community response in the fight against COVID-19, thanks to innovative research from the CHEO Research Institute (CHEO RI) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa).

Tracking the number of daily positive cases of COVID-19 is one option to gauge the level of COVID activity in the community. However, since not everyone who has COVID-19 is tested, those numbers may not provide an accurate reading of the whole COVID-19 picture in the population. Furthermore, testing can be a lengthy process and results may take several days to become available.

A promising new public health metric provides early

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

October 9, 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

Repealing the ACA Would Create Chaos for the Disability Community During a Pandemic

October 9, 2020

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Poverty is both a cause and a consequence of disability, an unsurprising fact considering that the significant expenses of health care make it the No. 1 reason individuals file for bankruptcy. One-third of GoFundMe donations are dedicated to health care expenses; this, too, is not surprising, given that the American Journal of Medicine reports that more than 40 percent of the 9.5 million people diagnosed with cancer between 2000 and 2012 had zero savings left after two years.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in 2010, was a game-changer for the disability community and was in some ways comparable to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in terms of the impact the law had on peoples’ lives. While much of the law’s importance has centered on its anti-discrimination protections for people with preexisting conditions—which do have a significant effect on people with disabilities and chronic health conditions—there

Enrollment drop at CT community colleges follows national trend

October 9, 2020

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Connecticut’s 12 community colleges have seen a 15 percent drop in enrollment this fall, including a substantial number of Black and Latino students.

Connecticut’s 12 community colleges have seen a 15 percent drop in enrollment this fall, including a substantial number of Black and Latino students.

Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media

Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media

Connecticut’s 12 community colleges have seen a 15 percent drop in enrollment this fall, including a substantial number of Black and Latino students.

Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media

Yessenia Ayala planned to continue taking courses at Capital Community College this semester to progress toward a degree in early childhood development.

And then the pandemic touched down

Orthodox community is not taking COVID-19 seriously. We have to do better

October 9, 2020

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This morning I am sitting at work in numb silence. What is happening in my Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park is painful, unacceptable and 100% preventable.

As a healthcare professional who understands the dangers of this virus, I’ve been urging my community to take this pandemic seriously for months. And I’m so disappointed in what our most visible response has become.

This week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he will reimpose restrictions that will temporarily close non-essential businesses and will limit the size of gatherings in houses of worship to help slow the spread of the virus.

The choice to see the governor’s decision as an attack on religious freedom led many in my community to argue that the treatment of our neighborhoods and zip codes was based on “picking on” the Jews and “anti-Semitism,” “reminiscent of the Holocaust.”

For months, we have had the opportunity to unite around safe

SD County reports 291 COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, daily record 19 community outbreaks

October 9, 2020

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, California — San Diego County public health officials reported 291 new COVID-19 infections and six deaths from the illness Thursday, raising the county’s totals to 49,446 cases of the coronavirus and 819 deaths, while a new daily record for community outbreaks was set.

A total of 19 community outbreaks were reported Thursday, six in restaurant/bar settings, six in business settings, two in grocery settings, two in restaurants, one in a food processing setting, one in a residence and another in a hair salon/barbershop setting.

In the past seven days, 32 community outbreaks were confirmed, well above the trigger of seven or more in a week’s time. A community setting outbreak is defined as three or more COVID-19 cases in a setting and in people of different households over the past 14 days.

Four women and two men died between Sept. 4 and Oct. 7, and their ages

Record 19 Coronavirus Community Outbreaks Reported In County

October 9, 2020

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — San Diego County public health officials reported 291 new COVID-19 infections and six deaths from the illness Thursday, raising the county’s totals to 49,446 cases of the coronavirus and 819 deaths, while a new daily record for community outbreaks was set.

A total of 19 community outbreaks were reported Thursday, six in restaurant/bar settings, six in business settings, two in grocery settings, two in restaurants, one in a food processing setting, one in a residence and another in a hair salon/barbershop setting.

In the past seven days, 32 community outbreaks were confirmed, well above the trigger of seven or more in a week’s time. A community setting outbreak is defined as three or more COVID-19 cases in a setting and in people of different households over the past 14 days.

Four women and two men died between Sept. 4 and Oct. 7, and their

Officials warn of increased community transmission in NH

October 9, 2020

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Officials warn of increased community transmission in NH

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LOW, 1% OR LESS. THE CONCERN IS WITH A PATTERN THEY’RE SEEING IN CONTACT TRACING. DHHS OFFICIALS SOUNDING THE ALARM. CONTACT TRACING SHOWING EVIDENCE OF INCREASING COMMUNITY TRANSMISSIONS IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, ROCKINGHAM AND STRAFFORD SPECIFICALLY AT INDOOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS. >> CHURCHES ARE ONE AREA, BUT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT A WEDDING OR A VARIETY OF OTHER AREAS WHERE PEOPLE CONGREGATE. >> THEY BELIEVE ITS EVIDENCE PEOPLE ARE BECOMING COMPLACENT. >> A TIME YOU GET A GROUP IN CLOSE CONTACT WITHOUT MASKS, PUTS YOU AT RISK. >> AND THEY REMIND THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE COMMUNITY, CAN IMPACT SCHOOLS, AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES. >> LIMIT THOSE TYPES OF GATHERINGS, N NECESSARILY CHURCHES OR BIRTHDAY PARTIES OR WEDDINGS, THERE ARE MULTIPLE SITUATIONS OF CROWDS AND LARGE GATHERINGS, SO A

County reports 291 virus cases, 6 deaths, record 19 community outbreaks

October 9, 2020

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SAN DIEGO (CNS) – San Diego County public health officials reported 291 new COVID-19 infections and six deaths from the illness Thursday, raising the county’s totals to 49,446 cases of the coronavirus and 819 deaths, while a new daily record for community outbreaks was set.

A total of 19 community outbreaks were reported Thursday, six in restaurant/bar settings, six in business settings, two in grocery settings, two in restaurants, one in a food processing setting, one in a residence and another in a hair salon/barbershop setting.

In the past seven days, 32 community outbreaks were confirmed, well above the trigger of seven or more in a week’s time. A community setting outbreak is defined as three or more COVID-19 cases in a setting and in people of different households over the past 14 days.

Four women and two men died between Sept. 4 and Oct. 7, and their ages ranged

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Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts awards $2M in coronavirus relief funds to 70 nonprofits

OPH looks to CHEO/uOttawa research to help the community fight against Coronavirus

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

Repealing the ACA Would Create Chaos for the Disability Community During a Pandemic

Enrollment drop at CT community colleges follows national trend

Orthodox community is not taking COVID-19 seriously. We have to do better

SD County reports 291 COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, daily record 19 community outbreaks

Record 19 Coronavirus Community Outbreaks Reported In County

Officials warn of increased community transmission in NH

County reports 291 virus cases, 6 deaths, record 19 community outbreaks