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Black voter motivation is at historically high level with health care being a priority

October 14, 2020

DETROIT – We are just 20 days from Election Day and there has been a massive push from campaigns on all sides to get people to vote. Voter motivation is higher than ever among African Americans.

Wife and mother of three Autumn Evans said she’s already made up her mind on who she’s voting for.

READ: Is Michigan still in play in the 2020 presidential election?

“This election means everything to me and my family,” Evans said. “This election really made me cognizant of the fact that this country is not really protective of Black families.”

She said that’s why she is voting.

“Dismantling the racist systems, the prison pipeline, a lot of the housing inequality. Those are some of the most important issues to me,” Evans said.

In a recent poll for Local 4 and the Detroit News, pollster Richard Czuba was asked about what’s driving Black voters.

Making mental health a priority during coronavirus

October 9, 2020

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More people are reporting increased stress of anxiety due to the coronavirus, recent studies have found.

DENVER — Our world is different, our day-to-day life has changed, and this can affect the way we think and act. Mental health experts are reminding people to take care of themselves, especially right now, as we continue to adjust to life during the coronavirus pandemic.

World Mental Health Day is this Saturday, Oct. 10, and it’s a good reminder to take some time to go back to the basics and take care of yourself.

Self-care goes beyond dieting and exercising to maintain good physical health, your mental health should also be a top priority too, according to medical experts.

Dr. Jody Ryan, chief medical officer at Mental Health Center of Denver, said the pandemic has had a major effect on people, and they’ve been working to help clients adjust to meetings and social

Priority Health first insurer in Michigan to offer provider-based incentives for tracking SDoH data

October 6, 2020

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Priority Health announced today its plans to pilot new incentives for providers who screen patients and submit information on Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), making them the first insurer in the state to financially support this type of data tracking. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SDoH are conditions in the places where people live, learn, work and play that affect a wide range of health and quality-of-life risks and outcomes. The new incentives for eligible providers will begin on January 1, 2021.

“We understand that to effectively manage the health and wellness of a patient population, you need to look outside of the clinic walls. Being able to reward providers who are identifying these specific needs based on social factors is a step in the right direction,” said Mike Jasperson, Senior Vice President of Provider Network Strategy at Priority Health. “Having access to this type of

Those hit hardest by COVID should get vaccine priority

October 4, 2020

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On Sept. 1, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released a Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine. This robust 114-page framework proposes a commonsense phased approach for the eventual distribution of safe COVID-19 vaccines.

The necessity for a phased approach to safe vaccinations is based on the likelihood of an initial limited vaccine capacity. While the authors note the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Black, Latino, American Indian, and Native Alaskan populations, we hope the final framework clearly prioritizes access for residents in multigenerational housing from geographic areas hardest hit by the pandemic. In Santa Clara County, many of these residents are people of color.

Here in Santa Clara County, Latino residents account for 25% of our population but are over half of our COVID-19 cases and over 30% of COVID-19 deaths. In addition to the devastating impact on health, more

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