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1. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
ASTHO
@ASTHO
“Ultimately, the hope is that, together with speedy and widespread testing and isolating cases, contact tracing can help keep outbreaks at a wieldy simmer, and buy the country time until better drugs and vaccines arrive.” http://ow.ly/WlRk50zTS0G
Contact tracing may help avoid another lockdown. Can it work in the U.S.?
Contact tracing is an essential part of the plan to reopen the U.S. — but experts say the country will need more people, money, and cooperation.
statnews.com
May 29, 2020
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2. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
Public Health Law@networkforphl
Tenants will soon have the right to sue landlords who violate restrictions that Los Angeles has placed on evicting renters during the coronavirus crisis, under a law passed Wednesday by the City Council:https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-06/landlords-stimulus-evictions-coronavirus … #publichealth #COVID19 #housing
New law allows tenants to sue landlords over violating L.A. restrictions on evictions
L.A. tenants will soon have the right to sue landlords who violate restrictions the city has put in place during the coronavirus crisis.
latimes.com
May 28, 2020
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3. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
Campaign For Action
@Campaign4Action
A nursing director at New Jersey’s nursing home dedicated exclusively to the care of firefighters shares insights about #COVID19 on the nursing home residents, their families, and staff. http://spr.ly/6011GE6qW
COVID-19 Nursing Home Residents Pose Special Challenges |
Donna Russo, director of nursing at the New Jersey Firemen’s home shares her insights about COVID-19 on the nursing home residents, their families,
campaignforaction.org
May 29, 2020
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4. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
Chamberlain University Community Health RNBSN@CURNBSN_ComHlth
Is Your Neighborhood Raising Your Risk of Coronavirus Exposure? https://www.usnews.com/news/cities/articles/2020-05-26/is-your-neighborhood-raising-your-risk-of-coronavirus-exposure?src=usn_tw …
Is Your Neighborhood Raising Your Risk of Coronavirus Exposure?
Once redlined decades ago, many communities are at risk for greater danger.
usnews.com
May 28, 2020
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5. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
@RWJF
A year ago, we looked at the ways in which historic policies and decisions have shaped health and opportunity in Austin, Texas. Neighborhood-level data highlighted disparities by race and other socioeconomic factors. https://twitter.com/RWJF/status/1124357954755391494
May 29, 2020
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6. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
SC Behavioral Health Coalition@SCBHCoalition
How a bench and a team of grandmothers can tackle depression https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20181015-how-one-bench-and-a-team-of-grandmothers-can-beat-depression?ocid=ww.social.link.twitter … via @BBC_Future
How a bench and a team of grandmothers can tackle depression
Zimbabwe is pioneering a groundbreaking mental health programme with stunning results – and the rest of the world is taking note.
bbc.com
May 28, 2020
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7. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
The New York Academy of Medicine@NYAMNYC
How can hospitals ensure truly fair resource allocation, free of both conscious and unconscious bias, during #COVID19? @Health_Affairs shares lessons from Oregon https://twitter.com/Health_Affairs/status/1260979455801122816
May 19, 2020
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8. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
Johnson & Johnson Nursing@JNJNursing
Staying at home during #COVID19 might not feel safe for everyone. In our NEW episode of #SeeYouNow we speak with nurse scientist @CamilleBurnett from @ukynursing about how #nurses are positioned to screen and intervene re: intimate partner violence. Click and listen today:
May 22, 2020
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9. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
Helen Branswell
@HelenBranswell
This is a disaster in the making. A critical part of learning to live in a #Covid19 world is figuring out how to restore routine childhood immunization asap. https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/22/who-routine-childhood-vaccinations-disrupted-coronavirus/ …
WHO warns millions of children at risk as pandemic disrupts vaccinations
Some 80 million babies worldwide are at higher risk of diseases as the Covid-19 pandemic hinders routine vaccinatios, global health officials warned Friday.
statnews.com
May 22, 2020
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10. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
GW Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement@GwPolicy
Join us today for this webinar and expert panel on global APN leadership during #COVID19. Register now! https://twitter.com/gwNURSING/status/1265056315409391622
May 26, 2020
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11. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
World Health Organization (WHO)
@WHO
Replying to @WHO
Recent #HealthForAll gains include the expansion of: -HIV self-testing -treatment for tuberculosis -hepatitis C curative treatment to low- and middle-income countries -treatment for neglected tropical diseaseshttps://bit.ly/2yabnR1
May 23, 2020
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12. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
World Health Organization (WHO)
@WHO
Replying to @WHO
Significant progress has been made in ramping up the capacity to #BeatNCDs within #primaryhealthcare, in particular those for hypertension, heart disease, childhood cancer and mental health.https://bit.ly/2yabnR1 #WHOImpact
May 23, 2020
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13. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
@DrTedros
Thank you @novonordisk for your donation of #insulin to @WHO for distribution to 50 low- and middle-income countries. It is essential that people with noncommunicable diseases, such as diabetes, continue to have access to life-saving drugs during #COVID19. https://bit.ly/2A2j7Fe
WHO receives first-ever donation of insulin
who.int
May 23, 2020
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14. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
World Health Organization (WHO)
@WHO
Replying to @WHO
Some crises never made the headlines due to successful prevention efforts.#Cholera cases declined by 60% in 2018 thanks to the delivery of 18M vaccines. Mass vaccination against #yellowfever protected over 100M people in 2018–2019. 500M people were vaccinated for flu in 2019.
May 24, 2020
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15. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
World Health Organization (WHO)
@WHO
Replying to @WHO
Achieving 1B more people living with better health & well-being: At the 2019 #ClimateAction Summit 2019, 50 countries – representing over 1B people – answered WHO’s call to provide citizens with clean air by 2030. https://bit.ly/2yabnR1 #WHOImpact http://bit.ly/2mEAIfV
Health commitments for the SG Climate Action Summit
Climate change is the defining issue of our time. To boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, UN Secretary-General will host the 2019 Climate Action…
who.int
May 24, 2020
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16. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
The New Yorker
@NewYorker
The cost of keeping children out of classrooms is high, educationally and socially. But, without a COVID-19 vaccine, many schools may stay closed—or be forced to close abruptly in the face of a second wave of infection. http://nyer.cm/DalNvZF
The Complex Question of Reopening Schools
The cost of keeping children out of classrooms is unquestionably high, educationally and socially. But reopening is not simply a matter of turning a key.
newyorker.com
May 24, 2020
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17. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
Texas Standard
@TexasStandard
When it comes to Medicaid, “Texas is the stingiest in the nation. A single mom with two kids – if she is making more than $317 a month … she makes too much to get Medicaid.” https://txst.us/2LJJ4MH
A Million Texans Will Lose Health Insurance Due To The COVID-19 Recession, Study Finds
COBRA is expensive, and Texas’ decision not to expand Medicaid keeps all but the poorest out of that program.
texasstandard.org
May 23, 2020
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18. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
CNN
@CNN
NBA legend Magic Johnson has announced that EquiTrust Life Insurance Co., of which the Hall of Famer owns a majority, is providing $100 million in capital to fund federal loans for minority and women business owners who have been hit hard by the pandemic https://cnn.it/2AQP2sI
Magic Johnson will provide $100 million to fund loans to minority-owned businesses
The former NBA hall-of-famer announced that EquiTrust Life Insurance Company, which he owns a majority of, is providing $100 million in capital to fund federal loans for minority and women business…
cnn.com
May 24, 2020
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19. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
Human Rights Campaign
@HRC
We joined @afspnational, @CrisisTextLine, @TWLOHA and @jedfoundation for a #RealConvo around mental health and how to help those who may be struggling. Check out what we shared and resources for those facing mental health issues. #MentalHealthMonth https://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-participates-in-realconvo-around-mental-health-for-mental-health-month …
HRC Participates in #RealConvo Around Mental Health
HRC joined the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to discuss how people can talk with and help those in their lives who may be struggling with mental health.
hrc.org
May 15, 2020
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20. NR708HealthPol Retweeted
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
@afspnational
Thank you to our National Board member @MrTonyCornelius for helping spread our message that having #RealConvo can make a huge difference in someone’s life. https://twitter.com/MrTonyCornelius/status/1260333727613255680
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