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  • How to Request a Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic from Santa Barbara County Public Health

    April 19, 2021 |

    Noozhawk |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

    In Santa Barbara, California, mobile vaccine clinics are helping farm workers and those living at senior housing developments receive their Covid vaccination by bringing the vaccines directly to their communities. Key to the success of this operation is the partnerships that have formed between the Public Health Department and community organizations.

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  • Deaths of Despair: The crushing toll of a pandemic in Maine's ‘forgotten county'

    April 11, 2021 |

    The Maine Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Baileyville, Maine

    Police Chief Bob Fitzsimmons personally connects with residents to combat increasing suicide rates, particularly among teens. Teachers reach out to the chief if one of the town’s 330 schoolchildren misses school, and he personally visits their home. His department funded popcorn and ice-cream sundae parties, as well as a New Year’s Day gathering, to ease the difficulty of isolation during COVID-19. He ensures residents’ achievements are publicly celebrated and grieves with families during tragedies, ensuring everyone has support in the rural area where medical and mental health services are scarcer.

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  • A l'hôpital Saint-Louis, la réanimation s'ouvre aux familles

    April 08, 2021 |

    Libération |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Au sein de l’hopital Saint-Louis à Paris, les proches de patients hospitalisés dans le service font l’objet d’un soutien particulier grâce à un groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire mis en place il y a vingt-cinq ans.

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  • Cannabis, cocaïne, MDMA... L'analyse des drogues, un outil de prévention pour « savoir ce que l'on consomme »

    April 07, 2021 |

    Basta Mag |

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    Response Location: France

    Pour lutter contre les dangers de l'usage de drogues frelatées ou trafiquées, des associations permettent aux usagers d'analyser leurs produits.

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  • Mobile Vaccine Squad Has a Mission: Find and Protect the Neediest

    April 05, 2021 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In California's Marin County, mobile vaccine teams are helping to deliver vaccines to populations that are "homebound, homeless, and hesitant." The team has been able to administer 8,000 shots so far, which organizers say has been the easiest part. Linda Dobra, who leads a mobile vaccination team, says, “It’s all the logistics that go into planning and consenting and observing and set-up that takes time."

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  • With Demand For Community Health Workers Rising, So Does Need For Sustainable Funding

    March 29, 2021 |

    Connecticut Health Investigative Team |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Community health workers are a key part of Connecticut's public health response to COVID-19, particularly in marginalized communities. CHWs connect people to health care and other services, like rental assistance, help with contact tracing, and effectively increased vaccinations by taking the time to answer questions and dispel misinformation. Living in the communities they serve is a critical part of the model’s success and helps clients trust them more readily. The state now offers a CHW certification program, but the largely grant-funded model would be more sustainable with steady funding.

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  • How Hawaii Clinics Found New Ways To Reach Patients During The Pandemic

    March 28, 2021 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    The government's response to the coronavirus pandemic eliminated many bureaucratic barriers and increased funding for health clinics across Hawaii, allowing the entities to offer services such as mobile clinics and telehealth. Although it is yet to be seen if these changes will last, the changes have proved successful enough that several legislative measures are now under consideration.

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  • Phobia of Healthcare Facilities: Community Health Volunteers, Shielding Clinically Vulnerable Families from COVID-19

    March 27, 2021 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi

    In Nairobi, community health volunteers have played a crucial role during the coronavirus pandemic by providing reliable health care information to residents. They also have been a key resource in delivering essential medications to "clinically vulnerable families."

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  • ‘We're going to take care of you, okay?'

    March 27, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Uniontown, Alabama

    To Covid vaccinations into as many arms as possible, a group of community clinics in Alabama called Cahaba Medical Care is working together with underserved communities to spread the word and schedule appointments. Although the vaccination efforts have been "chaotic," the team of health care workers has successfully managed to expand access to many community members across the state.

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  • Using drones to save lives

    March 25, 2021 |

    WKYT-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Knott County, Kentucky

    A drone company and Kentucky Homeplace, a University of Kentucky initiative to address rural health, have used drones to deliver personal protective equipment packages to isolated, rural homes that can become inaccessible by road flooding or other bad weather. The flights, called the Jericho Project, so far have served as tests that the sponsors hope will lead to deliveries of medicine and other necessities during natural disasters or simply to speed delivery in remote areas.

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