Yearly Archives: 2022

Community health groups that played crucial role during Covid-19 pandemic say they’re being left out of government funding

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/health/public-health-funding-community-groups As the US government distributes some of the most significant investments ever to improve public health, grass-roots organizations that work in underserved communities say they’re being overlooked. These organizations say they’re especially disappointed because the federal government relied on them during the Covid-19 pandemic to encourage vaccination and other mitigation measures. This week, the…

Response To President Biden’s State of the Union

CNN Health – NIH Needed Help Reaching Communities of Color

From the very beginning of his presidency, Joe Biden has pledged to make sure communities hit hardest by Covid-19 will receive sound information about the virus and access to vaccinations. “Equity (and) equality” remain “at the heart” of the government’s responsibility, Biden said at a White House briefing last summer. “We need to go to community by…