COVID-19 Pandemic Is Disproportionately Impacting Communities of Color

AUDIO: Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., Director, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
(Bethesda, MD, Tuesday, December 8, 2020) – COVID-19 has killed more than 247,000 people in the U.S., and the death toll continues to rise at a rate of about 1,000 per day. According to the...

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Black Students Spend More Than White Students to Become Social Workers

AUDIO: Darla Spence Coffey, PhD, MSW, President & CEO, Council on Social Work Education
(Alexandria, VA, Monday, December 7, 2020) – The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) released findings from three years of surveys of social workers completing their master of social work (MSW) degrees. Debt from social...

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Service Opportunities Currently Available for Natural Disaster Relief

AUDIO: Lauren Muldowney, Chief of Volunteer Experience, All Hands and Hearts
(Mattapoisett, MA, Monday, December 7, 2020) – All Hands and Hearts is a volunteer-powered nonprofit that effectively and efficiently addresses the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters around the globe. By...

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Ahorre Dinero Mientras Decora – y Regala – en Esta Temporada Festiva

AUDIO: Mariela Quintanilla, Vocera de Florida Power & Light
(Juno Beach, FL, jueves, 3 de diciembre, 2020) – Decorar con luces y dar regalos son parte de las tradiciones festivas de esta temporada. Mientras hace sus planes este año, Mariela Quintanilla, de Florida Power...

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Importance of Keeping Dentist Offices Open During the Pandemic

AUDIO: Patrick Gleason, Vice President of State Affairs, Americans for Tax Reform
(Arlington, VA, Monday, November 30, 2020) – The experience with the first wave of the pandemic, coupled with new research, provides helpful findings and data that governors, legislators, and other policymakers can use to decide...

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The USO Encourages Americans to Support the Military and Their Families This Holiday Season

AUDIO: Dr. J.D. Crouch II, CEO and President, USO
(Arlington, VA, Tuesday, November 24, 2020) – The holidays are one of the loneliest times of the year for our military and their families. This holiday season it is particularly important for all military supporters...

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COVID-19 Crisis Shows Urgency for Massachusetts Legislature to Pass End of Life Options Act in 2020

AUDIO: Maria Spencer, Regional Campaign & Outreach Manager, Compassion & Choices, and Gloucester Resident Lee Marshall, a Psychotherapist and Retired Registered Nurse, who has Metastatic Breast Cancer
(Boston, MA, Thursday, November 19, 2020) – COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of life, the tragedy of loved ones dying alone in agony, in a hospital or nursing home, without the care and comfort of...

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On Thanks Birth Control Day, New Poll Shows Concerns Over Access and Affordability

AUDIO: Gillian Sealy, Interim CEO, Power to Decide
(Washington D.C., Wednesday, November 18, 2020) A new national poll released by Power to Decide shows that the majority of respondents are concerned over the ability of the public to afford or access their preferred...

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