American Nurses Association President Discusses What Nurses on the Front Lines of COVID-19 Need

AUDIO: Dr. Ernest Grant, PHD, RN, FAAN, President, American Nurses Association
(Silver Spring, MD, Thursday, April 2, 2020) – In every community in America, nurses are on the front lines of the COVID-19 response in hospitals, health departments and other health care settings. Since the global...

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Expertos del NIH y Adolescentes Unen Fuerzas Durante la Semana 2020 Nacional de Datos Sobre Drogas y Alcohol®

AUDIO: Ruben Baler, PhD, National Institute on Drug Abuse
(Washington, D.C., lunes, 30 de marzo, 2020) – El Instituto Nacional sobre el Abuso de Drogas (NIDA) se está uniendo al Instituto Nacional sobre Abuso de Alcohol y Alcoholismo, ambas partes de los Institutos Nacionales...

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Expert Discusses How Community Health Centers Benefit Communities During the COVID-19 Outbreak

AUDIO: Dr. Daniel Miller, Chief of Residency Training and Behavioral Health Integration, Hudson River Health Care
(Bethesda, Maryland, Friday, March 27, 2020) – Community Health Centers are the best investment Congress can make to ensure the health and strength of communities. For every $1 of federal funds, an average of $5.73...

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National Coalition for Literacy Explains the Importance of Participation in the 2020 Census

AUDIO: Deborah Kennedy, President, National Coalition for Literacy
(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, March 25, 2020) – The 2020 Census is critical for communities across the United States for two reasons: It guides the allocation of over $675 billion in federal funding. That funding provides...

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Poison Prevention: Over 50,000 Children Each Year Go to the ER After Ingesting Medicine That Was Left Within Reach

AUDIO: Kathleen P. Wilson, PhD, ARNP-C, FAANP, Grandmother and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 24, 2020) – The vast majority of children are home right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic leaving them at a greater risk for accessing medications that were unintentionally left out...

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American Federation of Teachers President Discusses School Shutdowns, Community Preparedness Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

AUDIO: Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
(Washington D.C., Monday, March 23, 2020) – As COVID-19 spreads, the American Federation of Teachers believes a national school shutdown is inevitable and is calling on all K-12 schools to plan for it. Schools must...

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Libraries Prepare America for First Online U.S. Census

AUDIO: Larra Clark, Deputy Director of Public Policy, American Library Association
(Chicago, IL, Wednesday, March 11, 2020) – On March 12, 2019, households across the U.S. will begin to receive invitations to respond to the 2020 Census. The 2020 Census will determine how more than $1...

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