Expert Discusses the Impact of School Closures on the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Schools

AUDIO: Rey Saldana, President & CEO, Communities In Schools
(Arlington, VA, Thursday, April 9, 2020) – Thousands of schools across America have closed as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. While it is a sound decision from a public health perspective, these closures will...

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Bioethicists Implore Congress and Administration to Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

Audio : Mildred Solomon, President, The Hastings Center
(Garrison, NY, April 2, 2020) – Nearly 1,400 of the nation’s most prominent bioethicists and health leaders signed an urgent letter to Congress and the White House, imploring the U.S. government to immediately use its...

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Not-For-Profit Hospice Providers Launch National Referral Number

AUDIO: Tom Koutsoumpas, President & CEO, National Partnership for Hospice Innovation
(Washington, D.C. — April 2, 2020) – The National Partnership for Hospice Innovation (NPHI) is launching a nationwide toll-free telephone referral number focused on safely caring for people with serious illnesses at home: 1-844-GET-NPHI (1-844-438-6744)....

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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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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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