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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New AARP Pennsylvania Presidential Poll Shows a Tight Race Among 50+ Voters

AUDIO: Bill Johnston-Walsh, AARP Pennsylvania State Director
AARP Pennsylvania released a new survey this week that shows the race for President among 50+ voters in Pennsylvania remains close just days before the November 3 General Election. The new poll has former Vice-President...

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A Pledge to Help Close the Racial Wealth and Opportunity Gap for Black Communities

AUDIO: Marla Blow, Senior Vice President, Social Impact, North America, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
(Purchase, NY, Tuesday, October 6, 2020) – The financial system has systemically disadvantaged Black communities and the cost of being excluded has been laid bare as a result of Covid-19. With half of all Black...

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USDA Urges the Public to Look for Invasive Asian Longhorned Beetle and Not Move Firewood

AUDIO: Samantha Simon, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Executive Director of Emergency and Domestic Programs
(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, August 5, 2020) – August is “Tree Check Month,” the peak time of year to spot the Asian longhorned beetle as it emerges from inside trees, and the United States Department of...

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Expert Discusses the Importance of Good Oral Health Care Amid COVID

AUDIO: Sarah Chavarria, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Delta Dental of California
(San Francisco, CA, Wednesday, August 5, 2020) – COVID 19 has changed a lot of habits in the last four months, and many of those habits could be affecting our teeth and gums. Being proactive...

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FCNL Addresses Systems of Oppression: The Protests and Responses

AUDIO: José Santos Woss, Legislative Manager for Criminal Justice, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 11, 2020) – George Floyd should be alive today. As should Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, David McAtee, and the hundreds of other black men and women who have recently died due...

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Pennsylvania Primary Analysis from All Voting is Local’s PA Director

AUDIO: Scott Seeborg, Pennsylvania State Director, All Voting is Local
(Harrisburg, PA, Wednesday, June 3, 2020) – The June 2 primary is a test run for the general election and will be held within ongoing concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pennsylvania is holding its primary...

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Local Non-Profit Offers Virtual Grief Support During Social Distancing

AUDIO: Marcie Fairbanks, Director of Family Services, Capital Caring Health
(Falls Church, VA, Thursday, May 28, 2020) – Families across the country, and right here in the Washington, DC area, are experiencing the unthinkable: having a loved one die without the opportunity to say goodbye...

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New Report Discusses the Future of Healthcare; Impacts of COVID-19 Also Addressed

AUDIO: Ronald T. Piervincenzi, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, United States Pharmacopeia
(Rockville, MD, Thursday, May 21, 2020) – In late 2019, US Pharmacopeia (USP) and the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI) engaged more than 100 global experts in science and medicine in a virtual exercise...

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