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NIH to invest $29 million to address COVID-19 disparities

NIH to invest $29 million to address COVID-19 disparities To bolster research to help communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19, the National Institutes of Health is funding $29 million in additional grants for the NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities. This funding was supported by the American Rescue Plan. The awards will provide $15 million to 11 teams already conducting research and outreach to help strengthen COVID-19 vaccine confidence and access, as well as testing and treatment, in communities of color. An additional $14 million will fund 10 new research teams to extend the reach of COVID-19 community-engaged research and outreach. “The goal of this effort is to foster community-engagement research in communities which have been hit hardest by the pandemic,” said Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). “The alliance is designed to meet people where they are with the help of trusted m

Biss discusses policing, equity and engagement in NU forum

Mayor-elect Daniel Biss stressed the need to find policing alternatives, address the city’s racial inequities and improve town-gown relations during a Wednesday forum with NU students and faculty. The forum was co-hosted by the University’s Community Engagement Coalition and NU College Democrats. Medill senior Alex Moore and Weinberg senior Flannery Cusick moderated.  When asked about Evanston’s most pressing issues, Biss pointed to affordable housing, public safety and policing. Biss also discussed the impact of University Police on the city, and said the department is helpful in reducing some of Evanston Police Department’s responsibilities, but can be “problematic.”

A grave disease in our community : North Texas leaders urge Latinos to get the COVID-19 vaccine

A grave disease in our community : North Texas leaders urge Latinos to get the COVID-19 vaccine Community leaders are urging those in Latino communities to register so they can get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible. Author: Eric Alvarez (WFAA) Updated: 7:50 PM CST January 29, 2021 Latinos are four times as likely as white Americans to be hospitalized for COVID-19 and almost three times as likely to die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  “It is a grave disease in our community, said Dr. Mayra Jimenez Thompson of UT Southwestern Medical Center. Jimenez knows the impact all too well. 

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