Thursday, 29 July 2021, 12:17 pm
A collaboration of Pacific experts across a range of
disciplines focused on children’s health & development
has been awarded a Health Research Council Pacific Health
Project grant of $1.17m to explore a cross-sectoral approach
to measuring and improving child wellbeing. Lead researcher
Dr Teuila Percival, Director at Moana Research and
Consultant Paediatrician at KidzFirst Middlemore Hospital,
emphasises the importance of taking a community partnership
approach with families, well child nurses and early
childhood education teachers.
“So often our kids are
disadvantaged with Well Child and education services that
miss the mark. We are partnering with Pacific families and
Wednesday COVID-19 Roundup: SCV Cases Total 29,668 With One Additional Death; L.A. County Urges Workers To Get Vaccinated, Wear Masks
Uploaded: , Wednesday, Jul 28, 2021
By Press Release
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday 15 new deaths and 2,454 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, with 29,668 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
There are 891 people with COVID -19 currently hospitalized and 22% of these people are in the ICU. An increase in hospitalizations typically occurs two to three weeks after cases increase. Currently, 0.21% of positive cases are hospitalized; this is much lower than the 5.76% of cases hospitalized during the winter surge.
Press Release – Moana Research A collaboration of Pacific experts across a range of disciplines focused on childrens health & development has been awarded a Health Research Council Pacific Health Project grant of $1.17m to explore a cross-sectoral approach to measuring and improving …
A collaboration of Pacific experts across a range of disciplines focused on children’s health & development has been awarded a Health Research Council Pacific Health Project grant of $1.17m to explore a cross-sectoral approach to measuring and improving child wellbeing. Lead researcher Dr Teuila Percival, Director at Moana Research and Consultant Paediatrician at KidzFirst Middlemore Hospital, emphasises the importance of taking a community partnership approach with families, well child nurses and early childhood education teachers.
COVID-19 hospitalization numbers continue rising in LA County
By CNS Author
LOS ANGELES - COVID-19 hospitalization numbers continued an unsettling upward climb in Los Angeles County Tuesday, with the latest state figures showing nearly 900 people being treated for the virus more than double the number from just two weeks ago.
According to state numbers released Tuesday, there were 891 people hospitalized due to COVID in the county, up from 825 the previous day. That s the highest number since March 13, and more than double the number from July 12, when the county reported 372 people hospitalized.
There were 195 people in intensive care, up from 182 reported on Monday, according to the state.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday 15 new deaths and 2,067 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, with 29,581 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Case rates are increasing across all adult age groups with the highest case rate increases occurring in adults between the ages of 18 and 29 years old with a nine-fold increase, from 40 to 350 cases per 100,000 over the course of the past month. And case rates have increased 7.5-fold among 30-to-49 year-olds, from 33 to 247 cases per 100,000.
There are 825 people with COVID -19 currently hospitalized. An increase in hospitalizations typically occurs two to three weeks after cases increase. Currently, 0.21% of positive cases are hospitalized; this is much lower than the 5.76% of cases hospitalized during the winter surge.