Heywood Healthcare and UMass Memorial Health Care are joining to help study the health needs of 29 cities and towns across northern Central Massachusetts.
The two hospital networks are working with the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission on a community health needs assessment it conducts every three years, a process relying on residents filling out an anonymous survey.
Residents will be asked if they use a primary care physician for routine care, and how positively or negatively they view the effect on health of hospitals, community recreational assets, transportation networks or school systems. Other questions ask about how they receive their medical information or how common health issues, from cancer to mental health to substance abuse, have improved or worsened in the past few years. The study is expected to identify any new challenges stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
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“Get your shot friends and let s get back to normal!” he said in a tweet.
In DeSoto County, vaccines are available at Kroger, Walmart, Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto and the Landers Center, which is a state-operated site. It wasn’t immediately clear if Kroger or Walmart required proof of Mississippi residency.
As of Tuesday morning, the state department of health website listed more than 1,500 appointments available at the Landers Center.
As of Monday, 888,462 total shots had been given across the state by the state health department and more than 1.2 million shots had been given out by all vaccine providers. According to the department of health, 323,819 people were fully vaccinated, meaning they had two shots of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines or one shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
COVID vaccine live updates: What you should know in South Florida on Tuesday, March 16 Michelle Marchante, The Miami Herald
Mar. 16 COVID-19 vaccine rules can be confusing in South Florida. Here s the latest news on where shots are available and who is eligible:
What s new today? FEMA COVID-19 vaccination sites in North Miami Beach and Miami Springs move Thursday to Charles Hadley Park and the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center in Cutler Bay. A COVID-19 vaccine pop-up will open Saturday at South Miami Children s Clinic. Anyone who meets Florida s vaccine criteria can make an appointment, but Dr. Tina Carroll-Scott s goal is to see people who live in the community she serves rolling up their sleeves. Her clinic primarily serves Black and Hispanic families.
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