Honoring the Memory of Kristen Cushing, Who Personified Altruism
Kristen Joy Cushing embodied service leadership and was dedicated to providing health care to underserved individuals. Kristen, who graduated from the Yale
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Kristen Joy Cushing embodied service leadership and was dedicated to providing health care to underserved individuals. Kristen, who graduated from the Yale
Hamden COVID vaccine clinic to offer hundreds of shots per week FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Hamden Public Schools’ central offices have doubled as a walk-in COVID-19 testing site since December 2020. Starting in March 2021, it will also host a vaccination clinic.Hearst Connecticut Media fileShow MoreShow Less 2of3 A COVID-19 vaccination center at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media fileShow MoreShow Less 3of3 HAMDEN — A partnership between the town and Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center means Hamden will play host to a clinic able to provide ...
The arms race was on inside New Haven's Bethel AME Church hall Wednesday. Author: Tony Terzi Updated: 5:41 PM EST February 17, 2021 NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Because COVID-19 disproportionately impacts Black and Brown communities harder than Whites, cities are always looking for ways to get more minorities vaccinated. And New Haven does that, in part, through weekly neighborhood pop-up vaccine clinics. The arms race was on inside New Haven's Bethel AME Church hall Wednesday. "I didn’t even feel it," said one woman smiling through her mask. Over 80 New Haven reside...
Updated on January 27, 2021 at 9:23 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Wednesday morning, the New Haven Health Department brought COVID vaccines to the door of those who need it most. “We wanted to make sure that these particular sites were specialized to meet the needs of community members that may not be able to get out as easily,” said city Health Director Maritza Bond. They’ve launched a series of pop-up vaccination clinics at city apartment complexes for seniors aged 75 and over, cutting out the need for online registration and transportation, and at the same time increasing access. Local “I...
January 13, 2021 Dr. Pedro Vargas and his wife, Pilar Bodas de Vargas A new fund to support diversity, equity and inclusion at the Yale School of Public Health is named in honor of Dr. Pedro Vargas and Pilar Bodas de Vargas. Photo by Sten Vermund Dr. Sten Vermund and Dr. Pilar Vargas A generous donation by Dr. Pilar Vargas and Dean Sten H. Vermund has created a new diversity, equity and inclusion endowed fund at the Yale School of Public Health. Photo by Sten Vermund The Yale School of Public Health’s ongoing efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion received a substantial boost re...