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Representative Moore-Green is focused on access to care and mental health policy in 2021 Sydney Kurle | Feb 8, 2021 Share this: Representative Raquel Moore-Green says she is focused on setting the foundation for assessing Oregon’s resources to address mental health issues in her role as the Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Behavioral Health and as a member of the House Health Committee this session.     She says that her chief concern in health policy this session is assessing what resources are available, then closing gaps in care.  “Setting the foundation for properly ...

Faith, community leaders propose 80+ vaccination sites in marginalized communities across Florida They say Publix grocery stores, which are providing the vaccine, are not located in enough of the minority communities. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 9:59 AM EST February 3, 2021 Updated: 7:20 AM EST February 4, 2021 The Statewide Vaccination Community Engagement and Education Task Force conducted simultaneous news conferences all over the state of Florida on Wednesday.  Religious and community leaders announced 80+ proposed vaccination...

Curry's announcement drew praise from Edward Waters College President Zachary Faison Jr. He is a member of the Statewide Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement Task Force, a grass-roots coalition that is urging state and local leaders to reach out to Black residents who have shown the highest degrees of reluctance about getting the vaccine. "This is so desperately needed in our community," Faison wrote in a response to Curry's tweet. Black residents account for about 30 percent of Duval County's population, but just 12 percent of county residents who have received th...

Bob Lokken named St. Luke’s Health System chair By: IBR Staff December 22, 2020 Comments Off on Bob Lokken named St. Luke’s Health System chair Bob Lokken St. Luke’s Health System announced that board chairman Rich Raimondi will transition his position and duties to Bob Lokken. The 16-member board will be led by Lokken following Raimondi’s final meetings as board chair. Raimondi, a former Hewlett-Packard executive, will continue to share his expertise with the board and remain on as a member. Lokken, a founder and co-founder of multiple analytic technologies companies and a for...

The VC and the varsity Dhanada K Mishra Odisha made news recently for an unusual final test to choose vice-chancellors for several universities in the state. The shortlisted candidates – all presumably highly qualified, experienced and senior academicians – were handed over a question paper as they were waiting presumably for their interview with the Chancellor – the Governor. It was unusual on several counts and has rightly raised the eyebrows of many eminent academicians and intellectuals. The Chancellor was dealing with a personal tragedy and couldn’t attend to the scheduled interv...