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Research By Emily Haynes Charities that directly responded to the health crisis or advocated for relief saw giving grow at nearly twice the rate as those that didn’t, according to a new poll. Grants Roundup By M.J. Prest Also, Wayfair has given $20 million to LISC for its Black Economic Development Fund, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation gave $1.4 million to Michigan State U. for its Enslaved.org database to document the genealogy of families during the historical slave trade. Nonprofit News Fr...

U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 “Best Medical Schools” listings ranked East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine high in several key categories that reflect the medical school’s mission to educate future physicians, especially those with an interest in primary care, to practice in underserved rural communities. The rankings list Quillen College of Medicine: 3rd in the nation for “Most Graduates Practicing in Underserved Areas,” with 63.5% of its graduates serving in this capacity; 13th in the nation in “Best Family Medicine Programs�...

Organizations push for more vaccination events in Black communities Share Updated: 8:47 PM EDT Mar 31, 2021 Share Updated: 8:47 PM EDT Mar 31, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript HEALTH DEPARTMENT DELIVERED WITH SEVERAL CLINICS AT THE MIDTOWN CULTURAL AND EDUCATION CENTE >> I WAS SCARED TO GET THE SHOT, BUT I’M SCARDER OF COVID THAN I AM THE SHOT. CLAIRE: DEBRA FRAZIER WAS AMONG DOZENS OF PEOPLE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID. SOMETHING SHE WAS A BIT RELUCTANT TO DO, BUT FRAZIER DECIDED IT JUST MAKES SENSE SINCE THE CLINIC IS LOCATED IN HER PREDOMINATELY AFRICAN AMER...

Rural Electrification & Energy Access in Underserved Areas of Cameroon Rural Electrification & Energy Access in Underserved Areas of Cameroon Modified date: Approximately 700 localities without electricity in six of the ten regions of Cameroon will soon be electrified owing to the Rural Electrification and Energy Access Project in Underserved Areas of Cameroon (Perace). The announcement was made by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Water and Energy, Adolphe Ndjouke Thome, during the 4th session of the steering committee of the open Perace in Yaounde. The targeted localities Among the...

Florida Vaccine Update: FDA Panel Endorses J&J Shot; Broward Health Expands Eligibility NBC 6 © Provided by NBC Miami A healthcare worker holds a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus as South Africa proceeds with its inoculation campaign at the Klerksdorp Hospital on February 18, 2021. As a limited supply of the coronavirus vaccine has become available across Florida, residents are understandably anxious to know when they will be able to stand in line for a dose. One of the state's supermarket giants will soon be bringing the vaccine to phar...