Health and Human Services
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The St. Mary’s Food Bank is using GIS technology to get food to communities, an initiative that plays an increasingly important role as the federal government explores funding changes to benefits programs. -
The state recently reached a rideshare milestone in its partnership with GoGoGrandparent, an on-demand transportation and delivery service platform designed to offer older adults greater independence at no cost.
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The grant, which would have benefitted the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub, led by Southern Research, has been cancelled. The award followed its 2023 designation as one of 31 federal Tech Hubs, setting the stage for funding.
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Congressional leaders could shut the U.S. Capitol down and move operations online as coronavirus spreads through the once-crowded halls of Congress, leaving two members infected and many more in quarantine.
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Wyoming Medical Center will expand its coronavirus services next week with a new telehealth program designed to help absorb the number of people concerned that they may have the respiratory infection.
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Niagara Falls, N.Y., Mayor Robert Restaino announced the closing of city hall and all other city buildings, noting that the Falls City Council meeting for March will be closed to the public, but livestreamed on Facebook.
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After largely suspending the issuance of marriage licenses earlier this week, the Cuyahoga County Probate Court has found an innovative way to return to issuing the licenses couples need in order marry in the county.
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The Ontario-based conglomerate Thomson Reuters now has Pondera’s anti-fraud, waste and abuse platform in its suite of business intelligence tools, potentially giving health-care giants greater insight into bad actors.
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As institutions shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19, every state has set up a website to inform residents. Here we link to those pages, as well as give daily updates on the number of reported cases in each state.
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Taking some cues from the state’s Alpha website project, the new COVID-19 resource webpage offers a "central location for up-to-date and simple guidance" on fighting the fast-moving virus.
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Plus, government advocacy groups create coronavirus resources online; state governments build digital platforms to centralize response efforts; top local gov philanthropy group convenes virtual workshops; and more.
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According to the research director of the National Association of Call Centers, the centers have a greater risk of exposure for employees due to the tight spaces, shared equipment, and people moving for shifts.
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With uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic and how it’ll transform the Las Vegas Valley, tricksters are playing with people’s nerves by sharing tales on social media of crimes that haven’t occurred.
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Researchers are in the process of developing a new tool that could identify whether or not travelers are infected with the novel coronavirus. The process would take less than a minute to complete.
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Advocates see telemedicine as an ideal way to bridge a gap between providing treatments for coronavirus and other ailments — and the long-term need to keep doctors and nurses physically apart from infectious people.
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The tax filing deadline will remain on the usual date of April 15, but individuals and households that owe money for their taxes will now have until July 15 to make any of the related payments.
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Brooklyn, Ohio, which is located just outside of Cleveland, is the latest city that is moving to livestream its local government city council meetings, doing so as the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil the nation.
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The novel coronavirus has forced contract workers for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft to grapple with how to stay healthy while maintaining an income. Some drivers have already discontinued working as the health risks increase.
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Cybercriminals — both political and criminal — are using the global health crisis as an opportunity to target vulnerable organizations and individuals. Telework and general panic are making this mission easier.
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The National Association of Counties briefed reporters Wednesday on the needs and demands placed on county governments around the nation as they respond to the evolving new coronavirus crisis.
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Gov. Mike DeWine is considering requiring that the postponed March 17 primary election be entirely replaced with a mail-in election. While it is currently only an idea, DeWine says the state is open to discussion.
