For people at higher risk for severe COVID illness, “vaccines help prevent bad outcomes from COVID,” says Dr. Georges C. Benjamin of the American Public Health Association. Encourage your community members to get their free updated COVID vaccine at vaccines.gov. #WeCanDoThis
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Today, Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm and Congresswoman Nikema Williams joined teachers and parents at the Arthur M. Blank Early Learning Center in Atlanta to tour a Head Start site! #HeadStart has nurtured countless young minds, instilled a love for early learning & offered health supports to many children! Happy 59th birthday, #HeadStart! 🎉
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Today, we raise awareness about autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases that include inflammatory arthritis as a major clinical component. One such disease is rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which commonly affects joints in the hands, wrists, and knees. Check in with your patients about their symptoms, and encourage them to learn more about RA from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://bit.ly/3WxFXNs
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Today is Hepatitis Testing Day. Millions of Americans have chronic viral hepatitis, and most of them do not know they have it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all adults get screened at least once in their lifetime for hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Encourage your patients to get tested today. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3ULo5ND.
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Today, we celebrate an exceptional program that has paved the way for the future of our children for 59 years! You have nurtured countless young minds, instilled a love for early learning and offered health supports to many children! Happy birthday #HeadStart! 🎈 🎉
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Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that affects many different parts of the body. Black and Latina women are two to three times more likely than white women to develop lupus and have more severe disease progression. Educate your patients about the symptoms of lupus with information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://bit.ly/4bkakv2
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This Mental Health Awareness Month, AHRQ is proud to spotlight AHRQ Academy's Lexicon. This tool defines the essential functions of integrated behavioral health care, helping primary care practices understand and implement effective behavioral health strategies. Embrace clarity and quality in patient care with us. #MentalHealthMonth https://lnkd.in/eJpqbTZq
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Like so many home care workers, Lolita Owens entered the healthcare profession after helping a friend care for their grandmother and then stayed. She loves caring for people and feels it’s of the utmost importance that people can stay in their homes and receive high quality care. Lolita serves as a member of United Homecare Workers of PA (UHWP) and has been deeply committed to advocating for seniors and people with disabilities like Katrina Francis, for more than 20 years. Katrina is loving, caring, and has a funny sense of humor. She loves going out and just being around people and depends on her caregivers for activities of daily living and to remain at home. Katrina was born and raised in Philadelphia and worked in a daycare center and then a cleaning agency for many years. At this time, she’s unable to take care of herself and does not have additional support from her children or other family members. Katrina lives with major depression, and white matter disease (a mild form of dementia) and high quality, consistent home care services allow her to live independently at home. To all the caregivers out there: We see you. We appreciate you. We know how big of a commitment you’re making & want you to know – you aren’t alone.