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New RSV Treatment and Updated Vaccines for Flu and COVID-19 Expected to Arrive in September
As new COVID-19 variants spread, health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced vaccine recommendations and the upcoming arrival of updated vaccines for COVID-19, influenza and, for the first time, a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine that can help…
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Congress to Return to a Full Agenda in September
As we look toward the end of summer and the return to Washington in early September by members of Congress, we will begin one of the busiest times of the year for lawmakers on the Hill. At the top of their list will be funding the government.
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The Center for Health Affairs Hosts Education About the Intersection Between Human Trafficking and Substance Use Disorders
At its August meeting, the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium welcomed representatives from The MetroHealth System to share insights on the intersection between human trafficking and substance use disorders (SUD) as well as ways to identify victims and intervene.
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Bluestone Releases Community Health Needs Assessment
A community health needs assessment (CHNA) recently released by Bluestone Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, found some improvements in mental health indicators among the youth population as well as some concerning declines, including an increase in anxiety and depression among seventh through 12th graders in Cuyahoga, Summit and Huron counties.
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The Center for Health Affairs Attends Premier’s Breakthroughs 23
Last month, Amy Terry, MSC, director of member programming for The Center for Health Affairs, presented one of the continuing education sessions, “Cross Sector Partnerships to Advance Health Equity” at Premier’s 2023 Breakthroughs conference and exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee — a three-day conference showcasing the latest in technology, artificial intelligence,…
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The Center for Health Affairs Participates in NDMS Exercise and Hosts NEO Healthcare Coalition Conference
The month of June was packed with emergency preparedness work, as The Center held its annual conference for the Northeast Ohio Healthcare Coalition and participated in the two-day full-scale National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) exercise.
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The Center for Health Affairs Welcomes New Member
Bluestone Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, a 12-bed hospital dedicated to children’s acute mental health needs, joins the membership.
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The Center for Health Affairs’ Documentary Humanizes the Opioid Crisis, Dismantles Stigma Surrounding Addiction
Released today on The Center for Health Affairs’ YouTube channel, the documentary Igniting Compassion offers a personal look into the lives of Northeast Ohio residents impacted by the opioid crisis and polysubstance use, the clinicians who care for them, and the struggles exacerbated by medical stigma.
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