Angel Romero Ruiz
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Nov 24
Contact Tracing Next Steps After Testing
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) has published a Contact Tracing Next Steps After Testing Flyer. The flyer educates individuals on what to expect next if they test positive and a member of the COVID-19 Community Team reaches out to understand the places they have been to, and the people …
Nov 04
HOPE program offers rent relief payments and utility assistance across North Carolina
The HOPE program is offering rent relief payments and utility assistance across North Carolina. This should be available to people in all 100 counties. Information about the program in English: https://nc211.org/hope/ Information about the program in Spanish: https://nc211.org/hope-sp/ The state has updated its ID requirements to make clear that other forms of ID besides an …
Nov 03
Open Enrollment for Health Insurance Marketplace
Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace (Obamacare) started on Sunday, November 1st and will close on December 15th, 2020. Schedule a free virtual appointment with a federally qualified Navigator to enroll in quality, affordable health coverage. When making an appointment online at ncnavigator.net, individuals can indicate their language preference. Individuals can also call 1-855-733-3711 …
Oct 06
Durham’s Health Equipment Loan Program Moves to New Location
After nearly 3 years of being housed in space at The Scrap Exchange, Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) has relocated to join the rest of Project Access of Durham County at 4206 North Roxboro Street, Suite 100, Durham. “We are excited about our new space,” said Amy Armstrong, HELP Manager. “We are also looking forward …
Oct 02
New Hispanic-Focused New Latino-Focused Bilingual Campaign: Juntos, We Can Stop COVID-19
COVID-19 continues to disproportionately affect Hispanics, killing over 33,000 and hospitalizing many more. Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio is launching the “Juntos, We Can Stop COVID-19” digital communication campaign in English and Spanish to help Hispanic families take action to slow the spread of coronavirus. The #JuntosStopCovid campaign features Latino culturally relevant, bilingual …
Aug 03
NC Justice Center Releases DACA Update Online
The North Carolina Justice Center has released a follow-up to the DACA webinar made in July 2020. Since there were two important developments in the news since the webinar happened, the NC Justice Center added to the recorded video with the updated information. You can see …
Jun 30
Cover Durham distributes 43,465 masks in one month
This week, the Cover Durham program, in association with the Community Health Coalition, distributed nearly 21,000 face coverings. These include polypropylene and cotton masks from Original Mattress Factory, hand-sewn masks, and a large shipment of cotton masks provided by CAARE. That makes a total of 43,465 distributed this month. Cover Durham continues to focus its …
May 04
CDC Adds 6 More COVID-19 Symptoms
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added six new symptoms to the list of known COVID-19 symptoms. The additional symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of …
Apr 30
Community Partners Launch “Feeding Durham Together” Volunteer Portal
The Durham County Government is encouraging local residents, 18 years and older, to sign up to pack meals, deliver food and perform other essential volunteer roles assisting local food distribution organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The County, with the support and partnership of The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center (formerly the Volunteer Center of …