Angel Romero Ruiz
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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 …
Apr 20
Durham FEAST, a Meal Program for Children and Families
Families going to school sites across Durham County, NC will receive free children’s breakfasts and lunches prepared by Durham restaurants, while adults will receive shelf-stable food supplies and/or family-style casseroles. Sites and schedules will be regularly updated at www.durhamfeast.org/sites.
Jan 10
Income Inequality Affects Health and Opportunity in the United States
A new poll from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Public Radio, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health describes in dramatic detail the problem that middle- and lower-income household members face when it comes to affording the needs of life in the United States of America. Unexpected medical or dental bills, food insecurity, skipping …
Jan 08
Partnership for a Healthy Durham’s Access to Care Committee Meeting on January 9
The Partnership for a Healthy Durham’s Access to Care Committee will hold its next monthly meeting on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 8:15 a.m. at the Durham County Human Services Building Conference Room B, 414 East Main St., Durham, North Carolina. Jen Meade with Alliance Health and Heather Mountz with the Duke University School of …
Jan 08
Partnership for a Healthy Durham Quarterly Meeting in January 2020
The Partnership for a Healthy Durham will hold its next Quarterly meeting on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, noon at the Durham County Human Services Building Conference Rooms B&C, 414 East Main St. An orientation for anyone who wants to learn more about the Partnership history, structure and how they can get involved will be held …
Jan 06
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is Now Open at DSS
The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is now open at DSS. This is a seasonal program that assists with heating bills. It opened at the beginning of January and runs until March 31 or until funds run out. Applications will be taken at DSS in Lobby #27, Monday through Friday, 414 E. Main …
Dec 20
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Report Reveals Obesity Rates Drop in 41 American States and Territories
A report released on Thursday, December 19, 2019 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWFJ) has revealed that Obesity rates have dropped among young children from lower-income families in the United States. However, the latest data indicates that obesity continues to be a major risk to children’s health: Approximately 1 in every 7 children ages …