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Removing Voting Barriers Will Improve Health Care
In Hawaii, marginalized communities — such as Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders living in rural areas — not only suffer from disproportionately higher rates of chronic diseases and mortality than the general state population, but also grapple with historically low voter turnout. As we enter a crucial election year with several close races anticipated, especially …
Artist breaking barriers | Dandenong Star Journal
By Jonty Ralphsmith Dandenong-based Sri-Lankan-Australian artist Shane Vandort hopes that the Nightmode Art Exhibition can be a another step towards acceptance within his family and community. Mr Vandort’s feature piece at the exhibition will be a portrait of his father, with whom he shares a complicated relationship. He hopes the portrait will help the pair …
Breaking the barriers to mental healthcare: EBR initiative to launch this year
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Everyone struggles with their mental health at some point in their lives, but barriers often prevent people from getting the help they need. According to the National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five U.S. adults experience mental illness each year, but more than half of those people with a …
Breaking down HIV barriers in Spanish-speaking communities
HOUSTON – A Houston organization is working hard to remove the stigma surrounding HIV in the Hispanic and Latino communities. It’s a stigma that’s preventing people from knowing their health status and attributes to the further spread of the virus. “I had a Valentine’s Day date, and a couple of weeks later I got a …
Breaking Down Barriers: The death of George Floyd 1 year later
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — It’s been one year since George Floyd died as Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, kneeled on his neck. Chauvin has been convicted of Floyd’s murder, and three other officers will go to trial in 2022. Floyd’s death reverberated all over the country and here in southern Nevada, sparking a …
How a Two-Spirit Couple is Breaking Barriers
How a Two-Spirit Couple is Breaking Barriers in their Native American Community Updated: 9:39 AM CDT May 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Welcome back to matter of fact, May is mental health awareness month. It’s had that designation since 1949 and mental health organizations across the country call it a time to build resilience. …
How Detroit native Rosalind ‘Roz’ Brewer is breaking barriers
DETROIT – The only Black Woman to hold the CEO position of a Fortune 500 company at this current time has ties to Detroit. Many Detroiters are familiar with Rosalind “Roz” Brewer. She was born and raised in Detroit and graduated from Cass Technical High School. She worked her way up the corporate ladder in …
In-Home Care Providers Must Break Through Barriers to Handle More Long-Term Care Volume
There are several trends shaping senior care in the United States, with two of the biggest being continued Medicare Advantage (MA) growth and the steady shift of health care into the home. Yet if in-home care operators want to capitalize on those trends, they’ll have to break through traditional payment and operational barriers. That’s particularly …
Breaking the barriers to guarantee a delicious bite
RICHMOND, Va. — Offering both vegan and traditional menu items, one Richmond based food truck is guaranteeing a delicious bite no matter what side of the menu you choose. Started by Richmond native Henry Fletcher on November 15, 2020, 1115 Mobile Kitchen was born. Traveling from skate parks to music festivals pre-pandemic, Fletcher often found …
Break down employment barriers with training, education programs
In summary Assembly Bill 628 would assist workers in obtaining the skills necessary to prepare for jobs in high-demand industries. By Zima Creason, Special to CalMatters Zima Creason is the executive director of the California EDGE Coalition, [email protected]. “You can’t have just one job in America,” says a gig worker in Los Angeles County, and …
