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Prince George’s Opens Facility to Address Mental Health Desert – NBC4 Washington
Prince George’s County is opening a mental health pavilion that will provide services starting as young as 4 through adult age. The county is considered a mental health desert, with half of its adult admissions going to other jurisdictions for care. “Our community is in crisis, and we are in deep pain,” County Executive Angela …
Behavioral Health Unit Opens in Prince George’s County – NBC4 Washington
Proper mental health care has been at a deficit for decades in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and now it’s part of the county’s focus as it improves its overall healthcare system. U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) attended the opening Tuesday of a behavioral health unit that’s not just focused on treatment but how they treat …
DC Health Officials Watching Rise in COVID Cases, But Hospitalizations Stay Low – NBC4 Washington
Like many jurisdictions across the country and around the world, the District of Columbia is seeing an increase in new cases of COVID-19. The District no longer publishes daily COVID-19 data, instead now relying on a weekly alert system that monitors community spread. Since mid-February, the level has been low, but Wednesday the level was …
Technology Used for COVID-19 Vaccine Tested for HIV Prevention – NBC4 Washington
The same technology used to develop the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines is being tested to prevent HIV. “The whole idea is very similar to the emergence of COVID vaccines,” said Dr. David Diemert of George Washington University. “It’s to produce antibodies in the person who gets the vaccine that will then interfere with the virus …
Part of Connecticut Ave. Flooded After Water Main Break – NBC4 Washington
Water gushed through several blocks of Connecticut Avenue in D.C. Thursday afternoon after a water main burst. D.C. Water and the fire department responded to the 1200 block of Connecticut Ave. NW, where water could be seen pouring over sidewalks. A few lanes of the busy street were closed due to flooding and several roads …
Prince George’s Budget Shows Focus on Schools and Health – NBC4 Washington
Prince George’s County, Maryland’s new budget reflects a focus on education and health with less money budgeted for police and public safety. “The conscience of this budget really is to focus on people,” Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said. She said the county’s $4.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2022 sends a clear message. …
Health Dept. Shuts Down Kids’ Lemonade Stand in Richmond – NBC4 Washington
For Maleah King, 11, and Milan Keith, 10, cousins, coming up with an idea for a lip gloss business was easy. What would be difficult would be figuring out how to fund the business venture that the two Richmond elementary school students thought would be the jump-start to becoming entrepreneurs. The price tag to do …
Health Districts Vaccinate Students, Parents at High Schools – NBC4 Washington
Two Virginia health districts are turning high schools into clinics this week to vaccinate students 16 and older and their parents. Alexia Lehman’s first time back inside Skyline High School since the pandemic was to get vaccinated. She turned 16 Saturday and is eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. “I feel more comfortable in this …
Manchin Pans DC Statehood Bill in Another Break With Dems – NBC4 Washington
A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little longer on Friday. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said that he opposes unilateral action by Congress to make the nation’s capital a state and that he believes it needs to be done through …
Water Main Break Floods South Whiting Street in Alexandria – NBC4 Washington
A water main break on South Whiting Street in Alexandria Wednesday sent water shooting into the air and left a street flooded. The break occurred near Stevenson Avenue just east of Interstate 395 in a busy area with residencies, offices and a juvenile detention center. Alexandria Police said the closure impacts the 200 block of …
