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Through the COVID-19 Pandemic, the United States has truly been challenged with many hardships affecting our quality of life, healthcare and economy. In this timely report, titled, Community Health and Economic Prosperity: Engaging Businesses as Stewards and Stakeholders- A Report of the Surgeon General, raises awareness of the current state of health in our nation.  This report raises the issues of health disadvantages that individuals face and how business leaders can engage, respond and reinvest in their locally burdened communities. With fourteen detailed best practices and recommendations to follow, we are clearly guided to understand why and how the health of our economy is…

US | Dec 17, 2020 10 Million Rides to Move Us Toward Recovery Written byDara Khosrowshahi, CEO https://www.uber.com/newsroom/10-million-rides/   Nine months ago, as the pandemic upended our lives and shut down our cities, Uber committed to providing 10 million rides and food deliveries to healthcare workers, seniors, and other people in need around the world. Nine months later, in a historic feat of science and innovation, those same healthcare workers and seniors have already begun to be vaccinated. Yet a huge public health challenge remains before us. Not only will we need to deliver vaccines quickly and efficiently, we will need to boost public confidence in…

Approaching the end of 2020, two of the most pressing concerns facing the country are the long-standing issue of racial discrimination and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The issues have merged with the pandemic taking a disproportionate health and economic toll on people of color. As vaccines become available, prioritizing racial equity will become increasingly important for mitigating these disparities and preventing further widening of the going forward, especially as early polling indicates that people of color are more hesitant to get vaccinated for COVID-19. KFF and the Morehouse School of Medicine’s Satcher Health Leadership Institute held an interactive web briefing on…

December 11 Web Event: Racism and Discrimination in Health Care - Experiences Today and Actions to Address Going Forward Approaching the end of 2020, two of the most pressing concerns facing the country are the long-standing issue of racial discrimination and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The issues have merged with the pandemic taking a disproportionate health and economic toll on people of color. As vaccines become available, prioritizing racial equity will become increasingly important for mitigating these disparities and preventing further widening of the gap going forward, especially as early polling indicates that people of color are more hesitant to get vaccinated for COVID-19.…

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