Early investments in child health and nutrition are crucial. The time period from pregnancy through Early Childhood is one of rapid physical, cognitive emotional and social development and because of this this time period in a childs life can set the stage for a lifetime of good health and success in learning and relationships or it can be a time of toxic stress when physical, mental, and social health and learning are compromised. Micronutrients such as iron and folate have demonstrated effects on Brain Development but are commonly deficient in pregnant women and Young Children in the united states. These deficiency cans lead to delays in attention motor development, poor shortterm memory and lower i. Q. Scores. One of the most Effective Investments congress can make during the prenatal to school age period is to support the special Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, infants and children, or wic and i thank the committee for its strong bipartisan support for wic over the past f
Test new models of telehealth without regard to the geographic barriers and some of the other statutory restrictions. We have a number of very interesting telehealth models that are being tested currently including the health link model i mentioned in my testimony. Thank you very much. Senator moran . Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Thank you for you and senator murray having this hearing. A very important one certainly from a senator from kansas. But really for the country. Let me start with mr. Morris. Tell me what statistics are there that demonstrate over a period of time how many rural hospitals are closing or being in addition to that are threatened to close. Ive seen an ap story just in the last few days indicating that 50 rural hospitals have closed that expectations for more a total of 50 hospitals in the rural u. S. Have closed since 2010 according to the ap. And the pace has been accelerating with more closures in the past two years than the past ten. This is according to
In Rural Communities, and we think the need is largely met in that program, not only through federal funding, but through state and private sector funding, but we do allow people to come in through our outreach funding to get at the same issue. They could come in for outreach funding or Network Funding for a request in the budget and do the same thing in the sense they can develop a program that seeks to purchase supplies and put them in the communities. The remaining need out there, it can be met through the outreach program. And the hospital Improvement Program youd continue is a 25 Million Program . Yes, sir. That in the current Year Spending 25 and preparing another 25 next year . Correct . The 20 this year for similar purposes goes away in the president s budget . Yes. The program, theres no request for that, funded historically at 15 million and the other 5 million is request for emergency devices program. What are the what obstacles do you see in telehealth. We have people telli
Give you a quick update here. If you missed it, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has revealed shes being treating for a recurrence of cancer after lesions were found on her liver. Shes encouraged by the success of the treatment. She adds she will continue biweekly chemotherapy treatments. A political feud rages on in georgia as the republican Governor Brian Kemp sues atlanta and its democratic mayor over its mask mandate. Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms suggested kemp is, quote, putting politics over the people and blamed President Trump for ultimately for this lawsuit. This lawsuit was filed personally against me and members of the city council. The day after donald trump was in our city. Meanwhile, the Rockefeller Foundation has pledged to donate 100 million towards the global coronavirus response. It comes as experts say the u. S. Must develop the capacity to conduct 30 million tests a week by october. Well talk about the efforts to increase testing and more importantly the time it takes to g
Suing atlantas mayor. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says the fight is distracting from the real enemy, the virus. California and washington, two states that were praised for their quick Pandemic Response are both seeing surges again in washington. Cases, deaths, hospitalizations all going up. In california hospitals are under an intense strain. And now members of the u. S. Military are helping medical workers out there. That is where we start on this friday. Nbcs Erin Mclaughlin is outside st. Joseph Medical Center in burbank, california. Erin, whats happening in these two states specifically . Lets start there. Reporter hey, craig. Both states really Cautionary Tales of what can happen if you become complacent in the face of the virus. As you point out, both were praised early on for their responses to covid19. Now seeing surges here in california, a new record, 20,000 cases over the course of two days. Hospitals stretched to the point where some hospitals are asking the military for hel