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According to Principal Stephanie Andrewlevich, Mitchell parents are scared to send their children back to school in person.
“Having them not come over the last week because there is fear, cannot continue,” said Andrewlevich at the rally. “So what can we do to rally together to support all of our families and all of our students?”
Stephanie Andrewlevich, principal of Mitchell Elementary School in Southwest Philadelphia, talks about her students at an anti-violence rally and resource fair in Southwest Philadelphia on May 19, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Miss Nicky is one of the Mitchell Elementary parents who has become afraid to let her kids play outside.
Philly CEAL team receives NIH grant to extend COVID-19 outreach
José A. Bauermeister, PhD, and Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, are leading one of 10 new research teams from across the country that received National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants totaling $14 million to extend the reach of the NIH s Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities.
The Philly CEAL team was awarded $1.4 million from the NIH with additional support from Penn Nursing and The University of Pennsylvania, bringing the total for the alliance to $1.53 million.
The toll of the pandemic among racial/ethnic populations in Philadelphia cannot be understated. Alongside the stark morbidity and mortality COVID-19 estimates reported by the city, racial/ethnic minorities in Philadelphia have also been most likely to experience job loss, income reduction, and decreased access to social resources.
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PHILADELPHIA (May 19, 2021) - José A. Bauermeister, PhD, and Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, are leading one of 10 new research teams from across the country that received National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants totaling $14 million to extend the reach of the NIH s Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities. The Philly CEAL team was awarded $1.4 million from the NIH with additional support from Penn Nursing and The University of Pennsylvania, bringing the total for the alliance to $1.53 million. The toll of the pandemic among racial/ethnic populations in Philadelphia cannot be understated. Alongside the stark morbidity and mortality COVID-19 estimates reported by the city, racial/ethnic minorities in Philadelphia have also been most likely to experience job loss, income reduction, and decreased access to social resources, said Bauermeister, the Albert M. Greenfield Professor of Human Relations and Chair of the Department of Family & Co
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2 new vaccine distribution sites slated to open in South Philly next week
The addition comes just one week after four South Philly elected officials - City Councilman Mark Squilla, state Sen. Nikil Saval and state Reps. Elizabeth Fiedler and Regina Young - signed a letter requesting more vaccination sites in South Philly.
Mayor Jim Kenney and health commissioner Tom Farley announced the addition of five new City-run mass vaccination sites throughout the city, two of which are located in South Philly. The addition comes just one week after four South Philly elected officials – City Councilman Mark Squilla, state Sen. Nikil Saval and state Reps. Elizabeth Fiedler and Regina Young – signed a letter requesting more vaccination sites in South Philly.