California Gov. Gavin Newsom, struggling to salvage a once-bright political future dimmed by his mishandling of the COVID crisis, tapped nonprofit health insurer Blue Shield of California last week to allocate the state s COVID vaccine.
The company has thus far said little about how it plans to reorganize a gargantuan and complicated vaccination campaign that has befuddled and frustrated public health officials and vaccine seekers alike.
The agreement with Blue Shield was made under an emergency authorization, circumventing the customary bidding process. Kaiser Permanente, California s largest health plan, will sign an agreement with the state to manage vaccinations for its 9 million members and provide additional assistance to the broader effort.
PediaTrust Daycare For Medically Fragile Children in Lafayette
Lafayette will have a new daycare but it’s not just any daycare. PediaTrust is a daycare designed to care for medically fragile children. The Lafayette location is their fifth location with others in Denham Springs, Lake Charles, Hattiesburg MS, and Columbus MS. According to Developing Lafayette, it is opening soon in the former Coccolare Spa building at 311 Doucet Road in Lafayette.
PediaTrust offers an incredible service that is much needed. It s a daycare that provides skilled services to medically fragile children from birth all the way up to age 21. Each child will be given nursing care along with opportunities to socialize with others. This will offer so many children in Acadiana an experience to grow and learn in a very unique way.
Community Health Workers: Walking In The Shoes of Those They Serve
Feb 2, 2021, 10:30 AM, Posted by Dwayne Proctor
By harnessing trust, community health workers are becoming a powerful force for achieving health equity.
It didn’t take long last Spring for Dr. Shreya Kangovi to realize that the COVID-19 pandemic would create a tsunami of inequity where inequity already long existed. Then the murder of George Floyd led to a national racial reckoning, too. Kangovi knew that community health workers (CHWs) a field she is helping to pioneer and advance are first responders on all those fronts.
A recipient of a 2019 RWJF Award for Health Equity, Kangovi is a primary care doctor in Philadelphia, a health policy researcher, and a professor who works to improve health equity. Kangovi developed IMPaCT, a community health worker program that relies on trustworthy individuals to help their community members improve their health and well-being. In randomized controlled trials, IMPaCT
North Country Family Health Center - New Hire
Dr. Beth Ann Jayne The North Country Family Health Center has an exciting announcement. (Source: NCFHC) By Craig Thornton | January 27, 2021 at 4:01 PM EST - Updated January 27 at 5:01 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) -
North Country Family Health Center (NCFHC) announced the addition of Beth Ann Jayne, MD, F.A.A.P. to their staff as the Health Center’s newest physician. She is double boarded in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Jayne will provide care for patients of any age, including newborns and is currently accepting new patients. She joins the Health Center’s current team of community-based primary care providers: Scott Stern, MD; Diane Keating Jones, DO, F.A.A.P.; Kit Veley, FNP; Cassandra Jackson, FNP; Kate Gates, ANP-BC; Shelby Scordo, PA; and Robin Frost, RPA-C all who coordinate care for adults and children within the Center’s Pediatric & Family Practice location at 238 Arsenal Street, Watertown and at NCF