Knoxville Biz Ticker: BlueCross Foundation providing $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee
The Knoxville News-Sentinel 12/30/2020 Knoxville News Sentinel
BlueCross Foundation providing $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation is giving $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to help meet the needs of community members affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This gift provides additional support following the $500,000 the foundation awarded to Second Harvest in March.
Food banks across the state have been facing increased demand since the onset of the
pandemic, as many Tennesseans turn to them for support. While many organizations have been able to sustain operations throughout 2020, donations are leveling off and the beginning of 2021 remains uncertain.
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On a recent Saturday, a group of masked neighbors living on Buena Vista Street in Midtown Memphis congregate at a distance, of course on Jeff Warren’s front yard.
“We hope to be the Buena Vista model,” says Warren, who is a medical doctor and a member of the City Council.
He means a model for what’s called assurance or surveillance testing. Since mid-November, Warren has been setting up a weekly, mini COVID-19 testing operation in front of his house. Here, the tight-knit residents of the neighborhood along with their co-mingling children test for the virus as a group. It’s a strategy to catch asymptomatic carriers of the virus and hopefully reduce spread.
Vaccine Q&A: Le Bonheur infection prevention director discusses Tennesseeâs vaccine rollout
Dr. Nick Hysmith, director of infection prevention at Le Bonheur Children s Hospital, discusses the By WMC Action News 5 Staff | December 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 12:40 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Doctor Nick Hysmith, medical director of infection prevention at Le Bonheur Childrenâs Hospital, spoke with WMC Action News 5â²s Joe Birch Tuesday about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Tennessee.
Hysmith also serves on the Methodist Le Bonheur Vaccine Task Force and is a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.
When will Tennessee/Shelby Countyâs vaccine distribution begin?
UTHSC and Regional One team up to help âlong haulersâ with symptoms long after surviving COVID-19
UTHSC, Regional One offer post COIVD-19 clinic By Chris Luther | December 15, 2020 at 5:54 PM CST - Updated December 15 at 5:58 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with Regional One Health to offer a post-COVID-19 clinic to help people suffering with sometimes debilitating symptoms weeks and even months after their COVID-19 diagnosis.
A new, unique health clinic in Memphis has been set up to help.
COVID-19 has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and put many more in the hospital.
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On a recent Saturday, a group of masked neighbors living on Buena Vista Street in Midtown Memphis congregate at distance, of course on Jeff Warren’s front yard.
“We hope to be the Buena Vista model,” says Warren, who is a medical doctor and a member of the City Council.
He means a model for what’s called assurance or surveillance testing. Since mid-November, Warren has been setting up a weekly, mini COVID-19 testing operation in front of his house. Here, the tight-knit residents of the neighborhood along with their co-mingling children test for the virus as a group. It’s a strategy to catch asymptomatic carriers of the virus and hopefully reduce spread.