Middlesex United Way: Middletown attorney Jean D Aquila honored for service
Kevin Wilhelm
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The Middlesex United Way is presenting its highest and most prestigious designation for a volunteer the Community Service Award to Jean D’Aquila.Contributed photo / Middlesex United Way
MIDDLETOWN The Middlesex United Way is pleased to invite you to join us virtually on Jan 28 to honor volunteers and community leaders, in addition to celebrating a year of many accomplishments, at our annual meeting. This year’s celebration will look different than those in years past.
The pandemic has certainly reminded us of the importance of gratitude. This year, we want to share that with our partners, volunteers, and donors who made outstanding accomplishments in 2020 despite all the challenges. This year’s meeting will feature a 7:47 Virtual Gratitude Experience, facilitated by Chris Schembra, to celebrate and thank everyone for their continued work. We will reflect on
This is the time : For some transgender people in CT, pandemic paves path to transition
Carol Leonetti Dannhauser, Conn. Health I-Team Writer
Jan. 13, 2021
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Kyle Jones said she feels more at home in her body since beginning her transition in early 2020.Cloe Poisson / Conn. Health I-Team / Cloe PoissonShow MoreShow Less
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Kyle Jones said she feels more at home in her body since beginning her transition in early 2020.Cloe Poisson / Conn. Health I-Team / Cloe PoissonShow MoreShow Less
Kyle Avery Jones had recently come out as transgender to her parents and friends when her final semester at the University of Connecticut began in January 2020. She wore androgynous clothes to school, sought out gender-neutral bathrooms, and limited her socializing to queer-friendly weekend gatherings off-campus.
Mentor Shares His Passion for Learning
Mentor Shares His Passion for Learning
January 11, 2021, 12:08 pm David Mitchell After Emmanuel Kenta-Bibi, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.M.Ed., M.B.A., graduated from medical school in 1997, he worked as a general practitioner in his native Cameroon for three years. When he decided to immigrate to the United States seeking “greener pastures,” he knew it would mean giving up his practice and resuming his training.
“It’s different there,” he said. “You’re a GP when you graduate, and you go straight into the trenches, caring for patients, delivering babies and performing general surgery. It was extremely hard to start over, but once you’re determined to do something, you have to keep working at it and look at your ultimate goal. I knew learning more would benefit me in the future.”
Three Rivers Health District COVID 19 Update
Pandemic status: Surge is unprecedented
The rolling 7-day average new case count in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University, is over 260,000. There have been over 22 million documented cases of COVID 19 in the United States, and we have had over 374,000 deaths. Hospital system and health care worker overload and stress in some highly affected regions continue to worsen.
In Virginia, the 7-day moving average of cases by date reported is 5013; the 7-day average percent test positivity remains at 16.7%. Community transmission extent in all regions of Virginia remains substantial (high). The moving 7-day average of people hospitalized for COVID 19, a lagging indicator, is over 3100. We still have adequate hospital and ICU capability across the state at this time; ICU occupancy is 82% and 35% of ventilators are in use. All counties across the state remain at highest risk for community transmission as defined by the CDC.
The national nonprofit organization Cake4Kids just opened a chapter in Hartford. The organization makes birthday cakes for kids experiencing difficulties in life, such as kids in foster care, group homes, homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, etc.