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WELLESLEY, Mass. and WATERTOWN, Mass., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In their first joint community investment, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Tufts Health Plan Foundation are giving $1 million to 42 organizations across the region to expand vaccine education, awareness and outreach in communities of color. Eight Connecticut organizations will receive a total of $225,000 in funding. Just one month after Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan announced their combined organization, this investment is an immediate response to emerging needs in Black and Brown communities across the region disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. We are at an inflection point in the pandemic, said Thomas Croswell, chief executive officer of the combined organization
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BOSTON, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Ariadne Labs today announced three recipients of the Ariadne Labs Spark Grant innovation award. Now in its eighth year, the Spark Grant program was founded to spark new and early-stage ideas focused on addressing gaps in health care and improving delivery of care.
New this year, Ariadne Labs partnered with Harvard Medical School to award two Dean s Innovation Grants in Health Care Delivery to Harvard-affiliated faculty.
The 2020-2021 recipients were chosen following a competitive selection process from a diverse pool of candidates. The work of this year s awardees addresses gaps in care during the transition from prenatal to primary care, the expansion of home-based palliative care services for eligible patients, and the development of protocols for safe postpartum care following cesarean delivery for women in rural Africa.
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Worcester Fitness at 440 Grove St. had to shut down for about four months early in the pandemic and has since remade much of its space to be safer. Equipment is now 14 feet apart, members are required to wear masks at all times and must sanitize equipment between each use. For those who might be forgetful or not realize how close they are to another member, Worcester Fitness’ staff provides quick but gentle enough reminders. Everything is running, but nothing is running like we re used to it running,” said Kat Butterfield, the gym’s director of operations.
Those precautions have helped keep Worcester Fitness afloat, but it hasn t been able to work magic at a time when countless businesses have had to close temporarily or permanently because of the pandemic.
Outside of restaurants and bars, gyms may be the businesses affected the most by the coronavirus pandemic, with far fewer people willing to take a chance on getting infected by working out inside next to others.
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