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Mt. Vernon Neighborhood Health Center Celebrates 50 Years and …

WEBOn Wednesday, April 19, 2023, elected officials, dignitaries, community leaders, and guests gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health

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Safeguarding Charitable Medicines Programs in America

WEBOne of those important governmental healthcare programs is known as the Charitable Medicines Program (340B). The 340B program began in the early 1990s when …

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County Promotes Flu Vaccine and COVID Bivalent Booster with …

WEB(White Plains, NY) – Flu season is officially upon us, and County Executive George Latimer and Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler are encouraging residents to get …

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Maria Smith Dautruche Named Director of Westchester Center

WEBWhite Plains, August 9, 2021 – The YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester has appointed Maria Smith Dautruche Director of its newly created Westchester Center for …

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WESTCHESTER CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATION SURVEY FINDS …

WEBResponse reveals the need for additional mental health services WHITE PLAINS, NY – Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) has released the findings …

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An Interview: Flavored Tobacco Ban Legislation with County

WEBWith the passing of the flavored tobacco ban legislation by the Westchester County Board of Legislators on Monday, November 28th, The Westchester County Press thought it …

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STSI & Partners to Fight Maternal Health Crisis

WEBStanding at St. John’s Riverside Hospital, where 67% of maternity services are delivered to women on Medicaid or Medicaid Managed Care, surrounded by frontline workers, local …

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“Local Women Making a Difference”

WEBDuring Women’s History Month, the Westchester County Press will feature local lead-HERS in the fields of medicine, sports and entertainment, education, the law, social justice, and …

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Obama Returns to the White House to Tout Affordable Care Act

WEBFor the first time since he left office on January 20, 2017, former President Barack Obama plans a triumphant return to the White House to promote and recognize the 12th …

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STSI Announces Strategies to Improve the Quality of Life for Black

WEBSister to Sister International (STSI) a Yonkers based nonprofit established 25 years ago to link black women and girls locally and globally to the resources that connects advance …

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Updates on COVID-19 and Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome …

WEB(White Plains, NY) – In an effort to prepare the community for summer programs and camps, the Westchester County Youth Bureau has enlisted the support of …

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Hon. Alfreda Williams Sets Retirement In Motion

WEBThe daughter of descendants of slaves, whose father immigrated alone from the Caribbean dual-island nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the US in 1930 and whose mother was a …

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STSI’s Reach for the Stars Scholarship Virtual High Tea Honors …

WEBSister to Sister International, Inc. (STSI) will be hosting their second annual Virtual High Tea Reach for the Stars Scholarship fundraiser for students pursuing higher education in our …

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Rosa Kittrell Barksdale, CEO & Founder of Barksdale Home Care …

WEBPelham, NY - Rosa Kittrell Barksdale, longtime CEO and founder of Barksdale Home Care Services, has passed away. She was 84.Founded in 1982, Barksdale Home Care …

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Nine Westchester Gold Medalists to Enter ACT-SO National

WEBThe Westchester Region ACT-SO Coalition is proud to announce that on April 15th and April 22nd of this year, thirty-nine talented and ambitious students participated in the …

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Carole Morris, Founder of Mount Vernon Neighborhood Center, …

WEBIt is with deep sadness and heavy hearts we inform you of the passing of Ms. Carole Morris, RN, BA, Founder and Former CEO of the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center …

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Community Health Center Mourns Loss of The Reverend Jeannette …

WEBPEEKSKILL, NEW YORK - All are welcome to share in the Celebration of Life~ Home Going Worship Service in remembrance of the beloved Reverend Jeannette J. Phillips, …

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Suffering continues while more COVID-19 aid remains stymied by …

WEBAs of mid-September, at least 197,000 people died from COVID-19 according to Johns Hopkins University. Beyond these fatalities, the number of COVID-related cases …

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Being Black Can Cost an Arm and a Leg

WEBCOVID-19 is not the only epidemic plaguing America’s Black community today.The respected medical journal, The Lancet, has reported, “The epidemic of amputations …

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