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Rochester Community Health Fair back with focus on mental health

WebPublished July 30, 2021 at 4:46 PM EDT. Provided. The Community Health Fair is back on Saturday for its 10th year to provide underserved communities with the COVID-19 …

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Rochester's Black deaf community speaks up about barriers to …

WebThe pandemic has shed light on disparities within the Black community. In addition to systematic racism, lack of access to health information and health literacy, …

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Hundreds of health care workers, supporters protest vaccine …

Web7 of 7. Max Schulte/WXXI News. Several hundred health care workers and their supporters gathered outside Strong Memorial Hospital on Monday, waving …

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Edith Williams plans for her new role as director of a URMC …

WebJohn Schlia Photography. The University of Rochester Medical Center has appointed Edith Williams as the new director of its Center for Community Health and …

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URMC moves some mental healthcare to downtown Rochester

WebThe outpatient mental healthcare center, including Lazos Fuertes, is located at 150 N. Chestnut St. near the Eastman School of Music. Outpatient mental health …

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Officials say new MVP offices underscore downtown revitalization

WebRochester area officials attend the grand opening of MVP Health Care's new downtown location. MVP Health Care celebrated the opening of its new Rochester …

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Systemic racism tackled by new Rochester, NY coalition WXXI News

WebThe Racism is a Public Health Crisis Coalition spoke at Rochester City Hall on March 8, 2022. Saying they’re ready to take the lead, a new group intends to end …

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Full implementation of PACT Act to bring additional health …

WebRep. Joe Morelle (D-25), spoke at a news conference in Rochester on Monday, 3/25/24, along with Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and other officials to …

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New drug treatment beds opening in Rochester WXXI News

WebThe new beds are for inpatient drug detox. They open almost a year after a WXXI report found that a shortage of inpatient detox beds locally was complicating the …

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States find a downside to mandatory reporting laws meant to …

WebColorado is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high. New York and California are …

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How business owners and the public can support and grow …

WebIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, we speak with women business owners and the City of Rochester's director of …

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Local doctors offer free skin cancer screenings on Saturday to …

WebThe University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health have joined forces to host a community wide skin cancer screening. Skin cancer kills 20 …

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People who rely on home care program urge lawmakers to protect …

WebGov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut $1.2 billion from a home health care program known as consumer-directed care. People who rely on it are objecting.

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Supreme Court looks at Idaho abortion ban when a woman's …

WebThe Supreme Court appeared sharply divided over its latest abortion case, which looks at whether a state may ban medical termination of a pregnancy if the …

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Former WNBA all-star Chamique Holdsclaw on mental health …

WebIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, we're joined by former WNBA all-star and mental health advocate Chamique …

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New state budget requires NY employers to give paid leave for …

WebNew York State is taking steps towards improving maternal health care for pregnant people. Earlier this week, state lawmakers passed a budget for the next fiscal …

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Governor names Kim Hill as New York's first chief disability officer

WebOffice of Gov. Kathy Hochul. Gov. Kathy Hochul with newly appointed Chief Disability Officer Kim Hill on Feb. 14, 2022. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul created a new …

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Excellus suggests options for WellNow customers looking for …

WebThere is a big change in health care for some people in Rochester and other parts of upstate New York who use urgent care. As of New Year’s Day, WellNow Urgent …

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Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case

WebNPR. The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case examining a federal-state conflict over emergency abortions. Inscrutable. That is the only to accurately …

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The challenges of receiving disaster aid from FEMA WXXI News

WebThe Federal Emergency Management Agency helps people financially after disasters, but some disaster survivors say the agency is not clear on deadlines they …

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Mendoza steps down as public health commissioner WXXI News

WebDr. Michael Mendoza in shown in a file photo from March 11, 2021. Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza is stepping down after more …

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Biden gives TikTok a year to find a buyer or be banned

WebPresident Biden signed a law Wednesday that gives TikTok a year to find a buyer, or be banned nationwide. TikTok says it's planning to take the Biden …

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Developer plans to eclipse New York and build the 5th

WebOklahoma City is slated to be the new site of America's tallest skyscraper. Legends Tower is designed to be 134 stories — more than twice the height of anything …

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Monroe County lawmakers to receive confidential briefings on …

WebDr. Michael Mendoza in shown in a file photo from March 11, 2021. UPDATE: Monroe County lawmakers will receive confidential briefings on the former public health …

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Arizona becomes the 4th state to charge Trump allies in a fake …

WebAn Arizona grand jury has indicted 11 Republicans who submitted documentation falsely claiming former President Donald Trump, not President Biden, …

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Hill Haven nursing home to close this fall WXXI News

WebPublished July 20, 2021 at 1:23 PM EDT. Rochester Regional Health. Rochester Regional Health says it will be closing Hill Haven nursing home in Webster later this year. …

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Spot Coffee on East Ave. closed temporarily due to health code

WebA popular coffee shop on East Avenue in Rochester is temporarily closed. A sign on the door of Spot Coffee indicates the Monroe County Health Dept. issued an …

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