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Coronavirus Resources
When Staying Home for COVID-19 Puts You at Risk for Abuse
Health officials advise that home is the safest place to be as COVID-19 spreads. But that may not be true for people experiencing domestic violence, sometimes known as intimate partner violence (IPV), or the children exposed to it. Indeed, the United Nations Population Fund report predicts at least 15 million additional cases of IPV will…
#Healthy LivingNine Ways to Keep a Positive Outlook during the Pandemic
You’re wearing a face mask. You’re staying six feet away from others when out in public. And you’re cleaning frequently touched surfaces like kitchen countertops and doorknobs daily. In other words, you’re taking care of your physical health. But what are you doing for your mental outlook during the coronavirus pandemic? Where are you finding…
#Healthy Living7 Tips For Seeking Non-Coronavirus Care (and Maintaining Your Health in the Process)
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, health concerns unrelated to COVID-19 still happen. Even as states begin to reopen and lift some restrictions, there are still concerning trends that have emerged in recent weeks. Throughout the pandemic, people with warning signs of a heart attack, stroke, or other health emergency have put off…
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A Life-Saving Transplant, and a Second Chance
“We are a family held together by an organ donor.” It’s the message CDPHP member Karen Chico Hurst reiterates when telling the story of her family’s experience with a life-saving transplant. At just 12 years old, her son, Zachary, got out of bed one morning and simply said he didn’t feel good. That summer saw…
#Medical ConditionsFacts vs. Fear: Emerging from the COVID-19 Crisis
As New York and the nation begin the process of reopening, we have all begun to think of the world a little differently. While many of us are eager to get back to work and reconnect with family, friends, and colleagues, there is still a lot of anxiety about what the future has in-store. Let’s…
#NewsCelebrate Today and Improve Tomorrow
Today, as we celebrate Juneteenth across this country, we are reminded that while 155 years have passed, we still have a long way to go. The events of recent weeks have laid bare the fact that – despite all of our country’s progress since June 19, 1865 – racial injustice still exists. I understand that…
#NewsA First-Time Telemedicine User Is Sold on the Power of Virtual Care
“I can’t tell you the peace of mind this service provided.” 64-year-old Vince Poirier of Albany has always been a guy on the go. Before retiring five years ago, he traveled extensively for work, and still was actively involved in all three of his daughters’ lives, always present at school functions and sporting events. Despite…
#Healthy LivingWhen Staying Home for COVID-19 Puts You at Risk for Abuse
Health officials advise that home is the safest place to be as COVID-19 spreads. But that may not be true for people experiencing domestic violence, sometimes known as intimate partner violence (IPV), or the children exposed to it. Indeed, the United Nations Population Fund report predicts at least 15 million additional cases of IPV will…
#Healthy LivingNine Ways to Keep a Positive Outlook during the Pandemic
You’re wearing a face mask. You’re staying six feet away from others when out in public. And you’re cleaning frequently touched surfaces like kitchen countertops and doorknobs daily. In other words, you’re taking care of your physical health. But what are you doing for your mental outlook during the coronavirus pandemic? Where are you finding…
#Healthy Living