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COVID 19

Growing Data Underscore that Communities of Color are Being Harder Hit by COVID-19 Kaiser Health News, April 21st, 2020

The Other COVID Risks: How Race, Income, ZIP Code Influence Who Lives Or Dies Kaiser Health News, April 2020

Agricultural Workers

Is protecting farmworkers a national security issue? Fresno-area farmers say yes Fresno Bee, April 18^th 2020

Frontline Farmworkers Are Defenseless and Terrified Jacobin Magazine, April 20^th 2020

GRANT: Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network USDA Grant Program Grants to initiate, expand, or sustain programs that provide behavioral health counseling, referral, and other forms of assistance for agricultural workers in crisis. Deadline: June 23^rd 2020

Meat and Poultry Packing Industry Interim Guidance CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Is protecting farmworkers a national security issue? Fresno-area farmers say yes Fresno Bee, April 18, 2020

Frontline Farmworkers Are Defenseless and Terrified Jacobin Magazine, April 20^th 2020

Coronavirus Relief for Florida Farmworkers Farmworker Association of Florida

Essential or Expendable? Farmworkers Condemn Lack of Protection and Economic Help During Pandemic KCET

HRSA: Solicitation of Nominations for Membership to Serve on the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health Federal Register

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General Population

In fading steel towns, chronically ill patients hope video visits stay after the pandemic goes Stat News, April 29^th 2019

In fading steel towns, chronically ill patients hope video visits stay after the pandemic goes Stat News, April 29^th 2019

Patients Find Convenience is Costly at Freestanding Emergency Rooms Health News Florida, October 10^th, 2019

New Study Says the Poor Could Get Hit Harder by Sea Level Rise Health News Florida, October 10^th 2019

HIV AIDS

Medication Lockers Help Miami's Homeless Living with HIV New York Times, October 26^th 2019

Homeless and Housing Challenged

The challenge of protecting homeless populations amid COVID-19 PBS April 2020

Research Finds Homelessness Is A National Crisis Florida Courier, October 8^th, 2019

Affordable Rentals Few and Far Between Northwest Florida Daily News, October 6^th 2019

How to make the rent? Work 108 hours a week Tampa Bay Times Editorial June 2019

New Florida Law Blocks Local Affordable Housing Mandates WJCT July 2019

Lawmakers Voter to Limit Florida’s Local Affordable Housing Rules Tampa Bay Times, April 2019

Sulzbacher Center is the Florida Blue 2019 Sapphire Award Winner

‘It’s pure hell’: Hurricane Michael leaves housing crisis Associated Press, March 4th 2019

The Intersection of Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Health Literacy National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine

Pilot program will expand medicaid to the chronically homeless in central Florida starting in July WMFE, March 29^th 2019

Florida Panhandle Housing Crisis Remains Six Months After Hurricane Michael CBS Miami, March 22^nd 2019

2019 Spring Virtual Training: Her Health, Her Housing: Improving Services for Women Experiencing Homelessness an eight-part webinar series hosted by the National Healthcare for the Homeless Council, beginning March 6^th

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Hurricane Victims

A Year After Michael, Florida Community Still in Crisis Florida Trend, October 10^th 2019

Immigrants

Serious Challenges and Potential Solutions for Immigrant Health During COVID-19 Health Affairs, April 2020

A Doctor’s Mission – and How You Can Help The Assylumist, October 2, 2019

Candace Kugel: A Life Serving Immigrant Women and Children Migrant Clinicians Network, October 2^nd 2019Immigration Lawyers Preparing for Green Card Rule Change WPTV, October 9^th, 2019

Federal Judges In 3 States Block Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule For Green Cards NPR, October 11th 2019

Federal Judges Block Rule to Disqualify Legal Immigrants Over Public Assistance Wall Street Journal, October 11^th 2019

Advocates Try To Help Migrants Navigate Trump's Public Charge Rule NPR, October 11^th, 2019

Trump’s Public Charge Rule Endangers People Facing Domestic Violence Truthout, October 10^th 2019

New Evidence Demonstrates That The Public Charge Rule Will Harm Immigrant Families and Others Health Affairs, October 9^th 2019

Opinion: The ‘Public Charge’ Rule Creates a Chilling Effect that Threatens Us All California Health Report, October 7^th 2019

A Doctor’s Mission – and How You Can Help The Assylumist, October 2^nd 2019

Candace Kugel: A Life Serving Immigrant Women and Children Migrant Clinicians Network, October 2^nd 2019

Immigration Lawyers Preparing for Green Card Rule Change WPTV, October 9^th, 2019

DACA Cancellation Could Impact 7,200 Florida Children WUSF, October 9^th 2019

Administration Ends Protection For Migrant Medical Care Associated Press, August 2019

Language Access Rights Under Threat Health Affairs Blog August 2019

The New “Public Charge” Rule Affecting Immigrants Has Major Implications for Medicaid and Entire Communities Commonwealth Fund August 2019

The Undocumented Student's Guide to College The Best Schools

What the DACA Repeal Means for Students: Updates on Student Rights, Resources and Opportunities Community for Accredited Online Schools

Millions Will Feel Chilling Effects of U.S. Public-Charge Rule That Is Also Likely to Reshape Legal Immigration Migration Policy Institute, August 2019

Joint Statement of America’s Frontline Physicians Opposing Public Charge Final Rule AAFP August 2019

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Justice Involved

Florida leaders consider better approaches to handle the mentally ill’s revolving jail door Florida Phoenix, August 2019

LGBT

HHS Proposes To Strip Gender Identity, Language Access Protections From ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule Health Affairs, May 2019

School-Based Health

Twenty Years Of School-Based Health Care Growth And Expansion Health Affairs, May 2019

Social Determinants of Health

Big Blue Cross Plan Hires Social Workers To Address Determinants Forbes, August 2019

Humana Makes Progress on Social Determinants of Population HealthHealth IT Analytics, April 2019

Veterans

VA launches Governor DeSantis Signs Two Bills to Support Florida’s Veterans June 2019

Ne w health care options under MISSION Act Veteran’s Administration, June 2019

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