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Jennifer Corder posted an update in the group
AlleganySpeaks.com Community Engagement 7 years agoI wanted to let you know about an exciting award received by a youth in Garrett County! Because of her volunteerism with The Reading Station, an Oakland non-profit focusing on literacy, she has won $10,000 for the organization. The catch? Engagement with technology on the mygarrettcounty.com platform, where The Reading Station has an action…[Read more]
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Le Anna Owens posted an update in the group
PrEP ( HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) 7 years agoCurrently, Truvada is the medication that is used for PrEP. PrEP can only be prescribed by a healthcare professional and must be taken daily to maximize the full effectiveness of the medication. Today, most insurance/prescription plans will pay for PrEP, but there is help if your insurance does not currently include Truvada.
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Jennifer Corder posted an update in the group
AlleganySpeaks.com Community Engagement 7 years agoThanks to everyone who has utilized AlleganySpeaks.com planing tool!! We now have 20 action groups (17 are public facing, and 3 are hidden). 14/17 action groups have measures being followed on a monthly basis. In total, AlleganySpeaks.com is capturing hyper-local data on 84 different measures, and transparently sharing with our community! More…[Read more]
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Kathy Condor posted an update in the group
Hepatitis C can be cured. Get tested. Get treated. 7 years, 1 month agoAn interesting article: Louisiana adopts ‘Netflix’ model to pay for hepatitis C drugs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/01/10/louisiana-adopts-netflix-model-pay-hepatitis-c-drugs/?utm_term=.0799a1de2c65&wpisrc=nl_tyh&wpmm=1-
That’s quite interesting, Kathy. Thanks for sharing. I hope this works well for LA so others can follow suit.
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Lynn Kane posted an update in the group
Is our community healthy? 7 years, 1 month agoCheck out this new website for parents on vaccines!
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Lynn Kane posted an update in the group
Is our community healthy? 7 years, 1 month agoFlu is greatly increasing! It is not too late to get your flu shot.
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Patricia Tichnell posted an update in the group
Hepatitis C can be cured. Get tested. Get treated. 7 years, 2 months agoHepatitis C is curable and treatment is available locally. One year ago, in December, the Johns Hopkins Viral Hepatitis Center office opened an office in Cumberland to provide hepatitis C treatment and care! We are located on the first floor of the Allegany County Health Department.
Hepatitis C has been under the radar. It’s not talked a…[Read more]-
I wonder when or if a Hepatitis C test will become more routinely offered (to those born between 1945-1965). If clinicians begin to recommend it (as the CDC suggests they should) then more people will learn their status. Really amazing to be able to cure it. Thanks for your post.
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Patricia Tichnell posted an update in the group
Hepatitis C can be cured. Get tested. Get treated. 7 years, 2 months agoHere’s a short video highlighting who should be tested for hepatitis C.
“Who Should be tested for Hepatitis C?”
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShjKjYGM7qM
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShjKjYGM7qM&list=PL6ShoiJMrpscBCYoxyk_-hq_ZuPMfWS2j
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Great video! Very informative!
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Lynn Kane posted an update in the group
Hepatitis C can be cured. Get tested. Get treated. 7 years, 2 months agoDEATHS FROM CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE CONTRIBUTES TO SHORTER LIFESPAN IS US
CDC: Life expectancy in US declines for second year in a rowSept 21, 2018
By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFor the second year in a row, the life expectancy of Americans got shorter.
According to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and…[Read more]
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Thanks for posting this. We all think about the larger contributions of overdose and suicide to our reduced life expectancy in the USA, but chronic liver disease is another important factor.
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Lynn Kane posted an update in the group
Is our community healthy? 7 years, 2 months agoWhat… This can’t be!
The life expectancy in the US is declining. Find out more, you will be surprised.…[Read more]-
Here is what I learned regarding recent suicide statistics after reading the article in your link:
“Most notable is the widening gap between urban and rural Americans. Suicide rates in the most rural counties are now nearly double those in the most urban counties.”
Rural health requires special attention.
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