Author: Dorron Blumberg

November 3, 2020 – The Medical Staff at Holy Cross Health has donated $100,000 to support the colleague assistance program through the Sister Catherine McAuley Fund.

November 17 2020 – Nearly 700 Boca Raton residents helped lead the way to the first survivor of Alzheimer’s disease by participating in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sunday, Nov. 15. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participants walked as individuals and small groups on sidewalks, tracks and trails around Boca Raton, raising more than $192,000 to benefit the care, support and research programs of the Alzheimer’s Association.

November 17 2020 – With misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine development process circulating widely, physicians at the Special Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates adopted policy today aimed at educating physicians on speaking with patients about COVID-19 vaccination, bearing in mind the historical context of “experimentation” with vaccines and other medications in communities of color, and providing physicians with culturally appropriate patient education materials.

November 18, 2020 – Lee Health announces the release of the 2020 Community Health Needs Assessment, a systematic data-driven report that studies the health status, behaviors and needs of people living in Lee County. The purpose of the assessment is to identify major health concerns, gaps in services and other factors that may contribute to less than optimal health status for local residents.

November 18, 2020 — Armed with a $1 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Universities and health care entities throughout the state of Florida are collaborating to provide outreach and engagement to ethnic and racial minority communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.