APHA LEADER CALLS FOR GREATER ACCESS TO COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR HISPANICS

Hispanics  who have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 outbreak  need better access to culturally appropriate, science-based information on coronavirus, according to José Ramón Fernández-Peña, MD, MPA, president-elect of the American Public Health Association

Fernández-Peña is calling on health educators, agencies, organizations and others to work with communities to develop and share easy-to-access resources that will help Hispanics stay safe during the pandemic. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers Spanish-language information on COVID-19 online, it’s not the first place many people go for advice, he noted.

“A persistent problem is that there is a large segment of the Latinx community getting information that is not science-based,” says Fernández-Peña, who is director of health professions advising at Northwestern University. Many get their information from informal sources and not necessarily from organizations such as CDC or their local health department.

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AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES NEW YORK STATE HAS DOUBLED TESTING CAPACITY TO REACH 40,000 TESTS PER DAY, ENCOURAGES ELIGIBLE NEW YORKERS TO GET TESTED FOR COVID-19

AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES NEW YORK STATE HAS DOUBLED TESTING CAPACITY TO REACH 40,000 TESTS PER DAY, ENCOURAGES ELIGIBLE NEW YORKERS TO GET TESTED FOR COVID-19

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Cuomo announced that New York State has doubled testing capacity to reach 40,000 diagnostic tests per day, and encouraged eligible New Yorkers to visit a new website to find a nearby testing site. Today's announcement comes three weeks after the Governor announced an agreement for New York State to work with the federal government to grow New York's daily testing capacity from 20,000 tests a day to 40,000 tests a day.

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UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THE SIXTH ORBITAL TEST VEHICLE FOR THE U.S. SPACE FORCE

Mission dedicated to front-line responders and those affected by COVID-19

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., (May 17, 2020) ? A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket carrying the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force lifted off on May 17, 9:14 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex-41. This marks the 84th successful launch of an Atlas V rocket, 139th launch for ULA, the second launch for the U.S. Space Force and the sixth flight of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-6).

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BEACON BOOKS AGENCY BUILDS BRIDGE BETWEEN SELF-PUBLISHED TITLES AND TRADITIONAL BOOK PUBLISHERS

Beacon Books Agency, an international book analytics, advertising, and research firm, reveals an exciting path for independent authors through its Traditional Publishing Platform which links authors in the self-publishing industry as they transition to the big leagues by providing a professional team of experts which will guide them in their journey to climbing up the ladder of real publishing success.

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IPPF IS COMMITTED TO FIGHTING HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA WORLDWIDE

Today marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT), a day to draw attention to the discrimination and violence experienced by the LGBTI community.

The day represents a major global annual landmark to draw the attention of decision makers, the media, the public, corporations, opinion leaders and local authorities to the alarming situation faced by people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.

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YORK HOSPITAL AUXILIARY DONATES THOUSANDS OF BOOKS TO CHILDREN FOLLOWING CANCELATION OF ANNUAL BOOK NOOK BONANZA

For more than 60 years, crowds of shoppers have filled the York City Ice Arena and other York City locations for the annual Book Nook Bonanza. The largest used book sale on the East Coast raises tens of thousands of dollars for the York Hospital Auxiliary's Small Grants Program every year.

In 2020, the 62-year tradition came to a halt. The COVID-19 pandemic forced organizers to cancel the event.

"The Book Nook Bonanza is our biggest fundraiser of the year," said Tamara Scott, president, York Hospital Auxiliary. "The decision was made to cancel due to the COVID-19 restrictions since it attracts thousands of shoppers and would be impossible to hold with social distancing in mind. It was an unfortunate decision, but a necessary one, because our top priority at all times is safety of our community."
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