Heluna Health

Today, our Board of Directors released a formal statement that commits to strengthening our work towards health equity & anti-racism. We and our Board believe that all people deserve fairness, justice, and the opportunity to live our healthiest lives possible, no matter our social, economic, or cultural circumstances. Read the statement here : https://www.helunahealth.org/board-statement

National Academy of Medicine's latest report outlines priority actions and policy considerations for reinforcing public health infrastructure after #COVID19. The report includes addressing funding, leadership, and workforce. http://ow.ly/Z9F650EoRTY

Are you a marketing-savvy content writer interested in joining our mission-driven marketing team? We’d love to talk to you. Apply now! http://ow.ly/VoS150EnYrY

American Public Health Association's diversity and inclusion toolkit helps organizations move towards #healthequity. Read the toolkit here https://www.apha.org///pdf/affiliates/equity_toolkit.ashx

Public Health Law Watch, a group of > 50 legal experts, released this assessment of the U.S. legal response to #COVID19. The #COVIDPolicyPlaybook offers detailed recommendations on policy solutions at all government levels as the nation works to rebuild. Read: http://covid19policyplaybook.org

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities released a new minority health and health disparities strategic plan for 2021-2025. The plan outlines the way forward to advance the science of minority health and health disparities research for the next five years. Learn more: http://ow.ly/ANWH50Eke3s

Congratulations to our CinnaMoms program for winning a U.S. Department of Agriculture #WIC Special Project Innovation grant! $5.2 million in grant awards were given to six state agencies to support various innovative projects that aim to improve the WIC certification process. https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/wic-special-project-grants

Thank you for participating in Heluna Health’s #WhyIVax campaign as part of the Biden-Inaugural Committee’s National Day of Service over the weekend! If you didn’t have a chance to post your COVID-19 #WhyIVax selfie yet, you can still post to be a part of the movement. Please spread the word and help us continue to build public trust, counter disinformation, and protect our communities. Instructions here: https://www.helunahealth.org/whyivax/ #COVID19Vaccine

New KFF dashboard tracking state #COVID19 data on key metrics, including hotspots & hospitalizations; cases, deaths, & vaccinations by race & ethnicity, as well as state policies. http://ow.ly/C8jE50DsW7m

New CDC data show that more than 81,000 people died of drug overdose during the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12 month period. Synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) appear to be the driver of the increased deaths. http://ow.ly/xRLJ50DrGFc

"Directly vaccinate those with the greatest personal risk." A new age-based modeling study suggests that vaccinating people over 60 is the most effective age-based strategy that saves the most lives from #COVID19. via Science http://ow.ly/A4pR50DrsRo

Heluna Health condemns all forms of racial injustice. We support our communities in peaceful protest to ensure a society that realizes equal justice for all. #georgefloyd

ICYMI: Yesterday President Joe Biden signed an executive order to reverse the #publiccharge policy. The best way to build a strong country is to ensure that all families who live in the U.S. have the tools they need to thrive. See the order in full here: http://ow.ly/AP6S50DqOsV

A new JAMA study suggests that COVID-19 surveillance systems should take into account county-level income inequality to better understand the social patterning of #COVID19 incidence and mortality. http://ow.ly/LcAf50DqMuz

New white paper published by public health researchers at Berkeley Public Health detail preliminary findings on the prevalence of and risk factors for #COVID19 infection among California's agricultural laborers. http://ow.ly/XkYz50CTABV

A new platform, COVID-19 Seroprevalence Studies Hub, developed by the CDC and National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides an interactive dashboard to compare #COVID19 #serology studies across the country. http://ow.ly/JE2w50CTAuF

Join our team! We're looking for 17 Epidemiologists to improve the health of our communities. Do your part and help save lives. See the list of our current openings: http://ow.ly/KkBP50CTArP

We are deeply humbled by the impact of all of Heluna Health's partnerships throughout the year. Together, we were able to improve the health and well-being of our communities.

Californians can opt-in to the new CA Notify app to receive #COVID19 notifications informing them if they became exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. For more info about CA Notify, visit http://ow.ly/9QRy50CTA4S